Cowboys Lose At Schreiner

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KERRVILLE, Texas — Schreiner’s men’s basketball team dominated Hardin-Simmons on the backboards 43-24 en route to a 83-64 win over the Cowboys Thursday night in American Southwest Conference action in Kerrville.

The teams went back and forth the first 15 minutes of the first half and HSU led 28-27 with 4:56 to play in the first half, but Schreiner closed the half on 13-2 run to take a 40-30 lead into halftime.

Schreiner came out in the second half and continued the run to 27-9 to take a 57-37 lead with 13:30 to play. HSU battled back to cut it to 69-60 but Schreiner sealed the game at the free throw line when HSU went to a foul approach down the stretch. Schreiner hit 11-of-13 in the last 1:41 of the game.

Aaron Thronton led the Cowboys with 12 points, Carlos Singer had 11 and John Derr chipped in 10 for the Cowboys. Aaron Hamilton led four Schreiner players in double figures with 14 points.

The Cowboys played without head coach Craig Carse who missed the game with an illness.

HSU fell to 2-11 on the year and 2-7 in ASC action. Schreiner improved to 3-10 overall and 3-7 in ASC play. The Cowboys play at Texas Lutheran on Saturday in Seguin.

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