MARSHALL, Texas – Riding a four-game winning streak, the East Texas Baptist University men's basketball team will have their final home contest of the 2019 on Saturday facing Hardin-Simmons University. This contest will be a non-conference game but will count regionally. ETBU has not defeated Hardin-Simmons since January 2018.
Below is the information about the game.
ETBU vs. Hardin-Simmons University | Marshall, TX | Saturday, Dec. 14th
Arena: Ornelas Gymnasium
Time: 3:00 PM
All-Time Series: HSU 21-5
- Last ETBU Win: Jan. 4, 2018 (85-81)
- Last HSU Win: Jan. 5, 2019 (76-83)
ETBU
- 5-1 following win over Centenary College
- Robby Dooley finished as ETBU's leading scorer with 26 points while setting career highs in steals (six) and three-pointers made (five)
- Nathan Fontenot pitched in 23 points, which included four three-pointers
- Christopher Haynes finished as the leader in both assists and rebounds with six in each category in the win
- Averaging 87.7 points per game while giving up 76.8 points per game
- Grab 36.0 rebounds per game and dish out 14.0 assists per game
- Dooley leads with 17.0 points per game
- Haynes leads with 5.3 rebounds per game
- Landin Brown has 4.0 assists per game and 2.8 steals per game
HSU
- 4-4 following a loss to McMurry University
- Averaging 73.8 points per game, 37.5 rebounds per game, and 13.0 assists per game
- Kyle Brennon leads with 15.4 points per game, including back-to-back 20+ point games against Texas Lutheran (27 points) and Schreiner (21 points)
- Chris Barrett averages 8.0 rebounds per game
- Keenan Holdman collects 3.0 assists per game
