Warriors Stun ETBU with Second-Half Comeback

Marshall, Texas – Anthony Boone‘s first win as head coach of the Hendrix Warriors was all the time going to be remembered fondly as any first victory would, however an unforgettable come-from-behind street win will certainly rank close to the highest of his record as Hendrix erased an enormous second-half deficit to defeat East Texas Baptist (ETBU) on Tuesday night in an prompt traditional.

Hendrix entered Tuesday’s contest versus ETBU with an 0-3 mark on the yr and, trailing by 18 over midway by the second half, appeared set to endure their fourth-consecutive lack of the season. However the Warriors had different plans, as Zach Nolan’s transition triple with 0:02 remaining capped a outstanding comeback as Boone’s males escaped Ornelas Gymnasium with a 65-64 win.

Hendrix trailed by as many as 17 within the opening 20 minutes however was in a position to minimize ETBU’s result in 13 going into halftime with the assistance of an old school three level play from Tyler Deithloff. Deithloff led all scorers with 24 factors and gathered 11 rebounds to document his first double-double of the season.

Carson Bower’s triple with simply three minutes gone within the second half minimize the Tigers’ result in single-digits, however ETBU roared again to reassert their dominance and take a 58-40 lead on the 8:55 mark.

Sky Tschurr’s lengthy ball at 7:57 helped steer a little bit of momentum again in direction of the away bench, and Colten Berry added three fast factors proper earlier than the ultimate media timeout to get Hendrix again to inside single-digits of the Tigers. Beau Kronenberger then adopted that up with a triple of his personal to chop the result in 6, however ETBU would instantly observe with a 3 of their very own to make it 64-55 with 3:03 remaining. Because it seems, it could be the ultimate factors of the evening for the house facet.

After a fast-break layup from Kronenberger with 1:37 left made it 64-57, the 2 groups would commerce possessions earlier than Tschurr acquired Hendrix again on the board with a jumper with just below 30 seconds to play. The Warriors regained possession off an ETBU turnover on the following possession, and Deithloff nailed a 3 on the run after choosing up a unfastened ball to chop ETBU’s result in 2, their smallest lead because the opening minute of the primary half.

Hendrix despatched the Tigers to the road for a one-and-one with 8 seconds remaining as they sought one last alternative, and the house facet obliged, lacking the primary try of the one-and-one. The Warriors shortly pushed it down the ground after Kronenberger got here down with the rebound, and Zach Nolan’s catch-and-shoot three on the loss of life gave Hendrix its first and solely lead of the evening and would finally go down because the successful basket.

ETBU hit a miraculous shot on the horn in what appeared to present the Tigers a 67-65 win, however the shot was waved off upon additional assessment as Hendrix clinched its first win of the season in dramatic trend.

Nolan’s shot was notably poetic on condition that the sophomore had checked in for the primary time with 0:43 remaining within the contest. Previous to Tuesday evening, he had solely logged one minute of motion all season, which got here in opposition to Ozarks within the Warriors’ season-opener.

Now with a win below their belt, Hendrix wil stay on the street and head to Dallas this weekend for a back-to-back with the College of Dallas on Saturday and Austin School on Sunday. The Warriors will return to Grove Gymnasium on December 1 for the return fixture versus Austin School.