It was a historic day for Julian Paredes.

Entering the contest against East Texas Baptist, Paredes was just 20 points away from joining the 1,000-point club.

During the second half, Paredes drained a three-pointer to etch his name in the record book.

Unfortunately, the Sul Ross State men's basketball team came up short against the Tigers by suffering a tough 95-85 loss in overtime at the Pete P. Gallego Center on Saturday evening.

Paredes finished the game with 29 points, six rebounds and three assists while he made four 3-pointers.

"I'm very grateful. I owe it a lot to my teammates and my coaches," he said. "A lot of my teammates are super unselfish. My coaches always get me in the right spots. They believe in me and it feels good.

"Obviously, it would've been great to get the win, too. I'm grateful and looking forward to the next game."

The score changed 12 times while the lead changed 10 times as the Lobos held their own against the second-best team in the American Southwest Conference.

Sul Ross broke a 2-2 tie early in the first half by going on a 6-0 run after three layups made by Christian Nevarez, Paredes and Larry Morrison.

Trey Nelson later hit a three-pointer to keep Sul Ross ahead by six.

The Lobos led by as much as eight after a three was made by Luke Pluymen with 13:15 remaining.

East Texas Baptist then cut the deficit down to three.

A layup by Pluymen put the Lobos ahead by five, but the Tigers were on the prowl as they tied up the game at 21-all with 8:09 to go.

Sul Ross went on a 5-0 run to break away for the 26-21 lead. Nevarez hit a clutch three while Pluymen made a layup during the run.

The Tigers tied up the game once more, this time at 28-all with 4:05 left until halftime.

Morrison gave the Lobos a short-lived one-point lead on a free throw before East Texas Baptist tied up the score at 29-all.

Paredes knocked down a three-pointer to put Sul Ross back out ahead, 32-29, with 2:51 to go.

East Texas Baptist then made a game-tying three which was answered by a three from Gabe Sanchez with 1:05 on the clock.

The Tigers cut the deficit to one on a pair of free throws to end the first half.

Paredes scored the first four points for the Lobos to start the second half. Trailing by three, the Tigers went on a run to take a seven-point lead with 14:49 to go.

The Tiger lead grew to eight before Sanchez came into the clutch with a pair of three-pointers that chiseled the deficit down to two.

On two free throws by Morrison, the Lobos tied up the game at 59-all with 8:29 to go.

East Texas Baptist got a three-pointer and a jumper in the paint to take a five-point lead.

Paredes came into the clutch with a three-pointer that put the Lobos behind by two with 7:07 remaining.

Two free throws by Sanchez later tied up the game at 64-all.

East Texas Baptist got hot again on offense, taking a six-point lead with 4:37 to go, but the Lobos didn't quit.

Paredes got a three-point play after being fouled on a made layup. Paredes then gave the Lobos a two-point lead with another three.

The score was tied twice more before Paredes landed two free throws to tie up the game at 78-all at the end of regulation.

Sul Ross took a two-point lead to start the overtime period after a layup by Nelson. The score was tied up twice before the Tigers gained a two-point advantage.

Paredes then gave Sul Ross a one-point lead on a three-pointer with 2:44 to go.

The Lobo offense ran out of gas during the waning minutes as the Tigers pulled away for the victory.

Pluymen finished with 15 points while Sanchez added with 13. Morrison chipped in with 11.

Sul Ross knocked down 10 three-pointers while shooting 15 of 17 from the free throw line. The Lobos grabbed 29 rebounds compared to 43 for the Tigers.

"Well, that's a big part of our culture — fighting," added Paredes. "We're not always the biggest team, we're not always the most athletic, but we're going to go out there and give it our all every single game.

"That's what we take pride in. We came up short today, but we can't change the game plan. That's always what it's going to be — playing hard. Eventually it will translate to W's."

>> 1,000-POINT CLUB: Paredes joins an exclusive list of talented players like Jimmy Martinez, Larry Morales, Brandon Harvey, Jorge Quintero, Caleb Thomasson and Sid Hooper.

Hooper is the all-time leading scorer with 1,725 career points.

>> RECORDS: Sul Ross (4-11, 1-7); East Texas Baptist (12-2, 6-1)

>> UP NEXT: The Lobos travel to Brownwood to take on Howard Payne at 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14.