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After a shaky start, UTSA romps past Our Lady of the Lake, 99-64
Posted on December 28, 2019 by Jerry Briggs
Playing with a head cold, Keaton Wallace scored a team-high 30 points Saturday against Our Lady of the Lake . – photo by Joe Alexander
Shrugging off a slow start, the UTSA Roadrunners roared to their highest point total of the season in a 99-64 victory Saturday afternoon over the NAIA Our Lady of the Lake Saints.
Keaton Wallace, battling a cold and a sore throat, nearly didn't play but emerged as the focal point in the UTSA attack with 30 points.
Jhivvan Jackson, the leading scorer in NCAA Division I, added 20 as the Roadrunners improved to 6-2 in their last eight games leading into conference play.
After the first 10 minutes, the game tilted into UTSA's favor, with the home team building a 52-43 lead at half.
The visiting Saints, under pressure from bigger and more physical athletes, never came within single digits after intermission.
UTSA outscored OLLU 47-21 after intermission.
OLLU was limited to 29 percent shooting for the game, including 18.4 percent in the second half, in front of an announced 1,087 at the Convocation Center.
Our Lady of the Lake 4-10
UTSA opens Conference USA competition on Thursday at Florida Atlantic University, followed by a Saturday game at Florida International.
Starting the second season
Roadrunners coach Steve Henson wasn't thrilled with the slow start and sporadic execution on offense against an out-manned opponent in OLLU.
But he said he feels good about the team leading into the road trip to Florida.
Steve Henson states his case with a referee Saturday during a lopsided victory over Our Lady of the Lake University. – photo by Joe Alexander
In the team's last game before Christmas, it played well in routing Illinois State, 89-70.
"The more I watched (on film), our defense in that game was really, really good," Henson said. "So, I feel good about it. The rebounding continues to improve. You see the progress on film.
"We're contesting shots (with) legitimate hands in the face. We're right up on guys. That's been a noticeable improvement."
First half summary
Trailing for most of the first half, the Roadrunners woke up in time to outscore the Saints by nine at intermission.
Henson called time out 90 seconds into the game to emphasize the need to guard against the three-point shot.
OLLU kept firing away, anyway.
Jared Embry nailed a three-pointer, one of seven for the visitors before intermission, boosting the Saints into a 17-12 advantage with 15:35 remaining.
But the Roadrunners responded by outscoring the San Antonio-based Saints 40-26 the rest of the way, with Wallace (16 first-half points) and Jackson (13) taking the lead.
Wallace, who was sleeping in the training room during a morning shoot-around, hit 6 of 10 from the field and 3 of 5 from three-point territory.
He nailed a three from the top of the arc at the halftime buzzer.
For the game, the junior from Dallas finished 11 of 16 from the field, hitting a variety of drives and mid-range floaters. He also nailed and 5 of 9 from three.
On playing with a cold, Wallace said, "I feel like when I'm on the court, I just stop thinking about it. It's just a different type of mindset, I guess."
Keaton Wallace buries a three for the final bucket in the first half. UTSA leads Our Lady of the Lake, 52-43, at the break. https://t.co/hyCDEtJ4sq pic.twitter.com/rpCvHMLSrO
— Jerry Briggs (@JerryBriggs) December 28, 2019
UTSA started the season 0-5, with all of the losses coming away from home. Within its recent 6-2 streak, the Roadrunners have been 5-1 at home. Three of those victories (against Wiley, UT Permian Basin and OLLU) have come against sub-NCAA Division I programs. They are 0-2 against D-I power conference opponents (Oklahoma and Oregon State) and 0-1 against Utah State, ranked 15th in the nation at the time.
New player in town
Well-traveled forward Eric Parrish has joined the UTSA basketball program and was on the bench for the OLLU game.
UTSA announced Parrish's signing on Dec. 10. He is a 6-foot-6 wing who was rated as the No. 4 junior college player in the nation last season.
Newcomer Eric Parrish, one of the top junior college players in the nation last season, was on the bench with the Roadrunners Saturday. – photo by Joe Alexander
It's possible Parrish could play for the Roadrunners this season, but Henson said it won't be right away.
"He's got two things going," Henson said. "He's not eligible right now, and he's got an injury. About a week ago, about the same day he got admitted to school, he was training and he broke his finger."
Initially, coaches thought the injury might require a long-term recovery. Henson said that after review, Parrish is "several days away from practicing."
It's uncertain when the NCAA will rule on the eligibility appeal. But the coach said it won't be by Thursday's conference opener.
Parrish began his collegiate career at Akron in 2017-18, where he averaged 8.8 points and 4.7 rebounds. He started 21 of Akron's 32 games as a freshman.
Following the season at Akron, Parrish transferred to Bossier Parish Community College (La.) for 2018-19, and he responded by averaging 18.4 points, 8.7 rebounds, 6.4 assists, 2.1 steals and 1.0 blocks.
Parrish joined the program at Nevada last summer. But Nevada announced in late October that he had left school. He didn't play for the Wolf Pack, according to a report at nevadasportsnet.com.
UTSA forward Atem Bior drives for a layup. Roadrunners
lead the NAIA Our Lady of the Lake Saints, 37-36. 3:54 left in the half. https://t.co/hyCDEtJ4sq pic.twitter.com/PcSD5BZlf8
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UTSA vs. Our Lady of the Lake photo gallery
Posted on December 28, 2019 by Joe Alexander
Knox Hellums had 11 points for the Roadrunners.
UTSA beat Our Lady of the Lake 99-64 on Saturday at the UTSA Convocation Center.
Steve Henson
Makani Whiteside
Luka Barisic
Phoenix Ford
Austin Timperman
Jacob Germany hails from Kingston High School in Kingston, Oklahoma.
Jackson scores a season-high 41 as UTSA rolls past Illinois State
UTSA guard Jhivvan Jackson scored 25 of his season-high 41 points in the first half. With the performance, he boosted his NCAA leading average to 26.8 per game. – photo by Joe Alexander
Clearly loving the moment, UTSA guard Jhivvan Jackson delivered almost as many post-game hugs to the fans as he did jaw-dropping offensive moves Saturday afternoon.
The impromptu show of affection from both player and fans broke out shortly after Jackson dropped a season-high 41 points on the Illinois State Redbirds in an 89-70 victory for the Roadrunners.
On a historic note, it was the seventh-most points in a game by a UTSA player in program history.
"We all excited to get this dub before we head out to the Christmas break," Jackson said. "I think our defense was the main key, cause we been emphasizing that for so long, these past two weeks. We just came in to practices, and that's all we worked on.
"We came out in the first half, played defense. I got a little hot. But, other than that, it was all because of our stops."
Averaging 25.5 points coming into the game, Jackson nearly matched it in the first half with one of the best sequences of his career.
Jackson, the NCAA's scoring leader, exploded for 25 before intermission.
At one point, he hit six shots in a row, including one from the middle of the court about 30 feet from the hoop.
In response, two fans seated near the end line on one side of the floor jumped up and screamed.
One of them stomped her feet and pumped two clenched fists.
"Honestly I try to take most of the shots that I practice," said Jackson, who finished with five threes. "I think I got a couple of good looks in the first half. They went in. Coach started running a couple of plays for me. My teammates found me and they just trusted me to make shots."
Jackson's finished five points shy of his career high of 46 from last season at Western Kentucky. Roderic Hall holds the school record of 52 in a game played at home against Maine in December 1997.
For the game, the 6-foot junior from Puerto Rico hit 12 of 25 from the field, 5 of 11 from three and 11 of 11 from the free-throw line.
Afterward, a reporter asked UTSA coach Steve Henson if the Roadrunners just get out of the way when Jackson gets as hot as he did against the Redbirds.
"Yea, kinda," Henson said. "We did. You know, he's always had the ability, and a lot of his big games are just the result of him making special plays.
"(At) Texas State he had 20 in the first half, and that wasn't because of the plays we were calling, necessarily, although I think we're using him a little better than we ever have at any point in his career. Getting him moving into space better.
