DANVILLE, Ky. - In a rematch of the 2018 Southern Athletic Association Championship Game, Hendrix faced the Berry Vikings from Danville, Ky. With a spot in the title game on the line this time, Berry outscored Hendrix 46-35 in the second half to defeat the Warriors, 72-61. The Warriors finish the 2019-20 season with a 16-11 mark and reach the SAA semifinals for the first time since the 2017-18 season. Seth Stanley scored his 1,000th career point in early in the second half and finished the game with 29 points on 9-of-20 shooting from the floor in all 40 minutes of action. The 16 wins on the season is the most since the 2008-29 season while the nine SAA regular season victories are the most in program history.

THE BASICS 
Score: (No. 2 Seed) Hendrix 61, (No. 3 Seed) Berry 75
Records: Warriors (16-11) | Vikings (19-9)
Location | Time: Danville, Ky. | 5:00 p.m CT. 
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OF NOTE
- After scoring just five points in the first five minutes, Hendrix controlled the 5-4 advantage early on after after a made jumper by Jacob Link.
- Stanley scored six straight points nearly midway through the first half as Hendrix led 9-6 with 10:46 left in the half.
- After trailing for most of the rest of the first half, Jack Eaton and Link recorded quick 5-0 run before Stanley made a layup as the first half horn expired as both teams were knotted at 26.
- Stanley scored the first seven points of the second half which was capped off with a three-pointer; the shot that helped him secure his 1,000th career point as Hendrix trailed 34-33 with 15 minutes left.
- Berry carded a quick 8-0 run but another three-pointer from the sophomore forward made it a four-point game, 44-40, with 10 minutes left.
- With five minutes left, Stanley canned another trifecta before Link made a jumper 30 seconds later as Hendrix just trailed by a point, 57-56, but a 9-0 Viking run over the next two minutes put Berry up by 10, 66-56, with 2:10 left.
- The Vikings carded a quick 4-0 run and made two final free throws to secure the 72-61 victory over Hendrix before falling to Centre in the SAA Championship Game.

BOX SCORE NOTABLE
- Link tallied 15 points, seven rebounds and a team-best five assists in his final collegiate game while shooting a perfect 6-of-6 from the free throw line and one steal.
- Alex Conrad scored six points and pulled down five rebounds in 20 minutes off the bench.
- Eaton tallied five points in 16 minutes off work off the bench while Sean Coman and Carl Fitch combined for six points and 14 rebounds against Berry.
- Stanley ended up shooting 4-of-10 from deep and 7-for-10 from the charity stripe in his first SAA Semifinal game of his young career.
- The Warriors shot 20-of-52 (38.5 percent) from the floor, 7-of-23 (30.4 percent) from deep and 14-for-18 (77.8 percent) from the free throw line Saturday.
- Despite the loss Saturday, the Warriors still went 2-1 against Berry on the year.

WHO'S NEXT
The Warriors' season is now complete.

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