LeTourneau men's basketball continued their historic 2016-17 campaign by breaking the all-time season win record with their 20^th victory of the year. In the regular season finale, the YellowJackets defeated University of the Ozarks 98-78 in Clarksville on Saturday.
 
LeTourneau had already clinched sole possession of their first ASC East Division title in Thursday's win over UT Dallas. The YellowJackets earned the right to host the conference tournament starting February 23^rd at Solheim Arena.
 
"I am very proud of this team's approach to being great every day and how focused they stay," said head coach Dan Miller. "We will get ready for the post season but today I want them to enjoy the feeling of accomplishment after earning another school record with 20 wins."
 
Caleb Loggins was a catalyst to LeTourneau's 20^th victory. The sophomore forward recorded the first triple-double performance in program history. Loggins scored 20 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and notched a career-high 11 assists. The Lewisville High School product shot .818 percent (9-11) from the floor in yet another efficient game. Loggins is shooting at a .659 clip on the season.
 
"Our whole team contributed but I have to say the triple double by Caleb Loggins was an extremely impressive performance," said Miller.
 
Jeff Martin and Nate West each pitched in 17 points. Alec Colhoff had 13 and Sam Talbert scored 11 as five YellowJackets were in double figures yet again. LeTourneau had 26 assists to just four turnovers in the win.
 
LETU shot .385 percent from behind the arc with Colhoff, West, Talbert and Christian Seidl each had three long-range field goals.
 
The Eagles stormed out to an early lead on their senior day and final game of the season. A Josh Berard 3-point field goal gave UO a 15-9 advantage at the 14:36 mark. LETU responded with a 12-2 run to take the lead on a Caylab Herrera layup midway through the first half.
 
The YellowJackets extended the lead to 10 on a Nate West 3-pointer, but a string of missed shots and turnovers gave Ozarks the opportunity to cut into the deficit. LETU led 49-44 at the half.
 
In the second half, the Eagles hung around until an 11-2 run pushed the LeTourneau lead to 77-63 at the 9:31 mark. A Cordele Jackson jumper with :52 remaining gave the YellowJackets their largest lead of the game at 24.
 
"The second half we ratcheted up our defense and held Ozarks to .407 percent and just 34 points after giving up too much the first half," said Miller.
 
LETU will face Sul Ross State in the quarterfinals of the ASC Tournament on Thursday. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m. at Solheim Arena.
 
The Lobos defeated Howard Payne in the final game of the season to earn the fourth seed in the West Division. The YellowJackets dropped the regular season matchup with SRSU 70-77 in Alpine on December 3^rd. LETU would go on to win 17 of their next 19 games to finish the season.
 
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