"But, yeah, he was just hot, doing special things out there."
Illinois State 5-7
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UTSA's Byron Frohnen asserts himself early against Illinois State,
scoring six points in the first six minutes. Roadrunners now lead 15-9, 12:30, first half. https://t.co/4Zehg8F3mZ pic.twitter.com/6ouNFcciku
Stepping up on defense
The Roadrunners entered play on Saturday with questions mounting on how they can possibly contend for a Conference USA championship with a defense that has a tendency to get burned.
For the season, the Roadrunners were giving up 46.4 percent shooting from the field, which ranked 317th out of 350 teams in the nation.
On Wednesday night in Houston, they yielded 55.8 percent and 59.1 percent in the second half in an 88-78 loss to Oregon State.
In a turnaround of sorts, UTSA held Illinois State to 33 percent in the first 17 minutes of the game, and 40.3 percent for the game.
Getting a boost from Byron
The Roadrunners also came into the Illinois State game working on boosting the play of senior forward Byron Frohnen.
Frohnen responded with his season-high of 10 points on 5 of 9 shooting. He also contributed six rebounds and two assists.
Viewing the big picture
With the victory, UTSA showed that it can play well against mid-major competition and that it might even be capable of postseason success if it can continue to improve defensively.
At the very least, they played well enough to dream. Henson said it's important that the Roadrunners are healthy, generally.
"Our confidence is pretty high," he said. "The record's not what we would have wanted it to be. It's not the kind of start that we wanted. But, again, we want to use this game as a spring-board … to continue to make progress defensively.
"I think we're in a position — because of our chemistry, because of our mindset right now, and just being healthy — that we can still do something special."
Illinois State — The Redbirds of the Missouri Valley Conference fell to 0-3 on the road and to 2-3 in December. Forward Keith Fisher III led the Redbirds with 20 points on 7 of 9 shooting. Zach Copeland scored 16 and Antonio Reeves came off the bench for 12.
UTSA — Keaton Wallace had an off night with 1 of 7 shooting, but Henson shrugged it off as "one of those nights." Wallace, UTSA's second-leading scorer, had only five points but he also contributed six rebounds, two assists and a block.
UTSA's top scoring games
1, 52 by Roderic Hall vs. Maine (12/6/97); 2, 51 by Derrick Gervin vs. Baylor (1/2/85); 3, 46 by Jhivvan Jackson at Western Kentucky (1/31/19); 4, 45 by Keaton Wallace at Marshall (2/2/19), T5, 42 by Frank Hampton vs. Hardin-Simmons (1/17/87); T5, 42 by Derrick Gervin vs. West Texas A&M (1/27/84); 7, 41 by Jhivvan Jackson vs. Illinois State (12/20/19).
Winners of four of their last five and five out of seven games, the Roadrunners take a break for Christmas and then return to play at home on Dec. 28 against the San Antonio-based Our Lady of the Lake University Saints, an NAIA program.
The Roadrunners open the C-USA portion of the schedule with a trip to Florida, including games on Jan. 2 at Florida Atlantic and Jan. 4 at Florida International.
Jhivvan Jackson swishes a long three late in the first half against Illinois State. Jackson has 25 points, and UTSA leads 44-24 with 4:34 remaining. https://t.co/hyCDEtJ4sq pic.twitter.com/H1LlwlC5MQ
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UTSA vs. Illinois State photo gallery
Jhivvan Jackson made five 3-pointers and scored 41 points as UTSA beat Illinois State.
UTSA beat Illinois State 89-70 on Saturday at the UTSA Convocation Center.
A boy, his dad and a dream: Hellums reveled in driveway hoops
UTSA junior Knox Hellums has emerged as one of the team's most efficient shooters of late, hitting 56.5 percent from the field in his last six games. – Photo by Joe Alexander
Not long after UTSA guard Knox Hellums started dribbling around in the driveway of his Houston-area home as a pre-elementary school basketball project, he started to swish jumpers.
"I started playing when I was, like, four years old," the Roadrunners' sharp-shooting, red-shirt junior said Friday afternoon. "My dad put a hoop up in the driveway. I started shooting out there. My dad ultimately taught me how to shoot.
"Around sixth grade, I kind of fixed my form. I've had the same form since sixth grade. I just kind of started in close, and then worked my way out. Once I got bigger and stronger, I was just extending my range with the same form since then."
After a slow start to his first season with the Roadrunners, Hellums has emerged as one of the team's most efficient three-point threats.
In his first five games, he shot 23.8 percent from the field. In his last six, the former prep standout at Tomball Concordia Lutheran, a transfer from Pepperdine, has cranked it up to 56.5 percent, including 62.5 percent from long distance.
As Illinois State comes in for a 3 p.m. Saturday game at the Convocation Center, Hellums likely is a topic of discussion among Redbirds' coaches, having hit at least one three-pointer in his last four games, including 4 for 4 against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and 3 for 6 against UT Permian Basin.
In that stretch, he's averaging 7.8 points, becoming one of the team's most valuable assets as opponents attempt to defend an offense that also features the explosive duo of Jhivvan Jackson and Keaton Wallace.
UTSA coach Steve Henson said he knew Hellums would come around after some anxious moments in the first few games of the year.
"With Knox, it took a little bit for him to settle in, to do what we knew he could do," Henson said. "We believed all along that he would step up and be a good three-point shooter for us. He's proven that he could do it in another mid-major league."
At Pepperdine, Hellums played 58 games combined in two seasons, averaging 4.5 points each year. He sat out last season under transfer rules.
"Just a matter of him settling in, getting comfortable with us," Henson said. "Our struggles with the team probably affected him. And vice versa. You get him to make shots, it takes pressure off the other guys, and certainly the other way around."
The matchup
Illinois State, based in Normal, Ill., is looking for its first win away from home. The Redbirds are 0-3 on neutral courts and 0-2 in road games. The Redbirds are defense-oriented, holding opponents to 69 ppg. They've struggled offensively averaging 68.5 points. In their last outing, they defeated Illinois-Chicago 67-66 Wednesday night by scoring the last 11 points of the game. Zach Copeland hit the game-winning three-pointer with 8.6 seconds left.
UTSA is 4-2 in its last six games but is coming off a disappointing loss to Oregon State. The Roadrunners made 15 three-point shots and still got beat, 88-78, Wednesday afternoon in Houston at the Toyota Center. The Beavers shot an opponent season-high 55.8 percent from the field, including 59.1 percent in the second half. Jhivvan Jackson leads the nation in scoring at 25.5 points per game and also averages 5.6 rebounds. Keaton Wallace is averaging 16.1 points.
UTSA has two games left before its opening game in Conference USA. After today, the Roadrunners get a break for the holiday and then host Our Lady of the Lake on Dec. 28. UTSA starts C-USA play with a road trip to Florida, including games at Florida Atlantic on Jan. 2 and Florida International on Jan. 4.
"We cannot continue to have the type of defensive numbers that we have right now and do anything special in conference play. Our guys recognize that. We have to improve. We have to get better. And our guys embrace it. Some things we can control. Some things we can't. We're going to have some lineups where we're not the quickest. Not the most athletic. But, we can guard better." — Henson, discussing his team's struggles on defense.
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Oregon State toughens up down the stretch, thwarts UTSA, 88-78
For every punch they took, the Oregon State Beavers countered with more sock than UTSA could handle, rumbling past the Roadrunners 88-78 in a non-conference NCAA basketball game at Houston.
In a contest played at the Toyota Center, UTSA fell behind by 16 twice early in the second half, only to rise up and pull within six twice down the stretch.
A couple of free throws by NCAA scoring leader Jhivvan Jackson pulled the Roadrunners to within 68-62 with 6:45 remaining.
Undaunted, Oregon State made a few plays, hit some free throws and didn't allow the opposition to get any closer, leaving the Roadrunners shaking their heads at what they need to do to beat a power conference program.
