FORT WORTH, Texas - Senior Wesley Haynes scored 21 points and 12 rebounds to lead Texas Wesleyan past Texas A&M-International, 75-65, Saturday evening in Red River Conference action.

     Down by four points at halftime, Texas Wesleyan (11-9, 7-3 RRAC) outscored the Dustdevils, 43-29 in the second half to stay tied for second place in conference-play with Jarvis Christian.

     TAMU-International (6-14, 5-8 RRAC) turned the ball over 18 times and failed to score in the last two minutes of the game. They were outrebounded by the Rams, 50-35.

     The Dustdevils jumped out to a 7-2 lead at the 17:29 mark of the first half. Keith Simpson led the way with four points.

     The Rams went on a 7-0 run to take a 9-7 lead with 13:37 left in the half. Freshman Aaron Smith's three-pointer gave Texas Wesleyan the lead.

     TAMU-International fought back and took a 26-17 lead at the 7:50 mark. Hector Garza nailed three treys during the stretch.

     Texas Wesleyan was able to cut the lead to four at the break on the strength eight points from junior Joey Gladney and six points from Haynes.

     In the second half, senior David Johnson's dunk at the 13:46 mark put the Rams ahead for good at 44-43.

     Simpson's free throw at the 2:10 mark of the second half cut the Ram lead to two points, but that would be the last points the Dustdevils would score. Texas A&M-International turned the ball over twice and misfired on two treys.

     Texas Wesleyan shot 35 percent (24-68) from the field and a season-high 83 percent (25-30) from the charity stripe. The Rams only shot nine percent (2-22) from behind the arc.

     TAMU-International shot 39 percent (22-57) from the floor and 73 percent (16-22) from the free-throw line. The Dustdevils also shot 29 percent (5-17) from the three-point line.

     The Rams outrebounded TAMU-International, 50-35.

     Gladney tallied 19 points and 10 rebounds, while Johnson finished with 12 points, seven boards and three blocks.

     Garza led all Dustdevil scorers with 18 points, while Larry White dished out four assists.

     The Rams will be back in action on Monday at 7:30 p.m., when they host conference-leader Houston Baptist at the Sid Richardson Gymnasium. The Huskies are ranked 13th in the nation.