FORT WORTH, Texas - Sophomore Brad Schilder led six Rams in double-figures with 27 points as Texas Wesleyan defeated Wiley College, 107-65, Monday evening at the Sid Richardson Gymnasium.

     Schilder also totaled five rebounds, seven assists and four steals. The Burleson, Texas native, was 5-of-9 from behind the arc as Texas Wesleyan (13-14, 9-8 RRAC) shot 52 percent from the field.  

     The Rams scored 61 points in the second half as they shot a blistering 61 percent from the field.

    Texas Wesleyan jumped out to an early 27-11 lead at the 9:30 mark of the first half. The Rams received eight points from senior David Johnson and six points off of the bench from senior Brian Harston. Senior Wesley Haynes also chipped in with six points during the opening stretch.

     Wiley College (5-21, 4-13 RRAC) went on a 11-3 run to cut the lead to 30-22, with 5:23 left in the first half on the strength of seven points from Brandon DeJean.

     That is as close as the Wildcats would get, as Texas Wesleyan closed out the half with a 16-4 run during the last five minutes. Haynes and Schilder both had four points during the run as the Rams took a 46-26 lead at the break.

     In the second half, Schilder came out firing, scoring the first 13 points for the Rams. The 6-4 guard nailed three treys and two jumpers to increase the Ram lead to 59-32, at the 17:42 mark.

     Schilder ended up scoring 17 of his 27 points in the second half on 7-of-10 shooting. Haynes also had a big second half for Texas Wesleyan as he scored 15 points and pulled down 10 rebounds as the Rams outscored the Wildcats, 61-39, in the second half.

     Haynes tallied 25 points and a team-high 16 rebounds. The 6-4 wingman also had four dunks on the night. Junior Anthony Martin led the team with nine assists and also picked up three steals. Junior Otto Beilss provided a career-high 12 points and eight rebounds off of the bench. Senior Brian Harston also contributed 18 points off of the bench, draining six treys.

     Texas Wesleyan shot 52 percent (40-77) from the floor and 73 percent (16-22) from the charity stripe. The Rams also shot 42 percent (11-26) from the three-point line. The 11 treys was the second highest total for the Rams this season.

     Wiley College shot 32 percent (26-82) from the field and a dismal 40 percent (8-20) from the free-throw line. The Wildcats also shot 19 percent (5-26) from behind the arc.

     Sylvester Simple led the Wildcats with 25 points on 11-of-37 shooting, while pulling down 20 rebounds. DeJean posted 15 points for Wiley College and Roderick Herndon tallied four steals.

     Texas Wesleyan will be back in action Thursday, when they host conference-rival Jarvis Christian in a make-up game at 7:30 p.m. The two teams were supposed to meet Saturday but were unable because of snow in the area.