UTSA was in position to win, and couldn't finish off the rally.
"That's the thing that's a little disappointing," UTSA coach Steve Henson said later. "You make 15 threes in the game, you (think) you'd have a chance to win …
"I'm proud of our guys for hanging in there and fighting back and making a game of it. We just dug a big hole (for ourselves) in both halves."
The Roadrunners did some good things, hitting a season-high 15 threes, scoring 44 points in the second half and out-rebounding the Beavers 37-35.
But they allowed the Beavers to shoot 55.8 percent from the field and fell to 0-22 in games against power conference foes since 2009.
The streak includes 21 straight losses against teams from the football/basketball oriented power five of the SEC, Big Ten, Big 12, ACC and Pac-12, plus one loss to a Big East foe.
UTSA hasn't defeated a team from the power elite since November of 2009 when it knocked off Iowa of the Big Ten, 62-50, in Iowa City.
The Roadrunners are 0-9 against power programs in a little more than three seasons under Steve Henson.
Oregon State 9-1
UTSA — Jhivvan Jackson led all scorers with 28 points, including 20 in the second half. He hit 7 of 8 from the field after intermission. Keaton Wallace scored 14 of his 21 points in the first half. The Roadrunners nailed 15 of 33 from three. In a positive sign, they've hit 29 from long distance in their last two games.
Oregon State — Seven-foot center Kylor Kelley had 23 points, six rebounds and three blocks. Ethan Thompson had 23 points, four assists and two steals. Beavers scoring leader Tres Tinkle, the preseason Pac-12 Player of the Year, was in foul trouble and was held to 11 points.
Oregon State seemed to live at the free-throw line, hitting 25 of 39 to UTSA's 9 of 16. Three UTSA big men, including Adrian Rodriguez, Jacob Germany and Atem Bior, all fouled out.
UTSA and Oregon State met in the first game of a tripleheader at the Toyota Center, the home of the NBA's Houston Rockets. It was part of Battleground 2K19, featuring Baylor, South Florida, Utah State and UT Martin.
UTSA returns home to face Illinois State on Saturday afternoon at the Convocation Center. The game will tip off at 3 p.m.
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UTSA hopes to re-write history against Oregon State
Keaton Wallace is averaging 22 points on 57.5 percent shooting in his last three games. – Photo by Joe Alexander
Ten years and one month have passed since the UTSA Roadrunners last won a men's basketball game against a team from one of the NCAA's power conferences.
It was Nov. 15, 2009 when the Roadrunners downed the Iowa Hawkeyes, 62-50, in a season opener at Iowa City.
Since then, UTSA has lost 20 straight against teams from the traditional football/basketball powers — namely, the Southeastern Conference, the ACC, the Big Ten, the Big 12 and the Pac-12.
Counting those five conferences, plus the basketball-dominant Big East, the streak is 21 games.
The Roadrunners will try to break those streaks this afternoon in Houston at the Toyota Center against the Pac-12's Oregon State Beavers.
"That would be big time to beat a team like Oregon State," UTSA guard Keaton Wallace said. "They're a good team. I don't think we're going to go in and change anything or go in timid.
"We're going to still play Roadrunner basketball. We're going to be confident going into the game, and, you know, we're going to play hard."
Led by forward Tres Tinkle, the unranked Beavers (8-1) have won six straight games. The Roadrunners (4-6) are playing well, having won four of five since an 0-5 start.
Included in the losses, UTSA fell 85-67 in the season opener at Oklahoma, a power opponent from the Big 12.
UTSA fell to 0-5 on Nov. 18 when it lost by 32 on the road at No. 15 Utah State.
Since then, the Roadrunners changed up the backcourt, bringing in Erik Czumbel to start at the point. They also changed some things on how to free shooters on the perimeter.
The result has been better play from Wallace and an offense that has scored 264 points over its last three games.
UTSA coach Steve Henson said high expectations were not met earlier in the season, but he added that players are getting more comfortable with the system.
"We're a pretty talented group," UTSA coach Steve Henson said. "We did not get off to the start we envisioned … We're still not where we hope to be. Lately, we're playing a lot better.
"We're starting to figure some things out. Even though we have a fairly veteran group, we also have some key new players. I think we're starting to figure out how to use those guys. They're getting more comfortable.
"The last two games, we're playing with confidence. We're playing better, shooting the ball better … Hopefully, we're making some progress."
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Jhivvan Jackson takes over NCAA Division I scoring lead
Jhivvan Jackson hits a floater in the lane against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. – Photo by Joe Alexander
UTSA guard Jhivvan Jackson has taken over the national lead in scoring, according to NCAA Division I basketball statistics released Monday afternoon.
Jackson, a 6-foot junior, moved up from third to first on the national charts after scoring 28 points Sunday at the Convocation Center in a 98-55 victory over UT Permian Basin.
A tight race for the NCAA scoring lead has developed early in the season, with Jackson (25.2 points per game) leading Marquette's Markus Howard (25.1) and Northeastern's Jordan Roland (25.0).
UTSA coach Steve Henson. – photo by Joe Alexander
Jackson has surged lately, averaging 26.8 points during a streak of four wins in five games by the Roadrunners.
Armed with a dynamic array of skills, the native of Bayamon, Puerto Rico, does a little bit of everything with the ball, shooting the 3-pointer, pulling up for medium-range floaters and driving to the basket with either hand.
Jackson averaged 18.4 points as a freshman two years ago. Last season, he led Conference USA in scoring at 22.9. This year, he's scored 30 or more four times, including 33 on Dec. 7 at Texas State.
Moreover, the former standout at Euless Trinity High School is rebounding at a higher level, averaging 5.7 per game.
UTSA coach Steve Henson said after the UTPB game that Jackson's improved work habits are starting to pay off.
"He's obviously such an elite, talented scorer," Henson said. "He was a guy, by the time he got here, he could go get 30 when the lights came on.
"But his habits are getting better. He's becoming a better practice player. He's starting to help his teammates more, which is absolutely huge.
"(We) called a play for him today, and he said, 'Let's run it for Knox (Hellums).' Those are good signs for us."
Basically, Jackson is maturing into a leader.
"He's such a quick guy, he can chase down long rebounds," Henson said. "He's had a few big rebound games for us this year."
In the past two seasons, Jackson and junior Keaton Wallace have emerged to lead a basketball renaissance at UTSA, pacing the team to a combined 37 victories.
With the two high-scoring guards returning, the Roadrunners were a trendy pick in the preseason to contend for a Conference USA title.
But after a 32-point loss at Utah State dropped the Roadrunners to 0-5, Jackson did some soul searching.
He told The JB Replay upon returning home from Utah that the Roadrunners would get better with an increased focus on defensive effort.
"It's what we're really emphasizing, just, getting a lot of stops," Jackson said. "We have a chance to be a really good defensive team. But you know, we got to do it for 40 minutes. Not just in stretches. That's the one thing we've been working on, is, getting stops.
"We know the offense is going to come. We're not worried about offense. You know, anybody on our team can score. Once we get our defense together, really locking down people, we're going to be good."
UTSA (4-6) vs. Oregon State (8-1), Wednesday, 4:30 p.m., at the Toyota Center in Houston.
After a slow start, UTSA lights up UT Permian Basin, 98-55
UTSA guard Keaton Wallace played in Sunday's game with a mask after being hit in the face in practice on Saturday. – photo by Joe Alexander
On a sleepy Sunday afternoon at UTSA, junior guards Jhivvan Jackson and Keaton Wallace put on another show for the home fans, just as they've done for the past two-plus seasons.
This time, the show came with a few twists.
Jackson, a diminutive 6-foot guard, turned into something of a rebounding machine with a career-high 14. Wallace emerged as a masked marauder of sorts.
He wore a plastic mask as protection after taking a shot to the nose in practice on Saturday.
Not to worry.
Wallace broke out of a 3-point shooting slump with a season high five long balls.
