CONWAY, Ark. - Sunday, Hendrix hosted its first-ever Southern Athletic Association tournament game and Sunday, Hendrix picked up its first-ever tournament victory inside the confines of Grove Gymnasium. Sean Coman carded his first collegiate double-double while Jacob Link and Seth Stanley put together double-double performances as well. One game after going for a jaw-dropping, record-breaking 61 points, Stanley finished with 34 points while leading Hendrix to another memorable win once again. With the win, the Warriors improve to 16-10 while BSC falls to 8-18. While the Panthers' season is now complete, Hendrix advances to take on Berry Saturday in the SAA Semifinals.

THE BASICS 
Score: (No. 2 Seed) Hendrix 75, (No. 7 Seed) Birmingham-Southern 68
Records: Warriors (16-10) | Panthers (8-18)
Location | Time: Conway, Ark. | 3:00 p.m. 
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OF NOTE
- BSC led for most of the first 10 minutes of the game until Coman nailed a three-pointer before the Panthers soon carded a 6-0 run to take a five-point lead with nine minutes left in the first half.
- Stanley was fouled shooting a three-pointer with five minutes left in the opening half. After making all three free throw attempts, the Warriors held a two-point edge with 4:53 left in the half.
- Link, Stanley and Coman recorded a 7-2 run to end the half as Hendrix held the 30-23 lead at the break.
- After Carl Fitch scored the first basket of the second half, Stanley scored seven straight points in just over a minute to give the home team the 39-24 advantage three minutes into the second half.
- After making his first 10 free throw attempts of the day, Stanley missed his 11th one but made his 12th one to give the Warriors the 57-42 lead with 9:13 left.
- Cummings II nailed a huge mid-range jumper with 4:30 left to put Hendrix up 11, 65-54, but a quick 5-0 Panther run but the road team back in the game.
- Link buried his first three-pointer of the day with 2:24 left but BSC countered; making two quick three-pointers to make it a one-possession game with 76 seconds left in regulation.
- Stanley nailed tow huge free throws with 45 seconds left but BSC was fouled shooting a three-pointer and made all three of its attempts as Hendrix led 70-68 with 38 seconds left.
- With 24 seconds left, Cummings nailed two clutch free throws to make it a two-score game before Link hit a free throw 11 seconds later. Coman also hit two free throws as Hendrix recorded the 75-68 win over the Panthers.

BOX SCORE NOTABLE
- Stanley played all 40 minutes and shot 8-of-19 from the floor with four rebounds and a pair of assists.
- Link carded 12 points and 12 rebounds in his final game inside the confines of Grove Gymnasium.
- Coman registered 11 points and 11 rebounds on 3-of-7 from beyond the arc while Rod Cummings II shot 2-of-3 from the floor and 2-for-2 at the free throw line for six big points.
- Alex Conrad accounted for four points and nine rebounds off the bench in 29 minutes of work.
- Hendrix shot 22-of-60 (36.7 percent) from the floor, 8-of-26 (30.8 percent) from downtown and 23-of-32 (71.9 percent) from the charity stripe in the huge postseason win.
- Hendrix improves to 1-3 all-time against BSC in the SAA Tournament. The Warriors also improve to 2-1 against the Panthers on the 2019-20 season. 

WHAT WAS SAID
"Really proud of the guys for finding a way to hang on," stated head man Thad McCracken. "I thought we played well early on, defensively. They made a string of three's there down the stretch; thought we contested them pretty well even though some were pretty tough. Credit to BSC; they hung in there. They switched defenses on us multiple times; tried the box-and-one and triangle-and-two, anything they could do to keep Seth in check. Seth continues to play incredibly well as he makes big shots and plays for us. Happy for Jacob and Sean on picking up the double-double performances."

WHO'S NEXT
The Warriors will head to Danville, Ky. to take on Berry in the SAA Semifinals. Tip-off is set for Saturday at 5 p.m. CT. Hendrix won both meetings against the Vikings in the regular season; both were overtime victories by a combined victory total of six points.

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