SEWANEE, Tenn. - Trailing 22-4 with 13:37 left in the opening half, Hendrix turned an 18-point deficit into just a six-point deficit at the half. The Warriors went on to outscore the Sewanee Tigers 54-39 in the final 20 minutes of action as Hendrix picked up a huge road game in Southern Athletic Association play. The Warriors improve to 11-7 on the season and 5-2 in SAA play while Sewanee falls to 10-8 and 3-4 in conference action.
Seth Stanley scored 17 of his game-high 24 points in the second half while
Alex Conrad added 20 points on 8-of-11 shooting from the floor in 22 minutes of action off the bench. Hendrix is currently tied with Oglethorpe for second place in the SAA standings with seven conference games left.
THE BASICS
Score: Hendrix 88, Sewanee 79
Records: Warriors (11-7, 5-2 SAA) | Tigers (9-9, 3-4 SAA)
Location | Time: Sewanee, Tenn. | 3 p.m.
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OF NOTE
- Sewanee scored the games first 13 points and forced a Warrior timeout with 17:20 left in the first half.
- An 18-6 run midway through the first half turned an 18-point Warrior deficit into just a six-point deficit after
Jacob Link converted an and-one play with 5:58 left until halftime.
- A tip-in by Stanley brought Hendrix within two points, 36-32 with 61 seconds left in the half before the Tigers scored the final four points of the period to take a 40-34 lead into the intermission.
- Sewanee scored the first three points of the second half before a 5-0 Warrior run brought Hendrix within four, 43-39, with 17:19 left in regulation.
- A layup by Conrad knotted the game up at 58-all with 8:36 left before Link's free throw make gave Hendrix the one-point advantage.
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Brooks Cartwright's three-pointer with 3:52 left gave Hendrix a huge five-point cushion, 70-65, before the Tigers crawled within two, 72-70, just a minute later.
- Cartwright nailed another trifecta to give the Warriors another five-point lead with 2:12 left. Stanley nailed a three-pointer on Hendrix's next possession to give the road team an eight-point lead.
- With 1:07 left, Coman buried Hendrix's fourth three-pointer in less than three minutes to give the Warriors the 81-72 lead as Hendrix made seven out of its last eight free throws to pull off the huge come-from-behind win at Sewanee Sunday.
BOX SCORE NOTABLE
- Stanley shot 7-of-13 from the floor including 5-of-6 from deep and 5-for-5 from the charity stripe with five rebounds in 38 minutes.
- Link recorded his fourth double-double of the year with 17 points on 7-of-14 shooting and 10 rebounds in 32 minutes.
- Coman and Cartwright combined for 19 points and eight rebounds against the Tigers Sunday.
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Carl Fitch produced a five-point, six-rebound performance in 18 minutes against Sewanee
- Hendrix shot 29-for-62 (46.8 percent) from the floor, 9-of-23 (39.1 percent) from deep and 21-of-28 (75 percent) from the free throw line.
- The 11 wins on the season is the most in a single-season since the 2016-17 season; the Warriors recorded 12 wins on the 2014-15 season.
WHAT WAS SAID
"Just incredibly proud of our guys' resiliency today," stated head man
Thad McCracken. "Not only did they bounce back from a tough game Friday night, but they fought through injuries all weekend and then fought through a slow start to today's game. They stayed together as a team and continued to battle and I couldn't be prouder of them."
WHO'S NEXT
Hendrix takes on Centre Friday at 8 p.m. from Conway.
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