As a result, the Roadrunners extended their winning streak to three games with an easy 98-55 victory over NCAA Division II UT Permian Basin.
UT Permian Basin 10-3
UTSA's Keaton Wallace buries a 3-point shot in the first half against UT Permian Basin. Please see updates in The JB Replay. https://t.co/hyCDEtJ4sq pic.twitter.com/nvRuNCvWYW
Early in the day, the energy in the Convocation Center was minimal, with an announced crowd of 708 in the building.
On top of that, both teams seemed not completely prepared for a 3 p.m. tip off.
The Falcons, who came in riding a 10-game winning streak, missed their first seven shots. Fortunately for the visitors, the Roadrunners missed their first six.
Heating up
Stepping up the intensity, the Roadrunners called on freshman Jacob Germany to spark the team midway through the first half.
Germany had two points, a rebound and three blocked shots in a five-minute sequence.
In the meantime, Wallace and Jackson started to roll.
Wallace hit four 3-pointers before halftime for 15 of his 18 points. Jackson scored 13 in the first half, en route to a monster show of 28 points and 14 rebounds.
UTSA will play in Houston on Wednesday against the Oregon State Beavers. The game is set for 4:30 p.m. at the Toyota Center, home of the NBA Houston Rockets. The team returns to the Convocation Center on Saturday to meet Illinois State.
UT Permian Basin was playing its second game in two days. The Falcons won at home against Cameron in Odessa on Saturday afternoon, and then made the trek to San Antonio for the non-conference road game.
UTSA took full advantage of the situation, cranking up its offense for season highs in points in a game and in a half (58, in the second half).
The Roadrunners also knocked down a season-high 14 three-pointers, including a 3-for-3 effort from sophomore guard Adokiye Iyaye, who scored a personal season high of 11 points.
As a team, the Roadrunners nailed 14 of 29 from beyond the 3-point line to continue a three-game hot streak.
In victories over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Texas State and UTPB, they have made 31 of 67 from distance (46.2 percent).
By comparison, the Roadrunners connected on only 27.7 percent from long range (41 of 148) during a season-opening, five-game losing streak.
UTSA coach Steve Henson, on Wallace's performance in the mask:
"Didn't seem to bother him too much. He made three or four threes in the first half. Told him we may just turn him into Rip Hamilton and let him wear it for awhile."
(Hamilton, who wore a protective mask during much of his 14-year NBA career, was regarded as one of the game's deadliest long-range shooters. He made 530 three-pointers in 921 NBA games. He retired after the 2012-13 season.)
Henson, on the team winning four of five games after opening the season with five losses:
"We're not trying to get too carried away. Our opponents early on were really, really good. Our next two opponents are really, really good. We're just trying to make progress. We had some surprises early. Things were not as easy as we thought they might be.
"Had some struggles in some areas. Just trying to address those. Trying to find something to help establish an identity. To give us a chance to be a really good team. I think we made some progress this week. But it's still a work in progress."
Keaton Wallace lobs to Jacob Germany for the slam. UTSA leads UT Permian Basin 14-7 with 11:58 left in the first half. pic.twitter.com/a6Qn5rD5jX
Posted on December 15, 2019 by Jerry Briggs	| Leave a reply
UTSA vs. UT-Permian Basin photo gallery
Jhivvan Jackson had 28 points and 14 rebounds as UTSA beat UT-Permian Basin on Sunday
UTSA beat UT-Permian Basin 98-55 on Sunday at the UTSA Convocation Center.
UTSA guard Knox Hellums has emerged lately as one of the team's hottest shooters, making 56.5 percent from the field in his last six games. – Photo by Joe Alexander


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Q: Amount of VRAM in use? When you go to the task manager, you can see how much RAM you're using.
Is there any way to find out how much VRAM you are using?
W7 64 bit here.
ATI Radeon HD 4890 card
EDIT:
GPU-Z and HWiNFO don't work.
ATI provides a tool too, but it keeps displaying 35MB in use. No matter what programs and games are open.
PerfStudio works, but is to advanced for everyday use, it is for analysing system recources while running a game. Has a built-in debugger and everything.

A: Note: As it stands it appears this is only valid for Nvidia cards, GPU-Z does not appear to be able to get this information on Ati cards.
You can see how much video memory is in use on any reasonably new Nvidia graphics card using GPU-z, which you can get from http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/
For example my card shows:

Note the "Memory Used" field.  I believe this should be available on almost all current cards, though I don't have an Ati card to check.

A: You can use HWiNFO to determine the percentage of video RAM in use.  It shows up in the sensor readings as "GPU Memory Load" or "GPU Memory Utilization".  HWiNFO does not work as confirmed by the original question's author.
For advanced users with NVIDIA cards, you can also try the official NVIDIA PerfKit software, which "gives you access to low-level performance counters inside the driver and hardware counters inside the GPU itself".
For advanced users with ATI cards, you can also try the official GPU PerfStudio software, which includes "a Frame Profiler that allows you to identify per draw call performance issues at the hardware counter level".  This should give you access to the VRAM usage, but alas, I am an NVIDIA user, so I cannot test this for you.

A: By now, I found out that Process Explorer from SysInternals shows VRAM usage.

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This month, we picked a theme for the first time: growth. We had a little brainstorm to kick things off, and worked in pairs to come up with ideas we could hack up to help us grow in under 24 hours.
This hack day Russell created a web service that receives a GoSquared webhook to qualify new users.
The service, built using a lightweight Rails API framework, automatically qualifies a new user's website, identifies which relevant tools they are currently using and recommends which GoSquared features are a suitable fit for their site/app. It then posts a notification to slack channel and adds a custom property to that user in GoSquared.
Having this information on hand allows us to effectively reach out to users, more informed about what their current set up is and what GoSquared features can offer the most value. By adding a custom property to that user in GoSquared People, we can use smart groups to improve how we cater our email automation to them and communicate the content that that they would see the most value in.
It offers a significant improvement to our sales workflow and it also helps us to make sure we are communicating the right message to the right people.
Everyone on the team here believes it's vital for us to deeply understand our customers. GoSquared itself enriches user profiles in People Analytics to show you who your users are. We find this data indispensable on a day-to-day basis. So we decided to see what we could learn from detailed company data provided by Clearbit.
What are the industries and sectors amongst our paying customers?
Which sectors have the most customers?
Which sectors account for the most value?
What is the breakdown of company size (employees)?
The method of analysis was nothing groundbreaking. Simply loading the Clearbit results into Google Sheets and setting pivot tables and graphs was enough to provide these results.
In addition to the reports, there's also a wealth of qualitative data that's useful in Sales / Marketing / Product scenarios, such as company description, location, founder info and social profiles.
Something we found particularly interesting was the "Company Tech" results. This is a list of tools and services the company uses. For example it can tell you if Amazon Web Services powers their infrastructure, and what advertising / analytics services are in place on their website. As such we can gauge how teams are using GoSquared alongside other tools and services.
Overall, we saw that we can learn a lot about companies and their needs with detailed company information at hand. It's an important reference point that helps us be clear on how our product and direction can best serve our customers.
The Growth team often get feature requests from our customers via Live Chat, and Trello is a great place to record them — but Brennan was itching for a better, less manual, way of getting the requests onto our 'Features' board. He and Leo decided to take this on for hackday. Brennan specced out the feature, deciding that a slash command, in the style of Slack, seemed like the natural way to implement this, without having to create lots of custom UI.
Ben had previously created a generic auto-completion list, that pops up upon typing / in the message composer, which Leo was able to build upon, hooking up to the Trello API to pull down a list of our existing feature requests. Running the slash command then creates notes both the the Live Chat conversation, and on the Trello card — each linking to the other. That way, the Growth team have a handy list of customers to contact once we've implement something new and shiny.
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In true developer fashion, JT decided to see how much of the process could be automated or templated away – after all, there's a lot that is the same from week to week. So he set about building a small webapp to handle generating the HTML content for the email from some templates.
