RICHARDSON, Texas - It was a tough night for the Belhaven University men's basketball team on Thursday evening as they fell 103-54 at UT Dallas in American Southwest Conference play.

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INSIDE THE MATCHUP

Final: UT Dallas 103 , Belhaven 54

Records: 12-6, (8-3 ASC), 3-15 (2-10 ASC)

Location:  UTD Activity Center | Richardson, Texas |

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HOW IT HAPPENED

- UT Dallas shot 62 percent from the field throughout the contest on timely buckets all across the perimeter.

- Early on, Belhaven maintained its composure and hung in with the Comets by trading baskets.

- Isiah Brown knocked down a three midway through the first half to pace the Blazers' offense.

- UTD lead by only one possession at 23-20 with 6:22 to play before halftime.

- However, the Comets would go on a tear to end the half, which lead to a 22-8 run and a double digit lead at 45-28.

- Turnovers hurt the Blazers' in the second half, as UT Dallas would only continue to extend their advantage out.

- The Comets started the second half on a 17-3 run and never looked back as they pushed the lead up to 62-31.

- UT Dallas forced 16 steals on the evening and wound up leading by as much as 49 by the end of the contest.

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KEY STATISTICS

- Jonathan Durham, Rick Hodum, Justin Jones, and Joshua Roberts each scored eight points apiece to lead the Blazers in the scoring column.

- Isiah Brown chipped in with seven points, while John Works notched six points.

- Belhaven was limited to just 33 percent shooting from the floor.

- The Green and Gold connected on nine three-point field goals.

- Hodum and David Cole combined for five rebounds apiece.

- The Blazers committed 27 turnovers on the night and were also out-rebounded 36-25.

- The Comets scored 36 points off of turnovers and accumulated 44 points inside the paint.

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UP NEXT

Belhaven will return to Rugg Arena for a non-conference matchup on Tuesday evening at 7:00 p.m. as they play host to Pensacola Christian.

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