Basketball Recap: Dynamic Duo of Houston Billeter and Deric Kelley Lead Southwest to Victory

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Previous 5 Games

02/17/25 - Home	68-64 W
02/06/24 - Away	52-33 W
02/07/23 - Home	56-39 W
02/08/22 - Away	40-47 L
02/23/21 - Away	37-60 L

Southwest won the last time they faced Wallace and things went their way on Monday too. The Southwest Roughriders snuck past the Wallace Wildcats with a 68-64 victory. That's two games straight that the Roughriders have won by exactly four points.

Leading Southwest to victory were Deric Kelley and Houston Billeter. Kelley dropped a double-double with 24 points and 12 boards, while Billeter went 10-for-20 to rack up 33 points and five assists. That makes it 17 consecutive games in which Billeter has scored at least a third of Southwest's points. Another player making a difference was Jacob Barber, who posted 11 points and three steals.

The win made it two in a row for Southwest and bumps their season record up to 9-12. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.0 points over those games. As for Wallace, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-9.

Looking ahead, Southwest will take on Maxwell at 7:00 p.m. on February 25th. As for Wallace, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Creek Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.