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SEGUIN, Texas – Texas Lutheran sophomore forward Isaac Williams (San Antonio/Wagner) scored a career-high 31 points in leading the Bulldogs to a 75-59 victory over Sul Ross State on Thursday.
In TLU’s Memorial Gymnasium, the Bulldogs kept their slim American Southwest Conference Championship Tournament hopes alive with the home win. TLU now stands at 6-14 overall and at 4-12 in the ASC West Division.
The Bulldogs still trail Sul Ross State by three games for the fourth and final ASC West playoff spot. Five games remain for each team in its conference regular season schedule.
Williams scored 17 of his 31 in the first half as the Bulldogs opened a 37-32 lead at the break.
Williams finished the game with a career-best 14 field goals on 19 shot attempts. He added eight rebounds, four assists and two steals.
The Bulldogs opened the lead to double digits in the second half behind a defense that held the Lobos to 29.6 percent shooting over the final 20 minutes.
TLU shot 55.2 percent in the first half and 57.7 percent in the second half. In the second half alone, Williams made seven of his nine shots and grabbed seven of his eight rebounds.
Junior post Henry Flores (San Antonio/Stevens/Sul Ross State) contributed 15 points on 7-of-9 shooting. Flores also recorded six rebounds and tied for the team lead in assists, with five.
Sul Ross put four players – Steven Johunkin, Andy Hulsey, Jimmy Martinez, and Ryan Hagan – into double figures. Johunkin, Hulsey, and Hagan each scored 14 for the Lobos. Hagan grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds.
The Bulldogs continue ASC West Division play on Saturday with a 3 p.m. home game against Howard Payne.
TLU will have a live video broadcast and live stats for Saturday’s basketball doubleheader on www.tlubulldogs.com.