CONWAY, Ark. - Friday night, Hendrix honored its four seniors and the late Kobe Bryant in a pivotal Southern Athletic Association contest in which the winner obtained sole possession of second place in the conference standings. A layup as the first half buzzer sounded gave Oglethorpe the 40-39 advantage at the break but 11 points and eight rebounds from Alex Conrad in the second half, alone proved to be too much as Hendrix picked up the huge 75-71 win over Oglethorpe to take sole possession of second place in the conference standings. With the win, Hendrix improves to 13-8 on the season with a 7-3 mark in SAA play. Oglethorpe falls to 12-9 on the season with a 6-4 mark in conference games. Conrad finished with a career-best 20 rebounds and 15 points off the bench. The late Kobe Bryant was honored prior to tip-off with a 24-second moment of silence.

THE BASICS 
Score:  Hendrix 75, Oglethorpe 74
Records: Warriors (13-8, 7-3 SAA) | Tigers (12-9, 6-4 SAA)
Location | Time: Conway, Ark. | 8 p.m.
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OF NOTE
- Hendrix trailed by as many as six points early on until Sean Coman's free throw make gave the Warriors the 13-12 advantage with 12:16 left in the first half.
- A huge three-pointer by Adam Phillip Hendrix up 23-20 after Oglethorpe tied the game up at 20. A layup a few minutes later by Jacob Link put the Warriors up five, 25-20, with 7:13 left in the first half.
- Coman's three-pointer with 15 seconds left in the half gave Hendrix the 39-38 lead but the Stormy Petrels scored as time expired to hold the 40-39 lead at the break.
- Conrad put Hendrix up 90 seconds into the second half after nailing two free throws. The sophomore scored the next four points to put Hendrix up 45-42 with 16:33 left.
- Seth Stanley and Jack Eaton nailed two huge three pointers over the next few minutes as Hendrix held the 53-51 edge with 12:40 left.
- A 6-0 Warrior run, capped off by another trifecta from Coman, put Hendrix up 59-53 midway through the final half.
- Another three-pointer by Coman and a mid-range by Link put the Warriors up eight with three minutes left.
- Oglethorpe recorded a quick 7-2 run but Stanley iced the game by making two huge free throws with two seconds left as the Warriors came out victorious, 75-71.

BOX SCORE NOTABLE
- Conrad finished with a career-high 20 rebounds and 15 points while shooting 7-of-8 from the charity stripe.
- Stanley shot 6-of-16 on the night while Link also recorded a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds in his next-to-last regular season game at home as a Warrior.
- Coman shot 5-of-12 from deep with three rebounds in 36 minutes of work.
- Eaton shot 3-of-4 from the floor in 22 minutes off the bench while also recording three rebounds and three assists.
- Recording 20 rebounds in a single-game is the fifth-best mark in program history; joins Lawson Pilgrim with recording 20 rebounds in one game (Feb. 11, 1980).
- In addition to picking up the big conference win, Hendrix recorded its first winning season since the 2008-09 season.
- The Warriors improve to 7-2 while playing inside Grove Gymnasium.
- The seven SAA wins on the season is the most since the 2016-17 season and is tied for the most in program history.

WHO'S NEXT
Up next, Hendrix remains in Grove Gymnasium to take on Berry Sunday at 2 p.m. in the final home game of the 2019-20 regular season.