SEWANEE, Tenn. - The Sewanee men's basketball team suffered an 88-79 defeat to the Warriors of Hendrix College on Sunday afternoon from Juhan Gymnasium as the first half of the Southern Athletic Association (SAA) schedule concludes.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Final Score: Hendrix (11-7, 5-2) 88, Sewanee (9-9, 3-4) 79
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HOW IT HAPPENED
-The Tigers started the game with a 13-0 run in the first 3:45 of the contest and had a 22-4 lead at the 13:30 mark in the opening half.
-Hendrix would respond to cut the deficit to six points, 40-34 at the break.
-The Warriors went on a 10-2 run to cut the Tigers' lead to one point, 45-44, at the 14:18 mark before the streak ended on a Jordan Warlick 3-point field goal.
-Hendrix tied the game at 58 points apiece with 8:36 left in the contest, but the visitors took the lead with an Alex Conrad layup, 61-60, with seven minutes remaining.
-Tied at 65, Hendrix made a layup and a 3-pointer on back-to-back trips to lead 70-65 to seal the contest.
-Sewanee was able to get the deficit back to a one-possession game, 72-70 with 2:33, bu Hendrix finished the game on a 16-9 run.
500 BOARDS!
-After recording his 1,000th career point two weeks ago at Birmingham-Southern, senior Adrian Thomas became the 19th player in Sewanee men's basketball history to record 500 rebounds. Needing one board for number 500, Thomas secured the board at the 18:46 mark in the first half.
-Additionally, the Chattanooga, Tenn. native became the 13th player in the 95-plus year history of men's basketball at The University of the South to achieve 1,000 points and 500 rebounds.
SEWANEE KEY STATISTICS
-Adrian Thomas led the Tigers with 22 points on 9-of-15 from the floor and six rebounds.
-Jordan Warlick contributed 20 points on 7-of-13 with six boards.
-Ryan Starr added 18 points and seven assists.
HENDRIX KEY STATISTICS
-Seth Stanley, one of the tops in the league in scoring, led the Warriors with 24 points.
-Jacob Link posted a double-double with 17 points, 10 rebounds and five assists.
UP NEXT
The second half of the conference schedule takes place next weekend at Rhodes.
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