Braxton Bonds registers triple-double in Houston Baptist win

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HOUSTON (AP) Braxton Bonds notched a triple-double with 16 points, 10 rebounds and a career-high 12 assists on Friday night and Houston Baptist beat Barclay College 100-65.

Jalon Gates added a career-high 23 points and David Caraher had 10 points and 11 rebounds to help the Huskies (4-7).

The Bears of the NCCAA kept it close for the first seven minutes. Houston Baptist took the lead for good at 16-15 on Tim Myles' dunk which started a 10-0 run. The Huskies soon pushed the edge into double digits and mostly kept it there for the rest of the way with their largest lead at 96-56 with 4:42 left.

Tommy Leach and Key Maloney had 13 points each and Jacolby Poindexter scored 10 for the Bears.

Houston Baptist had 26 offensive rebounds and a 61-27 edge on the glass overall.