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Brylee Sweeten
On the left: Tyler Jackson attempts a layup. On the right: Omar Ibarra takes a shot under heavy pressure Saturday at the Pete P. Gallego Center. (Photo by Brylee Sweeten)
91
Winner Texas-Dallas UTD 5-2,1-0 ASC
73
Sul Ross St. SRSU 5-2,0-0 Lone Star
Winner
Texas-Dallas UTD
5-2,1-0 ASC
91
Final
73
Sul Ross St. SRSU
5-2,0-0 Lone Star
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Texas-Dallas UTD 53 38 91
Sul Ross St. SRSU 35 38 73

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MEN'S BASKETBALL: Four Lobos tally double-digit performances in loss to UT-Dallas

The Sul Ross State men's basketball team was seeking to keep its momentum going.

On Saturday evening, the Lobos suffered a 91-73 loss to the University of Texas at Dallas Comets at the Pete P. Gallego Center.

>> HOW IT HAPPENED:

The Comets began the game with a 6-0 run before the Lobos scored their first point on a jumper by Trey Nelson.

Bryce Harris cut the deficit in half with a free throw, but the Comets later increased their lead to five.

Sul Ross State used a 5-0 run where Nelson hit a three and made two free throws to put his team behind by one point with 14:03 on the clock.

Using a 6-0 run, the Comets pulled away for a nine-point lead.

Behind a clutch three by Omar Ibarra, the Lobos put together a 7-0 run to trail by two with 9:23 to go in the first half.

UT-Dallas went on an 18-0 run to increase its lead to 20 with just under four minutes to go.

Manny Flores made a buzzer-beating three-pointer to cut the deficit to 18 at the break.

The Comets led by as much as 27 points at the 15:14 mark of the second half.

Sul Ross State didn't quit as it used a 10-0 run to chisel the deficit down to 14.

Gabe Sanchez later got the hot hand as he scored eight-straight points which included a pair of three-pointers to get the Lobos to within nine with 8:20 to go.

UT-Dallas then ramped up its lead to 22.

>> RECORDS: Sul Ross State (5-2); UT-Dallas (5-2)

>> GAME NOTES:
  • There were 47 fouls in the contest as 64 total free throws were attempted.
  • Four Lobos finished in double-digit scoring figures.
  • Nelson had 18 points, two assists and three rebounds.
  • Sanchez also chipped in with 18 points and three rebounds. He made five 3-pointers.
  • Ibarra and Tyler Jackson each tallied 13 points.
  • Ibarra grabbed a team-best six rebounds. The Lobos finished with 32 rebounds compared to the 38 grabbed by UT-Dallas.
  • Sul Ross State finished 22 for 34 from the charity stripe while it made nine 3-pointers.
  • The Lobos got 49 points from the bench.
>> UP NEXT: The seven-game homestand concludes Monday, Dec. 4 with a 6 p.m. CST tip-off with Northern New Mexico College.
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