![]() Entering the week, McMurry has won its last two, having defeated Texas Lutheran and Austin College in non-conference duels on Dec. matchup against McMurry (7-6, 1-4 ASC) at Kimbrell Arena, as UMHB seeks its eighth straight win against the Warhawks. ![]() UMHB is 3-1 in games played against HSU in Abilene under head coach Clif Carroll, who is in his fourth season leading The Cru. Notably, the Cowboys ended UMHB’s ASC Tournament run in the semifinal round in 2022-23, winning 78-71, in Belton. ![]() UMHB and HSU have a history of competitive battles, as two of the three meetings between the two last season ended with single-digit margins. Austin Brewer is another key contributor for HSU, with a league-best 9.9 rebounds per contest and the third-highest shooting percentage in the ASC, at 49.6 percent. A skilled shooter, Bartoszek has scored 20 or more points in each of the Cowboys’ last eight games, and is fifth in the country in points per game. Will Bartoszek leads HSU’s offensive charge, as the senior forward from Rockwall, Texas, averages 24.0 points per game. The 84-70 victory extended HSU’s winning streak to eight games. 21, when head coach Matt Brackett picked up his 100th career win at Schreiner. The Cowboys face UMHB after a long break, having last played an official contest on Dec. Wins over LeTourneau and East Texas Baptist on the road opened HSU’s ASC schedule, before picking up three straight home conference wins in December. 3 in the ASC Preseason Poll, but currently hold a 1.5 game lead in the league standings, having gotten off to a fast start. contest having not yet lost at home this season, with six victories at the Mabee Complex thus far. Hardin-Simmons (11-2, 5-0 ASC) enters Thursday’s 7:30 p.m. The Crusaders are 231-of-290 from the charity stripe this season, and very dangerous when they get to the line frequently, as they did against Ozarks last week. 1 in the league, and fifth in the nation. That said, UMHB’s 79.7 percent mark at the free throw line ranks No. UMHB shoots 41.2 percent from the field, the lowest field goal percentage in the ASC, and will certainly be looking to improve that in the upcoming matchups in Abilene. ![]() Offensive inconsistency proved troublesome for UMHB throughout the second half, and has been a recurring challenge for The Cru this season. UTD put up 52 second-half points in the 91-75 win, shooting 53.1 percent through both halves. UT-Dallas got the better of UMHB on Saturday afternoon, however, as the Comets took control early in the second half, after the Crusaders led 43-39 at the intermission. Johnson tallied 34 points and 16 rebounds in a huge double-double performance. In the victory, The Cru finished 31-of-37 at the free throw line, led by Josiah Johnson, who was a perfect 14-of-14. UMHB outscored the Eagles in both halves, surpassing the 90-point mark for the first time all season. In a high-scoring contest dominated by free throws and fouls, the Crusaders got past Ozarks, 95-81, on Thursday, extending their win streak to three games. UMHB (7-6, 3-3 ASC) is tied for fourth place in the ASC standings with a 3-3 record in league play, having split last week’s ASC duels in Belton. ABILENE, Texas-A matchup with the first-place team in the American Southwest Conference awaits the UMHB men’s basketball team on Thursday night, as The Cru travels to Abilene for a matchup against Hardin-Simmons, followed by a Saturday afternoon tilt at McMurry. ![]()
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