HOWARD, Texas (Interstat) — The Howard College Hawks used a dominant second half to defeat the Western Texas Westerners 72-55 in a men’s junior college basketball game Thursday.

Howard, which improved to 21-4, trailed 55-23 at halftime after a slow start. The Hawks stormed back with a 49-point second half while holding Western Texas to just 25 points after the break. Terry Copeland led Howard with 22 points and seven rebounds. Isak Homelius scored 16 for the Westerners, who fell to 10-13.

Howard shot 51.9% from the floor and held a 30-20 rebounding advantage. Western Texas shot 45.5% but committed 18 fouls and 12 turnovers. The Hawks swept the season series, having also won 72-47 on Jan. 19.