Box Score

BELTON- Senior guard Xavier Webb (Riverton, WY/RHS) finished with a team-high 17 points to lead Sul Ross (7-5) to a 74-71 victory over Rust College (1-13) in day one of the Crusader Classic hosted by the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor.

The Lobos will close out the two-day tournament Friday against Elmhurst College of Illinois. Tip off is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. at UMHB's Mayborn Campus Center.

With just six players listed on the box score, Rust College ran into foul trouble with three minutes left in the game and played with four players on the court and played five-on-three in the closing seconds of regulation.

Sully put up an 8-2 run to begin the game with an offensive rebound and put back by Damien Rhodriquez (San Antonio/John Jay).

The Pack then exploded on a 14-0 run ending on a jump shot by Jacob Dawson (Amarillo/AHS) with 12:05 left in the first half.

Rust quickly recovered and mounted a 12-0 run and trailed 22-16 at the 9:01 mark.

A jumper by RC's Allen Potts at 6:26 gave the opposition a 27-26 lead and began a 5-0 run.

The Lobos were never able to recover the lead and went to the half trailing 35-29.

Potts extended the Bearcat lead to eight 1:04 into the second period with a 15-foot bucket.

A jumper from midrange by C.J. Ross (Austin/Akins) cut the Sul Ross deficit to one at 16:45.

Rust College was able to maintain the advantage for the next 12 minutes before Caleb Thomasson (Ackerly/Sands) connected on two free throws giving Sully a slim 64-63 lead.

The Bearcats swiped the lead and held the momentum until the 2:35 mark as Brock Anders (Keller/KHS) nailed a jump shot in the paint for a 68-67 Sul Ross go ahead.

Rust retook the lead and held their ground until A.J. James (Springs/SHS) drained a free throw to tie the game at 71. 

James hit three more foul shots in the final 12 seconds resulting in the 74-71 Lobo victory.

Anders posted 11 points on the afternoon while Thomasson and Dawson recorded 10 points each.