LAREDO, Texas - Four Rams finished with four players in double figures as Texas Wesleyan defeated Texas A&M-International, 82-69, Saturday evening in Red River Athletic Conference action.

     Junior Joey Gladney had 18 points to lead the Rams, with senior David Johnson adding 17 points and five blocks. Sophomore Brad Schilder tallied 16 points and seven assists, while sophomore Jaison Frazier had 13 points and six rebounds to lead a balanced Ram-attack.

     "We played our best game of the year tonight," head coach Terry Waldrop said. "It was a solid overall performance by everyone. We shot he ball well and played good team defense."

     Texas Wesleyan (4-3, 1-0 RRAC) jumped to an eight-point lead at the half, 45-37, on the strength of 14 first-half points from Gladney and 11 points from Schilder.

     In the second half, Johnson and Fraizer took over as both players shot lights out from the field. Both Rams went 4-of-4 from the field as they outscored the Dustdevils (1-5, 0-2 RRAC), 37-32 to garner the victory in the conference-opener.

     "They played a zone the entire night, so we got a lot of opportunities to get everyone involved," Waldrop said. "Anytime you win by double-digits on the road in this conference, that is saying something."

     Texas Wesleyan shot 55 percent (29-53) from the field and a season-high 80 percent (16-20) from the charity stripe. The Rams also shot 40 percent (8-20) from behind the arc.

     Texas A&M-International was held to 36 percent (27-76) from the field and 50 percent (7-14) from the free-throw line. The Dustdevils also only shot 44 percent (8-18) from three-point land.

     The Rams outrebounded the Dustdevils, 40-38 and also had 21 assists, led by Anthony Martin's eight assists.

     The Rams will be back in action Monday, when they travel to take on conference-rival Houston Baptist. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m.