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Deonte Jackson celebration after Louisiana College victory
Jordan Collard
The YellowJackets were all smiles after pulling out another close one in Solheim Arena.
76
Louisiana Col. LC 4-3,4-3 ASC
78
Winner LeTourneau LETU 5-1,3-1 ASC
Louisiana Col. LC
4-3,4-3 ASC
76
Final
78
LeTourneau LETU
5-1,3-1 ASC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Louisiana Col. LC 37 39 76
LeTourneau LETU 45 33 78

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

LETU Men's Basketball Walks Tightrope Again, Slips by LC

Jackson's steal and layup seals third close call at Solheim

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LONGVIEW – It took another down-to-the-wire finish to decide it again at Solheim Arena.
 
LeTourneau University men's basketball team pulled out a 78-76 victory over Louisiana College Saturday when Deonte Jackson's steal and layup in the closing seconds broke a tie in crunch time. It was the YellowJackets' third straight one-possession victory in Solheim Arena.
 
The Jackets (5-1, 3-1 American Southwest Conference) moved atop the East Division league standings with a .750 winning percentage. Teams will advance to the ASC Championship Tournament based on winning percentage this season.
 
Jackson scored 24 points on 9 of 17 shooting, and had seven assists and four steals. It was his third straight game over 20 points.
 
LeTourneau led by as many as 13 six minutes into the second half, following a bucket by Andrew Eberhardt. But Louisiana College, which entered the weekend in the top spot in the ASC East, went on an 8-2 run to pull within four. After John Argue knocked down one of his two triples to push LETU's lead back to seven, the Wildcats (4-3, 4-3) used a 7-0 run to tie it at 68.
 
Kae'ron Baker scored in the paint with 4:33 to go, and KD Wallace knocked down two free throws to put Louisiana College ahead four. After Jackson scored to pull the Jackets back within a bucket, Galen Smith answered on the other end to keep LC's lead at four. Argue scored the next two baskets to tie it with 21 seconds remaining.
 
That set the stage for Jackson's steal and coast-to-coast lay-in with five seconds to play.
 
Argue scored 16 points, and had a block, and Eberhardt finished with 14 points, eight boards and three assists. Isaac Stolzenburg scored a season-high 13 points. He was 6-for-6 from the free throw line.
 
Baker had 32 points, seven rebounds and four assists for Louisiana College, which outscored LeTourneau, 46-34, in the paint. Malik Cooper and Wallace each scored 10.
 
The YellowJackets were 16-for-16 from the free throw line. That tied a 19-year ASC record set by Louisiana College, which was 16 of 16 versus Pensacola Christian on Nov. 22, 2002.  
 
LETU will host the University of Texas at Dallas 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
 
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