In the end, most of the time ended up being spent trying to get EJS and Juice to work in a browser environment, with the final result of hack day being a simple templater that can handle adding and removing individual sections, along with their titles, descriptions and links.
More ambitious future plans include assisted generation, cropping, optimising, and uploading of the images for each section. Sadly this proved a little too optimistic to achieve in a single hack day.


I have always thought how other people would describe me and never thought how I would describe myself. So to make a long story short, I can say that I am someone, who appreciates romance and quality time with a beloved person. I am kind, honest, open, communicative and friendly. My friends say that I can listen very well. I cannot forgive such things like betrayal and cheating, as by nature I am a very devoted, loyal and faithful person. I am sure that I can make you happy if you win my heart.


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Romans 1 Romans 1:12
For I long to see you so that I may impart some spiritual gift to you, that you may be established;
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Some spiritual gift - This probably means some of the extraordinary gifts of the Holy Spirit, which, being given to them, might tend greatly to establish their faith in the Gospel of Christ; and it is very likely that such gifts were only conferred by means of apostles; and as the apostle had not yet been at Rome, consequently the Roman Christians had not yet received any of these miraculous gifts, and thus they differed widely from all the other Churches which had been raised by the apostle's ministry.
Clarke, Adam. "Commentary on Romans 1:11". "The Adam Clarke Commentary". http://odl.studylight.org/commentaries/acc/romans-1.html. 1832.
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For I long to see you - I earnestly desire to see you; compare Romans 15:23, Romans 15:32.
That I may impart - That I may "give," or communicate to you.
Some spiritual gift - Some have understood this as referring to "miraculous gifts," which it was supposed the apostles had the power of conferring on others. But this interpretation is forced and unnatural. There is no instance where this expression denotes the power of working miracles. Besides, the apostle in the next verse explains his meaning, "That I may be comforted together by the mutual faith," etc. From this it appears that he desired to be among them to exercise the office of the ministry, to establish them in the gospel and to confirm their hopes. He expected that the preaching of the gospel would be the means of confirming them in the faith; and he desired to be the means of doing it. It was a wish of benevolence, and accords with what he says respecting his intended visit in Romans 15:29, "And I am sure that when I come, I shall come in the fullness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ." To make known to them more fully the blessings of the gospel, and thus to impart spiritual gifts, was the design he had in view.
To the end … - With the design, or purpose.
Ye may be established - That is, that they might be "confirmed" in the truths of the gospel. This was one design of the ministry, that Christians may be established, or strengthened, Ephesians 4:13. It is not to have dominion ever their faith, but to be "helpers of their joy," 2 Corinthians 1:24. Paul did not doubt that this part of his office might be fulfilled among the Romans, and he was desirous there also of making full proof of his ministry. His wish was to preach not simply where he must, but where he might. This is the nature of this work.
Barnes, Albert. "Commentary on Romans 1:11". "Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible". http://odl.studylight.org/commentaries/bnb/romans-1.html. 1870.
Coffman's Commentaries on the Bible
For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may, be established; that is, that I with you may be comforted in you, each of us by the other's faith, both yours and mine.
Here is revealed the reason why Paul wanted to go to Rome, namely, that he might establish the church there. In a sense, it had already been established there for many years, at least to the extent of its having been able to exist; but Paul saw the advantages that would accrue to the world-wide church by the building up, encouragement, and perhaps better organization of Christians in Rome. Significantly, the church there had no elders and deacons, else they would presumably have been mentioned in the salutation, as in Philippians 1:1. The particular spiritual gift Paul had in mind was not mentioned, and it is pointless to speculate; but one sure conclusion that seems justified from this verse is that no apostle had ever been in Rome at the time this letter was sent; otherwise, the intended spiritual gift would already have been conveyed.
Romans 1:12 was written from considerations of tact. Paul, not wishing to appear as high and mighty above the band of believers in Rome, did not speak merely of his conferring some benefit upon them, but also of the mutual benefit in which he himself would also share. The use of the words "that is" indicates that Paul, after writing the preceding words, sought to soften their impact by mention of the blessing he himself would receive from them. The delicacy, understanding, and humility of this great Christian apostle stand out conspicuously in this warm, personal passage.
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Coffman, James Burton. "Commentary on Romans 1:11". "Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament". http://odl.studylight.org/commentaries/bcc/romans-1.html. Abilene Christian University Press, Abilene, Texas, USA. 1983-1999.
John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible
For I long to see you,.... Not the city of Rome, which was one of Austin's three wishes to have seen in its glory; nor the emperor of it, nor the senate in it, nor its populous inhabitants, fine buildings, riches and grandeur; but the poor saints there, which were the excellent men of the earth, of the whole Roman empire, and in whom was his delight: his desire to see them was not to gratify his curiosity, nor to spend his time in idle chat with them, nor with a view to enrich himself by them; but, says he,
that I may impart some spiritual gift: not any extraordinary gift of the Spirit; but spiritual light, knowledge, peace, and comfort, through the exercise of his ministerial gift: whence it may be observed, that that which qualities men for the preaching of the word to the profit of others, is a gift, a gift by grace; a spiritual one, which comes from the Spirit of God, and may be, and is to be imparted to others in the free use and exercise of it; and that,
to the end that saints may be established; for such who are called by grace, need establishing. They are indeed in a safe state and condition; they are encircled in the arms of everlasting love, they are fixed in the hands of Christ, secured in an everlasting covenant, established on the rock of ages, and settled in a state from whence they can never fall: yet, notwithstanding this, they are sometimes very unstable in their hearts, in their frames, in the exercise of grace, and the discharge of duty, and in professing and adhering to the doctrines of the Gospel; wherefore they need establishing, as to a more firm persuasion of interest in the love of God, and in the covenant of grace, as to a more stable exercise of grace in Christ, and as to a more constant discharge of duty, and steady profession of adherence to the truths of the Gospel; to all which the ministration of the word has a tendency, with a divine blessing.
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Gill, John. "Commentary on Romans 1:11". "The New John Gill Exposition of the Entire Bible". http://odl.studylight.org/commentaries/geb/romans-1.html. 1999.
Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament
Impart (μεταδω — metadō). Second aorist active subjunctive of μεταδιδωμι — metadidōmi to share with one. See Luke 3:11; 1 Thessalonians 2:8.
To the end ye may be established (εις το στηριχτηναι υμας — eis to stērichthēnai humas). Final clause (common in Paul) with εις το — eis to and the first aorist passive infinitive of στηριζω — stērizō for which verb see Luke 22:32; 1 Thessalonians 3:3, 1 Thessalonians 3:13.
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Robertson, A.T. "Commentary on Romans 1:11". "Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament". http://odl.studylight.org/commentaries/rwp/romans-1.html. Broadman Press 1932,33. Renewal 1960.
Vincent's Word Studies
Some spiritual gift ( τι χάρισμα )
Note the modesty in some. Χάρισμα is a gift of grace ( χάρις ) a favor received without merit on the recipient's part. Paul uses it both in this ordinary sense (Romans 5:15, Romans 5:16; Romans 6:23), and in a special, technical sense, denoting extraordinary powers bestowed upon individuals by the Holy Spirit, such as gifts of healing, speaking with tongues, prophecy, etc. See Romans 12:6; 1 Corinthians 1:7; 1 Corinthians 12:4, 1 Corinthians 12:31; 1 Peter 4:10. In 1 Timothy 4:14; 2 Timothy 1:6, it is used of the sum of the powers requisite for the discharge of the office of an evangelist.
To the end ye may be established ( εἰς τὸ στηριχθῆναι ὑμᾶς )
Not that I may establish you. The modest use of the passive leaves out of view Paul's personal part. For established, see on Luke 22:32; see on 1 Peter 5:10. The word shows that he had in view their christian character no less than their instruction in doctrine.
