BELTON, Texas — Down by 22 in the second half, the Sul Ross State men's basketball surmounted a comeback to get to within one point.

Unfortunately, the Mary Hardin-Baylor Crusaders edged out the Lobos, 80-77, Thursday night at the Mayborn Campus Center.

>> HOW IT HAPPENED:

The Lobos scored six unanswered points to start the contest as Tyler Jackson scored four points.

Mary Hardin-Baylor went off on a 24-0 run to take an 18-point lead at the 9:30 mark.

Behind a 9-2 run, Sul Ross State cut the deficit to 10 with 3:52 remaining. Zyrin Brantley tallied four points while Manny Flores knocked down a clutch three.

The Crusaders then went on a 9-3 run to extend their lead to 16 at the 1:24 mark.

Mary Hardin-Baylor led by as much as 22 points with 13:33 left in the second half.

Sul Ross State used a 10-0 run to cut the deficit down to 11. Myles Amason started the rally with a dunk while Gabe Sanchez made three free throws.

The Lobos landed four more free throws from Jackson and Sanchez to get to within nine with 5:31 on the clock.

Stepping up in the clutch, Sanchez and Bryson Laird hit two 3-pointers to put the Lobos behind by five.

Brantley then made two free throws while Laird made a jumper in the paint off a dish by Deveraux Minix to trail by one point with 40 seconds to go.

>> RECORDS: Sul Ross State (11-10); Mary Hardin-Baylor (10-9)

>> GAME NOTES:

• Four Lobos scored in double digits.
• Jackson led the Lobos with 16 points while he grabbed four rebounds.
• Brantley scored a season-high 15 points while also reeling in four boards.
• Amason tallied 12 points and four rebounds.
• Laird added with 10 points.
• Flores had four assists and six points.
• The Lobos shot 18 for 25 from the free throw line. Sanchez was a perfect 5 for 5.
• Sul Ross State grabbed 32 rebounds. Minix grabbed a team-high seven rebounds.

>> UP NEXT: The Lobos travel to Concordia University at 3 p.m. CST Saturday, Feb. 2.