Cowboys Fall To Sul Ross State

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ALPINE, Texas — Hardin-Simmons’ men’s basketball team continued its defensive woes and dropped its sixth game in seven outings, falling 82-71 to Sul Ross State, Saturday afternoon at the Gallego Center in American Southwest Conference action.

The Cowboys never led in the contest as Sul Ross State used its size and height advantage to take an early 13-point lead. HSU played the game without top interior player Terrence Willis, who was serving a suspension. Without Willis, SRSU scored most of its points within about five of the basket. The Lobos shot 56 percent in the game.

Sul Ross State held its biggest lead at 64-43 with 8:48 to play, but the Cowboys had a late flurry to cut the deficit to nine at 74-65. Rob Yeatts hit four 3-pointers in the run, but the Cowboys had built too big of a deficit to overcome.

Mark Schlott led the Cowboys with 18 points. Yeatts had 16 points, Steven Wesley 14 and Casey Riddle 10 HSU.

Filiberto Torres led the way for Sul Ross State with 17 points, Andy Hulsey had 15 points and Abraham Ely had 13 points.

HSU fell to 7-16 overall and to 6-13 in ASC play. Sul Ross State improved to 8-14 on the year and to 8-11 in league play. HSU will close out its season next weekend at Schreiner and Texas Lutheran.

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