LONGVIEW – Sometimes, you just have to find a way.
 
LeTourneau University men's basketball team beat McMurry, 91-88, in overtime Saturday at Solheim Arena. It was the YellowJackets' first overtime game of the season.
 
The YellowJackets (3-1, 1-1 American Southwest Conference) took a four-point lead with 38 seconds in regulation when John Argue scored in the paint. A field goal by Remy Minor 10 seconds later pulled the War Hawks (0-6, 0-2) within two. A steal by Minor led to Michael Imariagbe's game-tying layup with 12 seconds left. LeTourneau couldn't convert on its last two shot attempts in regulation, forcing overtime.
 
The Jackets built an 89-83 lead with 1:25 to play in the extra session when Andrew Eberhardt connected on a 3-pointer. After Martin and Eberhardt each sank a pair of free throws – the latter two by the LETU junior guard with 30 seconds remaining to keep the Jackets ahead by six – Minor canned a triple with nine seconds to play to pull McMurry within one possession. Following a LeTourneau turnover, Minor had one more chance to tie on the War Hawks' final possession, but his three-point attempt before the buzzer was off the mark, and the YellowJackets held on.
 
"It feels great just to get a W," Argue said after finishing with 19 points, 10 rebounds, four blocks and two steals. "Our team was locked in the entire time. We just stayed connected, and that's how we got it done today."
 
LETU freshman point guard Deonte Jackson scored a season-high 23 points on 10 of 15 shooting, and had four steals as all five Jackets starters reached double figures. Eberhardt had 15 points, five rebounds and three steals. Jordan Pride had 13 points and four steals. Kyle Matthews finished with 10 points, eight boards, seven assists and four steals.
 
"I was really impressed with our freshman point guard tonight," LETU coach Dan Miller said. "He came in tonight and scored 23 points, and made some big plays. All our players who came in sparked us a little bit. Every game's different. Finding a way to win is good. Now we've got to get on the road and regroup."
 
LeTourneau recorded a season-high 17 steals, and converted 27 McMurry turnovers into 32 points. The YellowJackets outscored the War Hawks, 19-4, in transition.
 
"In the course of the season, you're going to find out, you're going to have a grind it out game," Miller said. "It could have went either way, and you need to win those if you're (going to be) a championship team. I'm glad we got the win tonight. McMurry was going to come in here super hungry tonight. They did their thing."
 
The War Hawks shot 51.5 percent, making over 55 percent of their field goals in regulation. The Jackets shot 47.4 percent, hitting 51.4 percent in the first half. LETU was 3 of 4 from the field in overtime, while holding McMurry to 2 of 9.
 
Imariagbe scored 21 points, and had 13 rebounds, DJ Worrell had 20 points and 11 boards, and Minor finished with 17 points, five assists and three steals for the War Hawks.
 
LeTourneau will play at Ozarks Thursday.