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Vincent, Marvin R. DD. "Commentary on Romans 1:11". "Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament". http://odl.studylight.org/commentaries/vnt/romans-1.html. Charles Schribner's Sons. New York, USA. 1887.
Wesley's Explanatory Notes
For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;
That I may impart to you — Face to face, by laying on of hands, prayer, preaching the gospel, private conversation.
Some spiritual gift — With such gifts the Corinthians, who had enjoyed the presence of St. Paul, abounded, 1 Corinthians 1:7; 12:1; 14:1. So did the Galatians likewise, Galatians 3:5; and, indeed, all those churches which had had the presence of any of the apostles had peculiar advantages in this kind, from the laying on of their hands, Acts 19:6; 8:17, etc., 2 Timothy 1:6. But as yet the Romans were greatly inferior to them in this respect; for which reason the apostle, in the twelfth chapter also, says little, if any thing, of their spiritual gifts. He therefore desires to impart some, that they might be established; for by these was the testimony of Christ confirmed among them. That St. Peter had no more been at Rome than St. Paul, at the time when this epistle was wrote, appears from the general tenor thereof, and from this place in particular: for, otherwise, what St. Paul wishes to impart to the Romans would have been imparted already by St. Peter.
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Wesley, John. "Commentary on Romans 1:11". "John Wesley's Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible". http://odl.studylight.org/commentaries/wen/romans-1.html. 1765.
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible
11.For I greatly desire to see you He might, indeed, while absent, have confirmed their faith by his doctrine; but as advice is better taken from one present, he had a desire to be with them. But he explains what his object was, and shows that he wished to undertake the toil of a journey, not for his own, but for their advantage. — Spiritual gifts (34) he calls those which he possessed, being either those of doctrine, or of exhortation, or of prophesy which he knew had come to him through God's favor. He has here strikingly pointed out the use of gifts by the word, imparting: for different gifts are distributed to each individual, that all may in kindness mutually assist one another, and transfer to others what each one possesses. See Romans 12:3
To confirm you, etc. He modifies what he had said of imparting, lest he should seem to regard them such as were yet to be instructed in the first elements of religion, as though they were not hitherto rightly taught in Christ. He then says, that he wished so to lend his aid to them, that they who had for the most part made a proficiency, might be further assisted: for a confirmation is what we all want, until Christ be fully formed in us. (Ephesians 4:13.)
Calvin, John. "Commentary on Romans 1:11". "Calvin's Commentary on the Bible". http://odl.studylight.org/commentaries/cal/romans-1.html. 1840-57.
John Trapp Complete Commentary
11 For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;
Ver. 11. That I may impart] There is no envy in spiritual things, because they may be divided in solidum; one may have as much as another, and all alike. Scientiarum (sic et gratiavum) ea vis est naturae et quo plus doceas, et alteri de tuo largiare, eo ditior ac doctior fias, saith Bodina. Such is the nature and property of sciences and graces, that the more you communicate them, the more you increase them.
Trapp, John. "Commentary on Romans 1:11". John Trapp Complete Commentary. http://odl.studylight.org/commentaries/jtc/romans-1.html. 1865-1868.
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible
Romans 1:11. Some spiritual gift— That the Jews were the outward worshippers of the true God, and had been for many ages his people nominally, could not be denied by the Christians; whereupon the former were apt to persuade their convert Gentiles, that the Messiah was promised and sent to the Jewish nation alone, and that the Gentiles could claim or have no benefit by him; or if they were to receive any benefit by the Messiah, they were yet bound to observe the law of Moses, which was the way of worship prescribed by God to his people. This in several places very much shook the Gentile converts. St. Paul makes it his business in this epistle (as we have observed in the introduction) to prove that the blessings of the Messiah were intended for the Gentiles as well as the Jews; and that to make any one partaker of the benefits and privileges of the Gospel, there was nothing more required than to believe and obey it: and accordingly here, in the entrance of the epistle, he wishes to come to Rome, that, by imparting some miraculous gifts of the Holy Ghost to them, they might be established in the true notion of Christianity, against all attempts of Jews, who would either exclude them from the privileges of it, or bring them under the law of Moses. So where St. Paul expresses his care that the Colossians should be established in the faith, it is visible by the context that what he opposed was Judaism. The Corinthians, who had enjoyed the presence of St. Paul, abounded in spiritual gifts. See 1 Corinthians 1:7; 1 Corinthians 12:1; 1 Corinthians 12:31; 1 Corinthians 14:1; 1 Corinthians 14:40. So did the Galatians likewise; and indeed all those churches, which had enjoyed the presence of any of the apostles,had peculiar advantages in this from the laying on of their hands; for it was the particular office of the apostles to bestow miraculous gifts by this method (Acts 8:17; Acts 8:40; Acts 19:6.). But as yet the Romans were greatly inferior to other churches in this respect; for which reason the Apostle, in the 12th chapter, makes a very beautiful mention of their spiritual gifts. He therefore desires to impart some, that they might be established; for by these the testimony of Christ was strongly confirmed among them. See Locke, Bengelius, and Bos.
Coke, Thomas. "Commentary on Romans 1:11". Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible. http://odl.studylight.org/commentaries/tcc/romans-1.html. 1801-1803.
Expository Notes with Practical Observations on the New Testament
The apostle having declared, in the foregoing verses, how fervently he prayed for them, and how passionately he desired to come unto them; he now acquaints them with the reason of that desire; namely, For the furtherance of his own joy, and their establishment; I long to see you that you may be established, and I may be comforted.
Learn hence, 1. That establishment in faith and holiness, is that which the holiest and best of Christians do stand in need of.
Learn, 2. That the presence of the ministers of Christ with, and among their people, as well as their preaching the doctrine of faith to them, is absolutely necessary, in order to their establishment; God has joined the duties of public preaching and private inspection together, and woe unto us, if by our non-residence, and not dwelling among our people, or, if living with them, we haughtily refuse, or slothfully neglect personally to converse with them, we deny them one special means for their edification and establishment.
Observe, lastly, That the apostle desired to be personally present with the church and saints at Rome, for his own benefit, as well as for their advantage; That I may be comforted.
Learn hence, That the ministers of Christ do certainly improve and benefit themselves, as well as edify and establish their people, by their conferring with them; as iron sharpeneth iron, and the rubbing of one hand warmeth another, so the meanest of Christ's members may contribute to the advantage of the greatest apostle; God's weak servants may strengthen thy strong shoulders; Verily, I have sometimes gained more knowledge by an hour's conference with a private and experienced Christian, than by half a day's study. Most certainly the ministers of God are great losers by being strangers to their people.
Burkitt, William. "Commentary on Romans 1:11". Expository Notes with Practical Observations on the New Testament. http://odl.studylight.org/commentaries/wbc/romans-1.html. 1700-1703.
Greek Testament Critical Exegetical Commentary
11. ἐπιποθῶ] not 'I vehemently desire:' ἐπί does not intensify, but merely expresses the direction of the πόθος, see Herod. v. 93, and compare such expressions as μὴ προσεῶντος ἡμᾶς τοῦ ἀνέμου, Acts 27:7.
ἵνα τὶ μεταδῶ χάρισμα πν.] That the χάρισμα here spoken of was no mere supernatural power of working in the Spirit, the whole context shews, as well as the meaning of the word itself in reff. And even if χάρισμα, barely taken, could ever (1 Corinthians 12:4; 1 Corinthians 12:9 are no examples, see there) mean technically a supernatural endowment of the Spirit, yet the epithet πνευματικόν, and the object of imparting this χάρισμα, confirmation in the faith, would here preclude that meaning. Besides, Paul did not value the mere bestowal of these 'gifts' so highly, as to make it the subject of his earnest prayers incessantly. The gift alluded to was παράκλησις, as De Wette observes.
πνευμ., spiritual:—springing from the Spirit of God, and imparted to the spirit of man.
