LeTourneau men's basketball outscored UT Tyler 19-8 in overtime to take an 85-74 victory and complete the regular-season sweep of the Patriots on Monday night at the Herrington Patriot Center in Tyler.
 
Alec Colhoff poured in 14 of his 21 points in the extra period shooting a perfect 3-3 from the floor, 2-2 from three-point range, and 6-6 from the free throw line. Colhoff led the YellowJackets who improve to 9-4 overall on the season and 3-3 in the ASC, moving to the top of the East Division with the win.
 
"I thought we really executed in overtime and Alec hit some big shots to stretch the lead. We have to clean some things up but I am very proud of the guys to earn a road win tonight at Tyler," said head coach Dan Miller after the win.
 
Jeff Martin led all scorers with a career-high 22 points on 9 of 18 shooting from the floor including 2 of 4 from three-point range. The senior point-guard also added six rebounds and two assists.
 
Joining Martin and Colhoff in double-figures were freshman Nate West and sophomore Christian Seidl who each added 10 points for the YellowJackets. West also added five assists and six rebounds in his 38 minutes.
 
Caylab Herrera pulled down a season-high 12 rebounds to lead the YellowJackets on the boards. Herrera paired it with six points in his 30 minutes.
 
The YellowJackets traded baskets with the Patriots to start the game until UTT went on a 13-2 run to take a 12-20 lead at the 9:51 mark of the first half.
 
LETU would finish the period on an 11-2 run of their own to take a two-point lead into the break. The run was punctuated by a Martin offensive rebound and jumper with just 10 seconds remaining.
 
"We had too many quick shots and took too many 3's the first half. Tyler defended us well but we finally started attacking the paint and got better looks in the second half," said Miller. "However, we were not solid tonight and tied our season-high with 15 turnovers including multiple traveling violations."
 
LeTourneau took their largest lead of the game on a Christian Seidl three-point field goal at the 8:38 mark. That is when the Patriots would start to chip away at the deficit, eventually taking a 66-65 lead on a Tyler Jacob's layup with 1:01 remaining. Seidl would respond with a free throw on the next possession to tie the game at 66. The YellowJackets had a shot to win in regulation but Martin's midrange jumper rimmed out at the buzzer sending the game to overtime.
 
The overtime belonged to Alec Colhoff who knocked down a pair of three-point field goals and the YellowJackets went 9-10 from the free throw line to put the victory on ice.
 
The LeTourneau men will be back in action on Thursday, January 5^th at Solheim Arena as they welcome ASC foe Concordia University-Texas. The Tornados come in sporting an 8-4 overall record and 3-1 in conference play. Tip-off is tabbed for 7:30 p.m. on Thursday night.