PUEBLO, Colo. – Colorado State University-Pueblo (1-2) had no answer for Texas A&M University-Kingsville (4-0) on Friday night as they were outshot on their home floor by the Javelinas who begin the season 4-0 after an 82-64 victory to open the 34th Annual Al Kaly Shrine Classic Tournament in Massari Arena.  
  
The Hogs shot 53.7 percent from the floor (29-of-54), 61.5 percent from three-point range (16-of-26), and 72.7 percent from the charity stripe (8-of-11). TAMUK outworked CSU-Pueblo on the glass 37-25 and held the home team to a sheer 24 percent clip from long distance. 
 
Trey Sumpter had his best game of the young season, logging game-highs of 23 points and seven rebounds. The senior knocked down seven of his eight triples and finished with one assist, block, and steal. Cris Boleware had a day with a season-high 11 points, dished out two assists, and recorded one block, while Derrick Byrd scored ten points and registered four dimes. 
 
The ThunderWolves had four players finish in double figures, starting with 18 points from Corey Seng, 13 from Josh Smith, and 11 points from both Mika Nuolivirta and Will Newman. Newman also had five assists and a game-high of four steals in the loss. 
 
First Half 
It was an omen when the Javelinas first nine unanswered points came by way of the three-ball. The shots were falling early and continuously as TAMUK shot 7-of-12 from behind the arc at the 9:31 mark to hold a 25-11 advantage. The Hogs led by as many as 22 points in the frame after another three-pointer courtesy of Jonnathan Lindsey. The ThunderWolves put together a frivolous 5-0 run towards the end of the half but was negated after a trey by Sumpter to end the half with a 46-30 lead.
 
After one half, Sumpter led all scorers with 12 points and shot 4-of-5 from downtown.
   
Second Half 
Trey came out of the gates still hot and knocked down another three-pointer to begin the second half. He was a perfect 3-of-3 in this stanza. Towards the middle of the half, CSU-Pueblo had another 5-0 spurt, but a layup by Jacolby Harris and a three from Elton Dyer stretched the lead back to 20 at 10:56. Late in the half, back-to-back threes from Byrd and Sumpter sealed the game as the Javs cruised to an 82-64 victory.
  
Notable Stats 
- The win marks Texas A&M-Kingsville's second 18-point in-region victory of the season. 
- TAMUK has won the last two games against CSU-Pueblo dating back to 2015 (72-69 OT win on neutral floor).   
- The ThunderWolves outscored the Hogs 21-7 off of turnovers.
- It was Kingsville's first game with more turnovers than its opponent (15). 
- Other key contributors for the Javelinas consist of Johnnathan Lindsey (9 points, 4 rebounds), Caelan Neal (8 points, 3 assists, 2 steals), and Robert Stevenson (6 points, four rebounds, 1 block). 
- Will West tied for a game-high five assists.
 
The Blue and Gold will be back on the hardwood tomorrow evening at 4 p.m. for a bout with Adam's State. 

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