εἰς τὸ στηρ. ὑμ.] Knowing the trials to which they were exposed, and being conscious of the fulness of spiritual power for edification (2 Corinthians 13:10) given to him, he longed to impart some of it to them, that they might be confirmed. "The Apostle does not say εἰς τὸ στηρίζειν ὑμ., for this belongs to God; see ch. Romans 16:25. He is only the instrument: hence the passive." Philippi.
Alford, Henry. "Commentary on Romans 1:11". Greek Testament Critical Exegetical Commentary. http://odl.studylight.org/commentaries/hac/romans-1.html. 1863-1878.
Heinrich Meyer's Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament
Romans 1:11. ἐπιποθῶ] not valde cupio, but denoting the direction of the longing. Comp on 2 Corinthians 5:2; Philippians 1:8.
χάρισμα πνευματικόν] Paul calls that, which he intends to communicate to the Romans through his longed-for personal presence among them ( ἰδεῖν; comp Acts 19:21; Acts 28:20) a spiritual gift of grace; because in his apprehension all such instruction, comfort, joy, strengthening, etc., as are produced by means of his labours, are regarded not as procured by his own human individuality, but as a result which the πνεῦμα ἅγιον works by means of him—the gracious working of the Spirit, whose organ he is. While it was highly arbitrary in Toletus, Bengel, Michaelis and others to refer the expression to the apostolic miraculous gifts—against which the εὐαγγελίσασθαι in Romans 1:15 is conclusive—it was a very gratuitous weakening of its force to explain it (as is done by Morus, Rosenmüller, Köllner, Maier, Th. Schott) as a gift referring to the (human) spirit; "a gift for the inner life," Hofmann. In such an interpretation the specifically Christian point of view (1 Corinthians 12:4; comp εὐλογία πνευματική, Ephesians 1:3) is left out of account; besides, πνευματικόν would imply nothing characteristic in that case; for that Paul did not desire to communicate any gifts of another sort, e.g. external, would be taken for granted.
The expression τι … χάρ. is modest ( μετριάζοντος, Oecumenius). Note also the arrangement by which the words are made to stand apart, and this delicate τι, the substantial χάρισμα, and the qualifying πνευματικόν, are brought into the more special prominence.(365)
εἰς τὸ στηρ. ὑμᾶς] Object of the intended communication of such a gift; that ye may be established, namely, in the Christian character and life. See Romans 1:12; comp Acts 16:5; Romans 16:25; 1 Thessalonians 3:2. The στηρίξαι is conceived as being divinely wrought by means of the Spirit, hence the passive expression; it was to be accomplished however, as Paul hoped, through him as the instrument of the Spirit. Mangold, p. 82, has, without any ground in the text, assumed that this establishment has reference to "their abandoning their Jewish-Christian scruples regarding the mission to the Gentiles," whereas Romans 1:12 rather testifies to the Pauline Christianity of the Romans. This remark applies also against Sabatier, p. 166, who understands "une conception de l'évangile de Jésus plus large et plus spirituelle."
Meyer, Heinrich. "Commentary on Romans 1:11". Heinrich Meyer's Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament. http://odl.studylight.org/commentaries/hmc/romans-1.html. 1832.
Johann Albrecht Bengel's Gnomon of the New Testament
Romans 1:11. ΄εταδῶ, I may impart), in your presence, by the preaching of the Gospel, Romans 1:15, by profitable discourses, by prayers, etc. Paul was not satisfied with writing an epistle in the meantime, but retained this purpose, ch. Romans 15:24. There is much greater advantage in being present, than in sending letters, when the former falls out so [when one can be present in person].— χάρισμα πνευματικὸν, spiritual gift) In these gifts, the Corinthians abounded, inasmuch as they had been favoured with the presence of Paul, 1 Corinthians 1:7; 1 Corinthians 12:1; 1 Corinthians 14:1; in like manner the Galatians, Galatians 3:5. And those churches, which were gladdened by the presence of the apostles, had evidently distinguished privileges of this kind; for example, from the imposition of the apostles' hands, Acts 19:2; Acts 19:6; Acts 8:17-18; and 2 Timothy 1:6. But hitherto, at least, the Romans were much inferior in this respect; wherefore also the enumeration of gifts at ch. Romans 12:6-7, is extremely brief. He is, therefore, desirous to go to their assistance, that they may be established, for the testimony of Christ was confirmed by means of the gifts.—1 Corinthians 1:6. Peter had not, any more than Paul, visited Rome, before this epistle was written, as we learn from this passage, and indeed from the whole tenor of the epistle; since Peter, had he been at Rome, would have imparted, what Paul was desirous to impart, to the Romans. Furthermore, Baronius thinks that this epistle was written A.D. 58; whereas the martyrdom of Peter took place A.D. 67; therefore, if he was at Rome at all, he could not have remained long at Rome.— στηριχθῆναι, to be established) He speaks modestly; It is the province of God to establish, ch. Romans 16:25. Paul intimates, that he is only the instrument.
Bengel, Johann Albrecht. "Commentary on Romans 1:11". Johann Albrecht Bengel's Gnomon of the New Testament. http://odl.studylight.org/commentaries/jab/romans-1.html. 1897.
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible
He declares his end in desiring to see them; it was not his own profit, but their edification.
By some spiritual gift, he means some one or other of those gifts of the Spirit, of which particular mention is made, 1 Corinthians 12:7-11.
To the end ye may be established: q.d. I do not intend to bring any new doctrine to you, but to confirm and establish you in that which you have already heard and received. Establishing grace is that which all Christians stand in need of. See Romans 16:25 1 Thessalonians 3:8,13 2 Thessalonians 2:15-17.
Poole, Matthew, "Commentary on Romans 1:11". Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible. http://odl.studylight.org/commentaries/mpc/romans-1.html. 1685.
Justin Edwards' Family Bible New Testament
Spiritual gift; in the widest sense, including all that spiritual edification that comes from the Holy Spirit through the communication of the truth.
Established; in the faith and practice of the gospel.
Edwards, Justin. "Commentary on Romans 1:11". "Family Bible New Testament". http://odl.studylight.org/commentaries/fam/romans-1.html. American Tract Society. 1851.
Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges
11. ἵνα τι μεταδῶ κ.τ.λ. The complex order and the indefinite τι … χάρισμα give a half apologetic tone to this expression of his object, leading at once to the correction τοῦτο δέ ἐστιν—if he benefits them they will also help him. χάρισμα, a concrete instance of GOD's χάρις, a gift of GOD. Cf. perhaps 1 Thessalonians 2:8; 2 Corinthians 1:11, suggesting that the particular gift is a fuller realisation of the Gospel, in thought and life, at once appealing to and stimulating their spirit, and particularly in its universal character; cf. below Romans 15:15; Romans 15:29.
εἰς τὸ στ. This gift will be to their strengthening, or rather to the common encouragement of writer and readers.
"Commentary on Romans 1:11". "Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges". http://odl.studylight.org/commentaries/cgt/romans-1.html. 1896.
William Godbey's Commentary on the New Testament
11. "For I long to see you, in order that I may impart unto you a certain spiritual gift, that you may be established." Since the Bible abundantly reveals entire sanctification as the establishing grace, we legitimately conclude that this is an indirect, though exceedingly forcible, allusion to the great second work of grace, so prominent in the Pauline epistles, as well as the whole Bible. Paul made great tours traveling through many different countries, "confirming the saints;" i. e., getting them sanctified and established in the experience.
Godbey, William. "Commentary on Romans 1:11". "William Godbey's Commentary on the New Testament". http://odl.studylight.org/commentaries/ges/romans-1.html.
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible
'For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, to the end you may be established,'
And we now learn why he wants to go to Rome. It is because he wants to ensure that they are established as a result of the impartation to them by him of 'some spiritual gift', that is, a gift coming from the Spirit and wrought by the Spirit. Such gifts are outlined in Romans 12:6-8. They include gifts of ministry and service, prophesying, serving, teaching, liberal giving, administering, showing cheerful compassion. And he wants to impart such gifts to them, one here and one there. He wants every one of them, as a result of his coming, to be exercising at least one of these spiritual gifts so that they might go forward with confidence, useful and established firmly in the way of Christ. Whether they were to be conveyed through his ministry, or by some other means, he did not say.
