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84
Belhaven BU 7-8, 2-6 ASC
100
Winner LeTourneau LETU 10-6, 6-3 ASC
Belhaven BU
7-8, 2-6 ASC
84
Final
100
LeTourneau LETU
10-6, 6-3 ASC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Belhaven BU 33 51 84
LeTourneau LETU 54 46 100

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Blake Weir

Blazers Comeback Falls Short In Loss At LeTourneau

LONGVIEW, Texas– The Belhaven Blazers second half comeback fell short on the road Thursday evening, falling to the LeTourneau Yellowjackets by a final score of 100-84.

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INSIDE THE MATCHUP

Final: LeTourneau 100 | Belhaven 84

Records: LETU (10-6) (6-3 ASC) | BU (7-8) (2-6 ASC)

Location: Solheim Arena | Longview, Texas

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HOW IT HAPPENED

First Half - The Blazers maintained a close game through the first ten minutes of the contest, drilling a three pointer from Laramie Long to put Belhaven ahead 15-13. LeTourneau quickly swung the momentum back in favor of themselves, tying the game up with a jumper to make it 15-15, before going on a 10-0 run to jump out to a 23-15 advantage. The Yellowjackets increased its lead to double-digit points, taking a 54-33 lead into the half.

Second Half - LeTourneau took a 61-40 lead out of the break before Belhaven rallied off an 8-0 run to pull with a thirteen point deficit, 61-48. Belhaven continued to show fight, putting up more points to pull within 82-71 with 6:02 remaining in the game, following a layup and free throw from Laramie Long. The final minutes belonged to the Yellowjackets as LeTourneau outscored Belhaven 18-13, stopping the Belhaven comeback on its way to a 100-84 win in ASC play.

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BELHAVEN'S STATS

## Player MIN FG 3PT FT ORB-DRB REB A STL PTS
14 Jones,Joseph 25 6-9 1-2 4-5 1-2 3 0 0 17
1 Jones,Justin 21 4-8 2-3 0-0 0-2 2 0 0 10
23 Cooks,Brosnan 15 3-4 0-0 0-0 1-8 9 3 0 6
10 Works,John 19 1-3 1-2 1-2 0-2 2 0 0 4
22 Roberts,Joshua 17 0-2 0-0 0-0 1-2 3 3 0 0
11 Long,Laramie 21 4-5 2-3 3-3 0-2 2 2 1 13
24 Pruitt,Kelvin 19 4-8 1-2 4-6 2-6 8 0 0 13
2 Mccoy,Tommy 25 5-7 0-0 1-3 0-4 4 0 3 11
25 Hodum,Rick 11 2-4 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 5
5 Rios, Jr.,Raymond 2 1-1 0-0 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 3
0 Durham,Jonathan 11 0-2 0-2 2-2 0-1 1 0 0 2
35 Reed,Austin 8 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0
20 Thomas,Clavin 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0
21 Womack,Nehemiah 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0
3 Loris,John 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0
33 Graves,Sam 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0
TM TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 200 30-54 8-18 16-24 5-31 36 11 4 84

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UP NEXT

The Blazers will remain on the road to square off against East Texas Baptist University in Marshall, Texas on Saturday, January 19. The first tip is set for 3:00 p.m.

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