CONWAY, Ark. – After trailing for majority of the second half, sophomore guard Trey Rouse put Hendrix (9-12, 5-5 SAA) on top, 67-66 with 1:48 to go but it was junior guard Jacob Link who maintained a strong drive to the basket with 2.3 seconds left for the game-winning layup to put the Warriors up 70-68 over Sewanee (16-5, 5-5 SAA). After two Sewanee timeouts, Link poked the ball away as Hendrix managed to escape for a huge Southern Athletic Association victory inside Grove Gymnasium Friday night in front of over 400 fans.

THE BASICS
Score:  Sewanee 68, Hendrix 70
Records: Tigers (16-5, 5-5 SAA) | Warriors (9-12, 5-5 SAA)
Location | Time: Conway, Ark. 8:00 PM
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TURNING POINT
Trailing by four with under four minutes to play, freshman forward Seth Stanley nailed a huge three-pointer to pull Hendrix within one. Moments later Rouse struck for his go-ahead layup.

HOW IT HAPPENED
- Sewanee jumped out to an early 5-2 lead but the Warriors quickly 6-5 after a successful free throw by senior guard Preston Smith.
- Neither team led by more than five points for the first 15 minutes of action but Sewanee sustained the 30-23 lead with 4:03 until halftime.
- Another three-pointer by Stanley cut the deficit to five but Sewanee took a seven-point cushion into the intermission.
- After tailing for the opening four minutes of the second half, Smith knotted the game up at 43-all with 15:00 left on the clock.
- Rouse connected on two big free throw makes with 9:18 to go to pull Hendrix within three, but Sewanee quickly took a five-point lead back on the next possession.
- Back-to-back layup's by freshman guard Sean Coman and Stanley knotted the game up at 60-all with 6:10 left in regulation.
- Trailing by a point with under a minute to go, Coman earned a trip to the free throw line. The freshman hit the first one but hit the back of the iron on the second.
- After Sewanee missed a three-pointer, Link nailed the eventual game-winning bucket with 2.3 left on the clock.
- The Tigers chose to take two timeouts in the next 0.4 seconds. With 1.9 left on the clock and Stanley guarding the inbounds thrower, Link managed to get a finger on the inbounds pass as the clock expired and Hendrix held on for the big 70-68 victory.

OF NOTE
- Stanley tallied a team-high 20 points; shot 50% from both the floor (7-for-14) and from deep (5-of-10); now has led Hendrix in scoring for the sixth time in the last eight games.
- Coman and Link added 10 points apiece; combined for nine rebounds and five assists as well.
- Smith accounted for nine points and one trifecta; now is 27 shy of Hendrix's all-time three-point leader in Cal Rose (248).
- Rouse finished with eight points and four boards; also shot 4-for-6 at the charity stripe.
- Hendrix shot 25-for-56 from the floor, 7-of-26 from deep and 13-for-18 at the free throw line while the Tigers shot 25-for-53 from the floor, 7-of-19 from deep and 11-for-15 at the charity stripe.
- Despite the Tigers holding a 20-7 advantage in second chance point opportunities, Hendrix recorded 28 points in the paint while Sewanee carded just 16.

WHAT WAS SAID
"I thought it was a great team win, Sewanee is a really, really good team," stated Head Coach Thad McCracken. "We weathered the storm. I was proud of how we came out of halftime. We were able to get some huge stops late. Just a huge play by Jacob to go strong to the basket, make a physical play and ultimately hit the game-winner there. I was really proud of him and all of our guys' intensity and effort we showed in the second half."

WHO'S NEXT
Looking to avenge a January loss, Hendrix hosts Centre Sunday at 2 p.m. inside the confines of Grove Gymnasium in the next-to-last home game for the Warriors on the 2018-19 season.

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