SEGUIN, Texas – Hardin-Simmons' men's basketball team overcame a 10-point second half deficit to force overtime but fell 99-89 in overtime to old American Southwest Conference rival Texas Lutheran on Wednesday evening in Seguin.

The Bulldogs jumped out to a 10-0 lead to start the game, before the Cowboys started to chip away. The Cowboys took their first lead of the game at the 6:50 mark of the first half on a Dashun Dixon layup that made it 23-22.

The teams were tied at 37, before the Bulldogs scored the final five points of the half to take a 42-37 lead at halftime.

TLU pushed the lead out 70-60 with 9:35 to play in the game before the Cowboys rallied. Duane Hopper made a pair of free throws, Justin Jones hit a pair of layups and Caleb Spoon hit a 3-pointer and Hopper hit two more free throws to tie the game at 71 with 6:10 to play.

The teams traded baskets the rest of regulation and Zach Behr's free throw with :43 to play tied the game at 81. HSU ran down the clock and Spoon had a good look at a shot to give the Cowboys the lead but hit came out and TLU's desperation shot at the buzzer was off the mark.

TLU was 8-for-8 at the foul line in the overtime period and also hit two big 3-pointers to outscored the Cowboys 18-8 in the extra session.

Jones led five Cowboys in double figures with 20 points. Hopper had 15 points, Dixon had 12, Ryan Leiss scored 10 and Spoon had 11 off the bench. Nathaniel Jack had nine points and 15 rebounds for the Cowboys.

HSU was 28-of-31 from the free throw line in the game, but a 5-for-31 night behind the 3-point arc sealed the Cowboys' fate. TLU also won the battle of the boards 57-44.

Sterling Holmes led TLU with 28 points and Jordan Kouresmetis added 21.

HSU has lost two straight and is now 2-3 on the year. TLU improved to 3-1 on the year. The Cowboys host Southwestern on Saturday at 3 p.m.