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Monte Farmer 2026-27
81
Winner Western Texas College WESTERN 6-0
70
Blinn College BLINN CO 1-3
Winner
Western Texas College WESTERN
6-0
81
Final
70
Blinn College BLINN CO
1-3
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Western Texas College WESTERN 43 38 81
Blinn College BLINN CO 35 35 70

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Blinn’s rally comes up short against unbeaten Western Texas

The Buccaneers now head to the New Mexico Junior College Tournament for two games

Blinn College men's basketball battled back from a 19-point first-half deficit and pulled within two points in the second half but ultimately fell 81-70 to Western Texas Community College on Monday night at the Kruse Center in Brenham, Texas.

The Buccaneers dropped to 1-3 on the season, while Western Texas improved to 6-0.

"I thought our guys completely fought back," Blinn head coach Scott Schumacher said. "I thought we played really hard. I thought we competed. I thought we had a legitimate chance to win that game. We just got to get over the hump."

Western Texas used its early 3-point shooting to build a 32-13 advantage in the first half. Blinn responded with a strong finish to the period, outscoring the Westerners 22-11 down the stretch to trim the deficit to 43-35 at halftime. Freshman wing Monte Farmer capped the rally with a dunk off an alley-oop pass from sophomore wing Kendarius Johnson.

Blinn carried that momentum into the second half, continuing to chip away at the deficit. The Bucs pulled within 48-46 after a series of baskets, including a 3 from Johnson and a dunk by freshman forward D'Nharayane Vital.

Western Texas answered with a 12-0 run to regain control, extending its lead to 60-48. The Westerners eventually pushed the advantage to 20 points, 73-53, with just over six minutes remaining.

Blinn turned to a full-court press and continued to battle, creating opportunities with offensive rebounds and second-chance baskets. However, the Bucs could not get close enough to threaten Western Texas' lead.

Schumacher pointed to turnovers as a major factor in the Westerners' decisive second-half run.

"You can't turn the basketball over at this level," Schumacher said, "and it's not one person; it's the collective group. They all have to work together. Right now, we're still trying to figure that out."

Farmer led Blinn with 17 points. Vital and Johnson each added 12, while freshman wing Jamel Addison contributed eight. Freshman combo guard Kevin White and freshman forward Ognjen Bodrozic finished with seven points apiece.

Despite the loss, Schumacher saw positives in his team's response after falling behind early.

"We were right there in the second half and I was proud of how we battled back," Schumacher said. "We just have to play better. It's a tough loss, but you just have to go through it and get better."

Blinn will head to the New Mexico Junior College Tournament in Hobbs, N.M., where the Bucs will face New Mexico Military Institute at 5 p.m. Friday before taking on No. 13 New Mexico Junior College at 4 p.m. Saturday.

Blinn has competed in intercollegiate athletics since 1903 and captured 53 national championships since 1987.
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