Cowboys Win Fourth Straight ASC Game
By: Eric Boynton
Updated: January 26, 2013
ABILENE - Hardin-Simmons' men's basketball team won its fourth straight American Southwest
Conference game with a 78-65 win over Texas Lutheran on Saturday afternoon at
the Mabee Complex.
Hardin-Simmons fell
behind 15-3 in the early going as Justin Lindsay hit three 3-pointers and had 11
quick points for the Bulldogs. HSU then started to chip away at the deficit and
closed it to 21-18 on the second of four first-half 3-pointers by Charles Sams.
EZ Garcia's 3-pointer
at the 4:02 mark gave HSU its first lead of the game at 27-25. TLU led 35-32 at
halftime. Eight of HSU's 10 field goals in the first half were from behind the
arc.
The Cowboys scored the
first six points of the second half and never trailed again. John Derr's jumper
with 5:04 gave HSU its biggest lead of the game up to that point at 66-59. Derr
hit another 3-pointer two possessions later to make it 69-61.
HSU hit 11-of-12 free
throws in the final three minutes to put the game away.
Justin Lindsey led
Texas Lutheran with 29 points and Troy Griffith added 13 points off the bench.
Sams and Taylor
finished with 17 points each to pace five Cowboys in double figures. The 17 for
Sams was a career-high as he hit five 3-pointers in the game and the Cowboys
finished with 12 3-pointers.
Andy Spears had
another double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds and Darius Singletary
scored 14 points and John Derr added 12. Taylor also had six rebounds and six
assists for the Cowboys.
HSU outrebounded the
Bulldogs 33-24 and forced 21 turnovers. HSU was also 22-of-26 at the free throw
line.
HSU is now 13-6
overall and 10-3 in ASC action. TLU fell to 5-15 overall and 3-11 in league
play. HSU finishes its home slate this week with games against Mary
Hardin-Baylor and Concordia.
