Texas Lutheran Drops Home Contest to Colorado College
Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
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Colorado Col. (12-7,6-4 SCAC) | 35 | 27 | 62 | |
Texas Lutheran (4-16,3-8 SCAC) | 29 | 29 | 58 |
Colorado Col.
Game Statistics | Colorado Col. | Texas Lutheran |
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Field Goals | (24-56) | (22-56) |
Field Goal % | 42.9% | 39.3% |
Rebounds | 33 | 39 |
Assists | 14 | 19 |
Turnovers | 13 | 19 |
Pts off Turnovers | 13 | 8 |
2nd Chance Pts | 5 | 9 |
Pts in the Paint | 26 | 32 |
Fastbreak Pts | 10 | 10 |
Bench Pts | 36 | 9 |
SEGUIN, Texas -- Despite 15 points and seven rebounds from Easton Allen (New Braunfels/Marion) and Texas Lutheran out-rebounding Colorado College 39-33, the Tigers outscored the Bulldogs 15-11 over the course of the final eight minutes to secure a 62-58 victory Sunday afternoon at Memorial Gymnasium.
Allen's 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting led the Bulldogs and he was joined in double figures by Xavier Phillips (Austin/Dripping Springs) and Semaj Edwards (Lanham, MD/Oak Hill Academy) who each finished with 10 points. Phillips and LaDarius King (Austin/St. Stephen's Episcopal) both dished a team-high five assists. Jordan Dunn (Del Valle/Del Valle) matched Easton Allen by grabbing a team-high seven rebounds off the bench.
Colorado College led for all but 32 seconds Sunday afternoon as they took a 35-29 lead into halftime and led for a majority of the second half aside from three ties forced in the second half by TLU, with the final tie coming at the 8:09 mark in the second half. Texas Lutheran would out score the Tigers 29-27 in the second half while shooting 46.2% from the field.
Texas Lutheran hits the road for its next two games, beginning its final road trip of the 2024 regular season with a Friday night matchup against Austin College on Feb. 2. Tip-off is set for 6 PM in Sherman. All streaming and live stats links will be available on tlubulldogs.com.
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