Posted: Mar 05, 2021
Texas Lutheran's season comes to close with SCAC quarterfinal loss to Centenary
Texas Lutheran
(4-7)
59
Centenary (La.)
(8-3)
62
| Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Texas Lutheran (4-7) | 27 | 32 | 59 |
|
Centenary (La.) (8-3) | 25 | 37 | 62 |
SHREVEPORT, La. -- Texas Lutheran Men's Basketball saw its season come to a close Friday evening with a 62-59 loss to Centenary College in the quarterfinal round of the 2021 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Championship.
Seth Thomas converted a three-point play with 29 seconds remaining to account for the Gents' winning margin.
Centenary moved its overall record to 8-3. TLU ended its year at 4-7. The Bulldogs and Gents started this pandemic-shortened season in January.
Centenary, the defending SCAC champion, defeated TLU in the 2020 SCAC Championship final.
The No. 3 seed, Centenary advances to play St. Thomas (Texas) in the SCAC semifinal round.
St. Thomas, the No. 2 seed, will host the Gents next weekend. The Celts defeated University of Dallas 84-76 Friday in Houston.
TLU had the ball with 14 seconds to play but could not convert before committing a foul with 11 seconds to play. After Centenary missed a free throw and the lead stayed at three, a final TLU shot at the buzzer was no good.
Caleb Lister, playing in his final game as a Bulldog, scored 25 and pulled down 11 rebounds. He went 11-for-13 at the free throw line, and he made four three-pointers.
TLU's Sebastian Andrade added 10 points, 10 rebounds, and two assists. Andrade, a senior, plans to come back next year for a final year with the Bulldogs.
Prior to Thomas' layup and free throw, Andrade tied the game at 59 with a jumper in the lane with 42 seconds on the clock.
Ralph Johnson led Centenary with 19 points, five rebounds, and three steals. Thomas chipped in 12 points, six rebounds and two assists.
Kile Mingo scored nine for Centenary and added five rebounds.