CONWAY, Ark. - After leaving Rome, Ga. with a thrilling overtime win against Berry on Sunday, Hendrix returned to Conway in hopes of staying atop the Southern Athletic Association standings with a meeting against Birmingham-Southern inside Grove Gymnasium Friday night. Hendrix did just that as the Warriors cruised to a 93-81 victory over the Panthers after having the lead for nearly 38 of the 40 minutes. With the win, Hendrix improves to 9-6 on the year with a 3-1 mark in SAA Play while BSC drops to 4-11 and 0-4 in conference.
Seth Stanley led the way with 31 points on 8-of-13 shooting from the floor, 4-of 7 from deep and a perfect 11-for-11 at the free throw line while also recording a career-high eighth assists. Hendrix remains in a four-way tie for first place in the SAA standings with Centre, Millsaps and Oglethorpe.
THE BASICS
Score: Hendrix 93, BSC 81
Records: Warriors (9-6, 3-1 SAA) | Panthers (4-11, 0-4 SAA)
Location | Time: Conway, Ark. | 8 p.m.
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OF NOTE
- After trailing 2-0 early in the game, an 8-0 Warrior run put the Warriors up 8-2 with 14:29 left until halftime.
- BSC tied the game up at 8, 10 and 12 until Stanley nailed another trifecta; giving Hendrix the 15-12 advantage midway through the first half.
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Jack Eaton found
Carl Fitch for a dunk with 7:30 left in the first half and Eaton connected on a three-pointer in the closing seconds of the half as the Warriors enjoyed a 36-27 lead at the break.
- Hendrix scored six of the first eight points of the second half to hold a 42-29 advantage with 18:49 left.
- Stanley converted an and-one chance with 14:29 left; giving Hendrix a 13-point lead.
- A layup by
Jacob Link at the final media timeout gave Hendrix the 82-64 advantage.
- After a BSC received a technical, Hendrix connected on four straight free throws and Stanley hit a mid-range jumper to cap off a six-point possession; putting Hendrix up 89-71 with 1:41 left.
- Another dunk by Fitch with 26 seconds to go paved the way as Hendrix picked up the 93-81 win over BSC Friday night.
BOX SCORE NOTABLE
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Sean Coman shot 6-for-10 from the floor and 3-of-5 from deep to account for 17 points, five rebounds and three assists in 39 minutes of work.
- Fitch and Link combined for 25 points and 10 rebounds while Eaton tallied seven points and two assists in 18 minutes off the bench.
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Rod Cummings II finished with four points, five rebounds, one steal and one assist in 29 minutes of work against the Panthers.
- Hendrix shot 30-of-57 (52.6 percent) from the floor, 10-of-20 (50 percent) from deep and 23-for-28 (82.1 percent) at the charity stripe.
- The 93 points scored Friday night is a new season-best for the Warriors.
- The 18 assists registered as a team ties the season-best mark (Nov. 17 at Austin).
- With the win Friday, Hendrix snaps a five-game losing streak to the Panthers and improve to 4-18 all-time against the Panthers.
WHO'S NEXT
Hendrix remains in Conway to battle Millsaps Sunday at 3 p.m. from Grove Gymnasium. The game can be seen
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