Box Score ABILENE, Texas – Big second half propelled the LETU men's basketball team to an 85-77 victory over No. 22 Hardin-Simmons at the Mabee Complex Thursday.
Senior forward
Kyle Matthews fell three assists shy of a triple double, helping the YellowJackets improve to 10-2 overall, including 5-2 in American Southwest Conference play. The Cowboys dropped to 10-2, 6-1.
LETU rattled off a 21-5 run, including 10 in a row, turning a six-point halftime deficit into a double-digit lead at 56-46, seven minutes into the period.
Andrew Eberhardt netted eight of his game-high 25 points during the stretch.
The home side responded and trimmed the 72-71, when Steven Quinn converted a pair of free throws at the 4:55 mark. Matthews and Eberhardt thwarted the run, nudging the margin out to five, with two minutes remaining.
Looking to extend the contests, Hardin-Simmons began to foul and send the guest to the charity stripe. LETU salted the contest away, draining 6 of 8 at the stripe.
Held to two points and three rebounds in the first half,
Warren Richardson notched his fifth double-double, with 14 points and 10 rebounds.
Deonte Jackson tallied 10 points, five assists, two rebounds and two steals.
Christian Adams tallied nine points and eight boards.
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