BELTON — The Sul Ross State men's basketball team was trying to keep the momentum going on Saturday afternoon at the Mayborn Campus Center against the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor.

UMHB led by 13 points at halftime to eventually come away with the 93-80 victory.

There was an early 3-3 tie after a three-pointer by Julian Paredes. The Crusaders hit a three-pointer to go ahead by three.

Christian Nevarez then made a jumper to put the Lobos within one.

UMHB jumped out to an eight-point lead with 16:29 left in the opening half. Sul Ross fought back to within two after a pair of clutch three-pointers made by Caelyb Kerley.

The pendulum swung back to the Crusaders as they extended their lead to 10 with 11:39 left to go.

A pair of three-pointers by Hayden Peterson and a layup from Gabe Sanchez cut the deficit to four with nine minutes until halftime.

UMHB used a 7-0 run to break away with an 11-point lead.

The Crusaders showed their dominance in the second half as they took a 26-point lead and never looked back.

Paredes and Kerley teamed up to score 15 points each. Kerley also tallied six rebounds and six assists. The duo also combined for six 3-pointers.

Trey Nelson chipped in with 12 points while Daveone Bass finished with 11.

The Lobos knocked down 14 three-pointers. Peterson made three shots from beyond the arc while scoring nine points.

Sul Ross shot 50.8 percent from the field while it grabbed 30 rebounds.

>> HEAD TO HEAD: UMHB has won the last five meetings over Sul Ross. The Lobos haven't come out victorious over the Crusaders since Dec. 8, 2020.

>> SUL ROSS CONNECTION: UMHB head coach Clif Carroll spent five years at the helm of the Lobos. He compiled a 78-55 record in Alpine while leading Sul Ross to an American Southwest Conference championship and three ASC West Division titles.

>> RECORDS: Sul Ross 3-7 (1-4); UMHB 5-3 (3-2)

>> UP NEXT: The Lobos travel to Austin on Monday, Dec. 19 for a 3 p.m. tip-off with Concordia.