BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Birmingham-Southern (Ala.) defeated Hendrix, 85-80, on Saturday in the second Southern Athletic Association (SAA) contest between the teams in a 24-hour span inside Bill Battle Coliseum.

"Today was a tough loss to a good team," Hendrix head coach Thad McCracken said. "We got out of the gates much slower today, and I think that gave Birmingham-Southern a lot of confidence. However, I'm proud of our guys for not giving up. They continued to battle and fought their way back to take the lead on the road against a good team. Unfortunately we just couldn't come up with enough of the big plays down the stretch and that ultimately ended up being the difference. Give Birmingham-Southern credit for responding the way they did. I thought we continued to show improvement this weekend and hope that we can continue that as the season progresses." 

Cameron Glover went for 21 points off the bench on 5-of-6 shooting from deep and a 6-of-6 effort from the free throw line for Birmingham-Southern (9-3, 6-2 SAA). Christian Stewart tallied a double-double with 15 points, including a 9-of-10 mark from the free throw line, and 12 rebounds.

The Panthers shot 45.2 percent (28-of-62) overall, 46.2 percent (12-of-26) from 3-point range and 17-of-22 from the stripe.

Seth Stanley ended with a season-high 27 points on 10-of-17 shooting inside the arc and a 7-of-8 mark from the free throw line for Hendrix (2-4, 2-4 SAA). Jackson Parks tallied 14 points, going 5-of-9 from the floor and 2-of-3 from deep. Carl Fitch narrowly missed a double-double with 12 points and nine rebounds. Fitch shot 6-of-9 inside the arc.

Alex Conrad grabbed seven rebounds for the Warriors.

Hendrix shot 44.6 percent (29-of-65) overall, 37.5 percent (6-of-16) from beyond the arc and 16-of-20 from the free throw line. The Warriors held an edge in points in the paint, 42-32.

Hendrix returns to Grove Gymnasium on Feb. 20 to host Centre (Ky.) at 4 p.m. CT.