On Sunday afternoon, the Sul Ross State men's basketball team hosted Navajo Technical University at the Pete P. Gallego Center for what ended up being a barn burner.

The Lobos managed to pull off an 84-80 win over the Skyhawks to snap the three-game losing skid.

>> HOW IT HAPPENED:

Sul Ross State began the game on a 4-0 run as Cailean Ables made two free throws and Bryce Harris landed a layup.

The Lobos went up by five after a three from Gabe Sanchez.

Navajo Tech cut the deficit to two with a three of its own. The Skyhawks trailed by one point with 15:47 on the clock after hitting another three.

Sanchez answered back with a trey to put the Lobos up by four.

Using a 3-0 run, the Skyhawks later ended up tying the game at 18-all with 11:53 to go.

Hayden Peterson made a jumper in the paint off a dish from Zyrin Brantley to put the Lobos back on top.

Navajo Tech tied up the score at 20-all at the 9:54 mark.

Myles Amason gave Sul Ross State a two-point lead with a layup. The see-saw then went back to the Skyhawks as they tied up the game once more at 22-all.

The Lobos used a 5-0 run to take a five-point lead with 8:09 on the clock. Brantley had a three-point play during the run after he got fouled on a made layup.

Navajo Tech got to within three before the Lobos put together another 5-0 run that was highlighted by a clutch three from Jayden Canaba.

Trailing by eight with just under six minutes to go in the half, the Skyhawks came back to tie the score at 34-all.

Navajo Tech took a brief one-point lead until Larry Morrison made a layup to put the Lobos on top by one at the break.

The Skyhawks turned it up a notch in the second half, going on a 7-0 run to take an eight-point lead.

Navajo Tech led by as much as 11 with 12:06 on the clock.

Behind a 7-0 run, the Lobos got to within two with 7:30 to go. Manny Flores nailed a clutch three during the run.

The lead changed three times in the final five and a half minutes.

Ultimately, the Lobos made some key stops and made seven free throws down the stretch to break away.

>> RECORDS: Sul Ross State (7-5)

>> POSTGAME INTERVIEWS:

"My shots really weren't going, so I was trying to get downhill. We had some other guys step up, too. It was a bad first half. It wasn't us. It wasn't what we do. I know that with my scoring ability I can find that spark off the bench, and that's what I did the second half. We got some things going, finally got some stops down the stretch." — Gabe Sanchez on his performance

"It was good to get back in the win column even though it wasn't up to our standard. You always take an ugly win over a beautiful loss. We had some kids step up. One in particular is Jayden Canaba. We're going to have to value the basketball." — Head coach Xavier Webb

>> GAME NOTES:

• The Lobos improve to 6-3 at home.
• Sanchez led the way with 23 points, five rebounds and two steals.
• Omar Ibarra finished with 10 points, four assists and nine rebounds.
• Canaba had a season-high eight points.
• Harris and Brantley also scored eight points.
• Peterson and Amason added with six points.
• The Lobos made seven 3-pointers. Sanchez had three and Canaba made two.
• Sul Ross State shot 19 of 31 from the free throw line. Sanchez went a perfect 6 for 6 from the charity stripe.
• The Lobos won the battle of the boards with 43 rebounds compared to 34 reeled in by Navajo Tech.
• The Lobos had 12 steals. Peterson grabbed three steals while Flores had four.
• Flores had a team-best six assists as the Lobos finished with 19.
• The game was tied seven times while the lead changed eight times.
• Sul Ross State got 53 points from its bench and 20 points off turnovers.
• Sanchez continues to lead the Lobos in scoring, averaging 13.3 points per game. He also leads the squad with 31 made three-pointers and 56 made field goals.
• Harris is tied for the team lead in rebounds with 56 alongside Tyler Jackson.
• Peterson leads the Lobos with 19 steals while Flores is second with 14.
• Ibarra leads the squad with 29 assists while Brantley has 27.
• Navajo Tech had four players in double digits.
• Navajo Tech, out of Crownpoint, N.M., is not affiliated with the NCAA or NAIA, it is a member of the United States Collegiate Athletic Association which is made up of 72 small colleges.

>> UP NEXT: The Lobos host Concordia University at 4 p.m. CST on Monday, Dec. 18 to close out the first half of the season.