JACKSON, Miss. - The Belhaven University men's basketball team faltered 93-83 at home on Saturday afternoon to Sul Ross State in American Southwest Conference play.

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INSIDE THE MATCHUP

Final: Sul Ross State 93, Belhaven 83

Records: Sul Ross State 6-4 (4-1, ASC), Belhaven 2-6 (1-3, ASC)

Location:  Rugg Arena | Jackson, Miss.

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HOW IT HAPPENED

- Sul Ross State used their size to their advantage as they connected on 20 points inside the paint in the first 12 minutes of action.

- The Blazers maintained their composure and paced themselves to say within range of the lead as the Lobos were shooting nearly 60 percent from the field.

- After trailing by double digits at 27-15, Belhaven went on a 15-6 run to close the lead down to three at 33-30 late in the half.

- Isiah Brown and Jonathan Durham were the main catalysts in the run with 13 and 11 points in the first half respectively.

-  The Green and Gold had all of the momentum in the final seven minutes of the first half and ended the first half on an incredible 28-12 run to lead 43-39 at halftime.

- A 12-3 run from Sul Ross State propelled the Lobos ahead 51-46 in the opening stages of the second half.

- Belhaven did not have an answer for Caleb Thomassen from Sul Ross State who had 21 points in the first nine minutes to give the Lobos a double digit lead.

- Sul Ross remained out in front 70-61 with 7:44 left in regulation.

- Over the next four minutes of play, the Blazers caught fire offensively with a 15-7 run which included two long range three point field goals from Brent Webber to close the gap down to two at 78-76 with 3:45 remaining.

- The Lobos responded with a quick 7-0 run to jump ahead 85-76 with just over two minutes left.

- Unfortunately for the Blazers, they were unable to trim the deficit any further in the final minutes of play as Sul Ross put the game away late at the free throw line.

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KEY STATISTICS

- Brent Webber finished with 16 points on 6-12 shooting, including 4-7 from behind the arc.

- Isiah Brown and Jonathan Durham both finished in double figures with 18 and 11 points apiece.

- Victor Price chipped in with nine points, while Terik Richardson and Kyle Patterson Sr. each tabbed six points.

- Richardson notched a team-high six rebounds in the loss, and Patterson Sr. dished out five assists.

- Belhaven shot 50 percent from the field on 24-48 shooting.

- The Blazers added 30 bench points and scored 13 points off of turnovers.

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UP NEXT

Belhaven will travel to Birmingham, Ala. on Dec. 19 at 5:00 p.m. against Birmingham-Southern. It's a rematch from Belhaven's first game of the 2017 season. BSC won the matchup by a score of 110-97.

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