Posted: Feb 27, 2016
SHREVEPORT, La. - The Texas Lutheran University men advanced to the SCAC championship game for the second consecutive year with a 80-70 victory over Centenary College Saturday afternoon on the campus of Centenary. Official Tournament Website
The Bulldogs, the top ranked team in the lastest NCAA South Region rankings, improved to 20-6 and will play the winner of the Austin College/Colorado College on Sunday at Noon CT for the SCAC tournament title.
HOW IT HAPPENED
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Texas Lutheran made two less field goals than Centenary but sank twice as many three-pointers (10-5) and nine more free throws (22-13).
- Texas Lutheran hit on 10 of 19 shots from three-point range (52.6 percent), the team's third-best performance from distance this season.
- Texas Lutheran led by as many as 15 and never trailed after a three-pointer by Sterling Holmes at the 17:33 mark of the first half.
- Texas Lutheran outrebounded Centenary 42-32.
- Centenary forced TLU into seven more turnovers, but Centenary's points off turnovers advantage was just one point (27-26).
TEXAS LUTHERAN STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
- Sterling Holmes: 17 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists
- Paris Marquez: 16 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals
- Jordan Kouremetis: 14 points
- Zach Behr: 10 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals
CENTENARY STATISTICAL STANDOUTS
- James Sapp: 17 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals
- Travion Kirkendoll: 14 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, 4 steals
- Kendall Demouchet: 10 points, 6 rebounds, 3 blocks
- Regis Johnson: 8 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists
NOTABLES
- This is the second consecutive year that Texas Lutheran has advanced to the SCAC title game.
- The top seed (either overall or divisional) has advanced to the SCAC title game for nine straight years.
- With the win, Texas Lutheran has the program's first 20-win season since the 1995-96 season, when TLU went 20-9 as a member of the NAIA.
- Centenary ends its season with a 16-11 record.
UP NEXT
Texas Lutheran (20-6) advances to SCAC championship game to take on the winner of the Colorado College/Austin College game. Tomorrow's championship game is scheduled to tip at Noon CT and can be viewed via CollegeTVTicket (http://collegetvticket.com).
Texas Lutheran (20-6) advances to SCAC championship game to take on the winner of the Colorado College/Austin College game. Tomorrow's championship game is scheduled to tip at Noon CT and can be viewed via CollegeTVTicket (http://collegetvticket.com).
