EDINBORO, Pa. (March 10, 2016) – The Edinboro wheelchair basketball jumped out to a fast start against Texas Arlington, but the second-seeded Movin' Mavs were ultimately too much for the Fighting Scots. UTA prevailed 62-47 in the first round game of the 39th annual NWBA National Intercollegiate Wheelchair Basketball Tournament. Edinboro will now face the loser of the Alabama vs. Southwest Minnesota State game on Friday at 10 a.m. UTA will play the winner of that game on Friday at 4 p.m. in the semifinals. The loss dropped Edinboro to 10-22, while Texas Arlington is 18-4.
 
The Fighting Scots put a scare into the Movin' Mavs early as Blake Rush opened with a pair of baskets, followed by a Derek Strickland layup for a 6-2 lead. Unfortunately, both Scots would miss significant time in the first half with foul trouble.
 

Edinboro, the seventh seed, would still stay with the Movin' Mavs most of the half, leading 20-19 with 9:24 to play. Texas Arlington grabbed the lead for good on a basket by Jan Gans, and would close the half on a 13-2 run to grab a 38-26 lead at intermission.
 
Edinboro would pull to within eight points at 44-36 with just under 15 minutes to play on a 6-0 run. Adams hit back-to-back baskets before Rush's hoop closed the gap to eight points.  But the Movin' Mavs answered with eight straight points, six by Gans, to pull ahead 52-36 with 11:22 to play. Edinboro would never seriously threaten after that.
 
Gans paced all scorers with 29 points and also pulled down a game-high 14 rebounds while handing out four assists. Fabian Romo added 11 points and six assists for Texas Arlington. Mike Adams paced Edinboro with 16 points and seven assists, while Blake Rush added 15 points and five assists. Derek Strickland pulled down 11 rebounds.   
 
UTA shot 48.1 percent from the floor (26-of-54) while limiting Edinboro to 38.6 percent (22-of-57). Forced to foul late, UTA made 8-of-14 free throws while the Scots attempted just two free throws, making both. Edinboro held a slight 34-33 lead on the glass, but the Scots were guilty of 13 turnovers while UTA had just eight.