CONWAY, Ark. – Three Warriors scored 10 or more points Sunday against Birmingham-Southern and freshman forward Seth Stanley surpassed the 20-point mark for the second time in three days but it was not enough as the Panthers ended on a 6-1 run to defeat Hendrix 81-77 in front of over 500 fans from Grove Gymnasium. Hendrix falls to 6-10 on the season including a 2-3 mark in Southern Athletic Association play while BSC improves to 9-6 and 3-2 in conference action.

THE BASICS
Score:  Birmingham-Southern 81, Hendrix 77
Records: Panthers (9-6, 3-2 SAA) | Warriors (6-10, 2-3 SAA)
Location | Time: Conway, Ark. | 3:00 PM
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Up Next: Jan. 18 vs Berry at 8:00 PM

TURNING POINT
Freshman guard Sean Coman nailed a go-ahead three-pointer to put Hendrix up by a point with 2:18 to go but the Panthers nailed a three of its own to take the lead for good.

HOW IT HAPPENED
- After BSC opened the game on a 7-1 run, Hendrix answered with a 7-0 run of its own, capped off by a bucket by Stanley.
- Trailing by six with 10:40 left in the opening half, freshman big man Carl Fitch nailed two free throws until Stanley scored the next five consecutive points including an old fashioned three-point play to give Hendrix the lead at 21-20 with 8:23 to go until halftime.
- Senior guard Preston Smith nailed a tough three-pointer with 3:14 left in the half; Hendrix trailed 35-34 at the break.
- After Coman's layup put Hendrix up one 12 seconds into the second half, Stanley recorded eight of the next 10 points for the Warriors as Hendrix held a 46-44 advantage with 13:46 left in regulation.
- Down eight with 5:24 to go, Stanley converted an and-1 play with 5:00 to go, Fitch nailed one free throw and sophomore guard Kam Brasfield knocked in both free throws as the Warriors trailed by two with 3:59 left.
- Back-to-back layup's by Fitch and Stanley tied the game up at 73-all with 2:56 left. 
- Coman nailed a tough three-pointer with 2:18 to go to put the home team up 76-75 but the Panthers ended on a 6-1 run as BSC won 81-77.
- Stanley finished with a game-high 25 points on an efficient 9-for-15 from the field with five rebounds and a 6-for-7 mark at the free throw line.
- Brasfield added 12 points, six assists, six rebounds and shot 6-of-8 at the charity stripe against BSC.
- Smith and Fitch combined for 19 points and six rebounds Sunday against the Panthers. 
- Sophomore guard Trey Rouse added six points off the bench; all of which came in the final 20 minutes of action.
- The Warriors shot 25-of-61 (41.0%) from the floor and ended up shooting 5-of-23 from deep while recording a 22-for-29 (75.9%) mark at the free throw line while BSC shot 28-of-68 from the field, 9-of-23 from deep and 16-for-22 at the free throw line.
- Despite Hendrix outscoring the Panthers 4-0 in transition points, the BSC bench outscored Hendrix's bench 21-15.
- The five blocked shots against the Panthers tied the season-best by Hendrix this year (five vs East Texas Baptist University; Nov. 20, 2018).

WHO'S NEXT
After splitting this weekend in the first weekend of SAA play from Conway, Hendrix will look to climb the SAA standings with pivotal showdowns from Grove Gymnasium against Berry and Oglethorpe next weekend. First up, the Warriors battle the Vikings at 8 p.m. on Friday. Coach Craig Kirchgessner and Coach Kristian Lenser will have the broadcast call; watch here.

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