Pett, Peter. "Commentary on Romans 1:11". "Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible ". http://odl.studylight.org/commentaries/pet/romans-1.html. 2013.
Haldane's Exposition on the Epistle to the Romans
ForI long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established.
Paul greatly desired to see the believers at Rome, to impart to them some spiritual gift. The opinion of Augustine, that this means the love of one's neighbor, in which he supposes the church at Rome was deficient, has no foundation. It was not a new degree of the Spirit of sanctification that he desired to communicate, for this Paul had it not in his power to bestow, 1 Corinthians 3:6. He appears to refer to some of the extraordinary gifts conferred by the Apostles, by which they might be more established in their most holy faith.
Haldane, Robert. "Commentary on Romans 1:11". "Haldane's Exposition on the Epistle to the Romans and Hebrews". http://odl.studylight.org/commentaries/hal/romans-1.html. 1835.
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible
11. Some spiritual gift—Tholuck denies that this means a supernatural or charismatic gift or endowment, but incorrectly. Had Paul alluded to Christian graces he would have hardly limited his language to one grace, but have desired every grace. Besides the word impart, and the fact that it required his personal presence, show that a charism bestowed by apostolic hands was the thing meant.
Established—To establish or confirm was the purpose of spiritual gifts. (Mark 16:20; 1 Corinthians 14:22.)
Whedon, Daniel. "Commentary on Romans 1:11". "Whedon's Commentary on the Bible". http://odl.studylight.org/commentaries/whe/romans-1.html. 1874-1909.
The Expositor's Greek Testament
Romans 1:11. ἵνα τι μεταδῶ χάρισμα πνευματικόν. The χαρ. πν. may be understood by reference to 1 Cor. chaps. 12–14 or Rom. chap. 12. No doubt, in substance, Paul imparts his spiritual gift through this epistle: what he wished to do for the Romans was to further their comprehension of the purpose of God in Jesus Christ—a purpose the breadth and bearings of which were yet but imperfectly understood.
Nicol, W. Robertson, M.A., L.L.D. "Commentary on Romans 1:11". The Expositor's Greek Testament. http://odl.studylight.org/commentaries/egt/romans-1.html. 1897-1910.
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes
long. Greek. epipothes. Elsewhere, 1 Corinthians 5:2; 1 Corinthians 9:14. Philippians 1:1, Philippians 1:8; Philippians 2:26. 1 Thessalonians 3:6. 2 Timothy 1:4. James 4:5. 1 Peter 2:2.
see. App-133.
that = in order that. Greek. hina.
impart. Greek. metadidomi. Elsewhere, Romans 12:8. Luke 3:11. Ephesians 4:28. 1 Thessalonians 2:8.
unto = to.
spiritual. Greek. pneumatikos. See 1 Corinthians 12:1.
gift. Greek. charisma. App-184. Compare Romans 12:6. 1 Corinthians 12:4, &c.
to the end. Greek. eis. App-104.
established. Greek. sterizo. Elsewhere, Romans 16:25. Luke 9:51; Luke 16:26; Luke 22:32. 1 Thessalonians 3:2, 1 Thessalonians 3:13; 2 Thessalonians 2:17; 2 Thessalonians 3:3. James 5:8. 1 Peter 5:10. 2 Peter 1:12. Revelation 3:2.
Bullinger, Ethelbert William. "Commentary on Romans 1:11". "E.W. Bullinger's Companion bible Notes". http://odl.studylight.org/commentaries/bul/romans-1.html. 1909-1922.
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Unabridged
For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift - not any supernatural gift (as Bengel, etc.), but some purely spiritual gift, the character of which the next verse specifies (see 1 Corinthians 1:7).
To the end ye may be established;
Jamieson, Robert, D.D.; Fausset, A. R.; Brown, David. "Commentary on Romans 1:11". "Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Unabridged". http://odl.studylight.org/commentaries/jfu/romans-1.html. 1871-8.
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers
(11) That I may impart unto you some spiritual gift.—Such gifts as would naturally flow to one Christian (or to many collectively) from the personal presence and warm sympathy of another; in St. Paul's case, heightened in proportion to the wealth and elevation of his own spiritual consciousness and life. His head and his heart alike are full to overflowing, and he longs to disburthen himself and impart some of these riches to the Romans. Inasmuch as he regards all his own religious advancement and experience as the result of the Spirit working within him, he calls the fruits of that advancement and experience "spiritual gifts." All the apostolic gifts—miraculous as well as non-miraculous—would be included in this expression. Indeed, we may believe that the Apostle would hardly draw the distinction that we do between the two kinds. Both alike were in his eyes the direct gift of the Spirit.
To the end ye may be established.—That they may grow and be confirmed and strengthened in the faith. As a rule the great outpouring of spiritual gifts was at the first foundation of a church. St. Paul was not the founder of the church at Rome, but he hoped to be able to contribute to its advance and consolidation.
Ellicott, Charles John. "Commentary on Romans 1:11". "Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers". http://odl.studylight.org/commentaries/ebc/romans-1.html. 1905.
I long
15:23,32; Genesis 31:30; 2 Samuel 13:39; 23:15; 2 Corinthians 9:14; Philippians 1:8; 2:26; 4:1
15:29; Acts 8:15-19; 19:6; 1 Corinthians 12:1-11; 2 Corinthians 11:4; Galatians 3:2-5; Ephesians 4:8-12
16:25; 2 Chronicles 20:20; Acts 16:5; 2 Corinthians 1:21; 1 Thessalonians 3:2,13; 2 Thessalonians 2:17; 3:3; Hebrews 13:9; 1 Peter 5:10,12; 2 Peter 1:12; 3:17,18
Torrey, R. A. "Commentary on Romans 1:11". "The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge". http://odl.studylight.org/commentaries/tsk/romans-1.html.
Hodge's Commentary on Romans, Ephesians and First Corintians
Why the apostle was anxious to visit Rome, he states in this verse. He desired to see them, not merely for his own gratification, but that he might confer some spiritual gift upon them, which would tend to strengthen their faith. For I Long to see you, that I may impart ( μεταδῶ share with you) some spiritual gift. By spiritual gift is not to be understood a gift pertaining to the soul in distinction from the body, but one derived from the Spirit. The gifts of which the Holy Spirit is the author, include not only those miraculous endowments of which such frequent mention is made in the Epistle to the Corinthians, and the ordinary gifts of teaching, exhortation, and prophesying, 1 Corinthians 12, but also those graces which are the fruits of the Spirit. The extraordinary gifts were communicated by the imposition of the apostles' hands, Acts 8:17; Acts 19:6, and therefore abounded in churches founded by the apostles, 1 Corinthians 1:7; Galatians 3:5. As the church at Rome was not of this number, it has been supposed that Paul was desirous of conferring on the Roman Christians some of those miraculous powers by which the gospel was in other places attended and confirmed. The following verses, however, are in favor of giving the phrase here a wider signification. Any increase of knowledge, of grace, or of power, was a χάρισμα πνευματικόν in the sense here intended. In order that ye may be strengthened. This includes not only an increase of confidence in their belief of the gospel, but an increase of strength in their religious feelings, and in their purpose and power of obedience. Comp. 1 Thessalonians 3:2; I sent Timothy — "to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith." And 2 Thessalonians 2:17, "Now our Lord Jesus Christ comfort your hearts, and establish you in every good word and work." And the apostle prays that the Ephesians might be strengthened as to the inner man.
Hodge, Charles. "Commentary on Romans 1:11". Hodge's Commentary on Romans, Ephesians and First Corintians. http://odl.studylight.org/commentaries/hdg/romans-1.html.

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