Feb. 7, 2008

Final Stats

ABILENE, Texas - Sul Ross State went 8-for-12 behind the 3-point arc in the second half and rallied for a 68-64 win over Hardin-Simmons in American Southwest Conference men's basketball action at the Mabee Complex on Thursday.

The Lobos hit 11 3-pointers in the game and combined that with a 19-for25 night at the free throw line. They only hit eight shots inside the arc the entire night.

Hardin-Simmons led 25-19 at halftime, but SRSU battled back and took their first lead of the night on the heels of a 12-2 run over a span of 1:18. In the run Filiberto Torres hit a 3-pointer, Moises Morales hit a 3-pointer and Art Gonzalez hit a rare 4-point play when he was fouled making a 3-pointer. Those came on back-to-back-to-back trips down the floor.

After that neither team led by more than six the rest of the way. SRSU led 55-49 at the 6:22 mark, but HSU responded to tie the game at 61-61 on a Steven Luckey layup with :42 to play.

Morales then gave the Lobos the lead with a 3-pointer with time running out on the shot clock with :16 to play. Art Gonzalez made four free throws around HSU's Marcus Smith 3-pointer in the final :16 seconds.

Mardochee Jean led the Cowboys with 17 points and 17 rebounds and Smith had 14. Morales led Sul Ross with 25 points and Gonzalez chipped in 16.

The Cowboys fell to 11-9 overall and 10-6 in league play. Sul Ross State improved to 10-6 overall and 7-9 in league play. HSU hosts Howard Payne on Saturday.