HOBBS, N.M. — Facing adversity, the Sul Ross State men's basketball team didn't buckle.

On Saturday evening, the Lobos took on NAIA opponent, the University of the Southwest Mustangs, at the Jack and Mabel Maddox Student Center.

The Lobos trailed by 10 before surmounting a comeback to win, 70-67.

>> HOW IT HAPPENED:

University of the Southwest came out on a 6-0 run before Cailean Ables scored the first point for the Lobos in the form of a free throw.

Ables later made a layup to cut the deficit in half.

The Mustangs went up by 10 points before the Lobos used a 5-0 run that was highlighted by a three-pointer from Bryson Laird to cut the deficit to five with 9:10 on the clock.

Using a 7-0 run, Sul Ross State tied up the game at 21-all as Trey Nelson scored four points during the big rally.

Hayden Peterson knocked down a three with 3:51 to go in the first half, giving the Lobos a two-point lead.

However, the Mustangs regained the lead with a three of their own.

Closing out the half with a 7-0 run, the Lobos were able to head into the locker room with a six-point lead.

Sul Ross State led by as much as nine to start the second half before the Mustangs fought back to take a one-point lead with 12:29 on the clock.

University of the Southwest's lead then grew to nine.

Omar Ibarra helped start a rally with a layup and then Tyler Jackson followed up with another layup to get the Lobos to within four.

Gabe Sanchez then hit a clutch three-pointer with 4:02 remaining to put Sul Ross State behind by one.

The Mustangs went on a 4-0 run to lead by five until the Lobos began to surge back after a clutch three by Peterson.

In the final two minutes the score was tied twice before the Lobos knocked down some key free throws and points in the paint to pull away with the win.

Sul Ross State head coach Xavier Webb credits his coaching staff, especially assistant coach Jake Lopez and first-year student assistant Eliud Gonzalez.

>> RECORDS: Sul Ross State (1-0); University of the Southwest (2-1)

>> POSTGAME INTERVIEWS:

"Just good maturity from our upperclassmen. I don't think we ever broke. We may have bended quite a bit, but we made the stops down the stretch. Guys stepped up on the free throw line and we got the looks we needed to cut the lead. It was all on our defensive effort and our maturity. That's the beauty about this team. First game, Gabe shot lights out. This game, Trey and Tyler stepped up quite a bit. That's just the flexibility and the depth on this team. We grinded it out. We were able to make adjustments on the fly. That's just the four to one mentality we've been preaching. It was good to see it on display." — Head coach Xavier Webb

"It's a great win. Faced a little bit of adversity this morning. Fought through. That's our culture — four to one. We work hard in practice every single day. We're down however so many points and we still come back and win. I just like the energy we had today. We had our bench, we had our coaches and we had each other. Defense is a big thing for us. We base our identity on it." — Trey Nelson

>> GAME NOTES:

• Nelson led Sul Ross State with 19 points, five assists and five rebounds.
• Jackson added with 16 points.
• Ibarra had 10 points, four assists and three rebounds.
• The Lobos shot 15 of 19 from the free throw line. Nelson went a perfect 7 for 7 from the charity stripe.
• Sul Ross State also had five 3-pointers as Peterson made two from beyond the arc.

>> UP NEXT: The Lobos travel to Odessa, Texas to take on the University of Texas-Permian Basin for an exhibition game on Friday, Nov. 17 at 5 p.m. CST.