ABILENE, Texas – Hardin-Simmons' Cowboy basketball team ended the season in the American Southwest Conference tournament championship game, going down 90-81 to Mary Hardin-Baylor.
 
The Cowboys finished the regular season 5-1 in ASC play and hosted the ASC championship tournament at the Mabee Complex, advancing to the championship with a semifinal win over Howard Payne on Friday.
 
The Cowboys came out firing against the Crusaders, leading 27-10 midway through the first half. HSU went into halftime leading 44-33.
 
Matthew Alexander scored a career-high 24 points for Hardin-Simmons, with 11 points in the first half and three buckets straight to open the game for the Cowboys early. He added 11 rebounds for the double-double. Alexander was named to the ASC all-tournament team for Hardin-Simmons.
 
Mary Hardin-Baylor shot extremely well in the second half and went on to win the ASC championship game 90-81.
 
Chris Bryant scored 14 points with 13 rebounds for a double-double and scored the 1,000^th point of his career as a junior Cowboy.
 
Asher Fleming came away with nine points and 11 rebounds in the championship and was named to the ASC all-tournament team for Hardin-Simmons.
 
Senior Trevion Howell scored 11 points shooting 4-of-5 and had a pair of steals on the defensive end for the Cowboys in the championship game.
 
Hardin-Simmons finished the season 17-10 as the runner-up in the ASC championship tournament and ASC regular season champions. We'd like to thank our senior Cowboys Trevion Howell, Jamar Ingram, and DJ Jones for their careers with the HSU men's basketball program.  
 
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