JACKSON, Miss. - The Belhaven University men's basketball team fought hard Thursday night against one of the toughest teams in the American Southwest Conference, yet a second-half surge by the LeTourneau Yellowjackets would be too much for the Blazers, as Belhaven would ultimately fall by a final score of 115-88.

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INSIDE THE MATCHUP

Final: LeTourneau 115, Belhaven 88

Records: 13-3, (7-2, ASC), 3-12 (2-7, ASC)

Location:  Rugg Arena | Jackson, Mississippi

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HOW IT HAPPENED

- The Blazers fell behind early in the first seven and a half minutes of play, trailing 20-12.

- Belhaven's offense quickly gained some momentum, going on a 17-6 run to give the Blazers a 29-26 lead with just under eight minutes remaining in the first half.

- The next four minutes would be a back and worth game as both teams were even at 34-34 with 3:55 left until half time.

- LeTourneau quickly hit it's stride once again as the Yellowjackets would go on a 10-2 run over the next two minutes. By the end of the half, the Yellowjackets held a 46-40 lead.

- After a hard fought first half, the second half would be a make or break half for the Blazers.

- Unfortunately, LeTourneau's offense would take off in the second half, outscoring the Blazers, 69-48, in the final twenty minutes of the game.

- LeTourneau (13-3) would ultimately go on to beat the Blazers by a final score of 115-88.

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KEY STATISTICS

- Six Blazers finished in double figures scoring with Isiah Brown leading the way with a team-high 26 points. Brown also added 5 rebounds on the night

- Brent Webber ended the night 2-5 from three-point range while finishing with 14 points.

- Tommy McCoy played well tonight on both sides of the floor as he led the Blazers with seven rebounds on the night. McCoy finished with 13 points and 3 assists.

- Rounding out the double figures scoring group Joshua Roberts finished with 12 points, John Works with 11 points, and Rick Hodum capped his night off with 10 points.

- Belhaven shot 44.1 percent from the floor as a team, while the Yellowjackets were able to shoot an outstanding 75 percent as a team from the field..

- The green and gold added 36 points in the paint and 10 points off of turnovers.

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UP NEXT

Belhaven will stay home Saturday and face East Texas Baptist, in what will be another American Southwest Conference matchup. The two teams will tip-off starting at 4:00 p.m.

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