LONGVIEW, Texas - Traveling 30 minutes west to LeTourneau University for another American Southwest Conference game, the East Texas Baptist University men's basketball team put up a good fight but ultimately fell short, 70-65, ending their seven-game win streak. The Tigers are now 8-2 overall, and 4-1 in the ASC. 
 
The Tigers shot 35% overall, 18% form the arc (3-of-16) and 70% on the line. They held LETU to 33% outside the arc but the Yellowjackets made 55% from the floor.
 
Leading the Tigers was Aaron Gregg with 24 points, eight rebounds, and two steals. Kevin Charles led the team with a double-double of 21 points and 10 rebounds. Moore finished with 10 points and three rebounds. 
 
Both teams kept the score close in the first half with 10 ties. LETU first put points on the board with a layup for the 2-0 lead. ETBU was quick to react with a layup by Charles, tying the game at two. Ryan Elzy gave the Tigers their first lead of the game with a jumper, 6-4. Gregg tied the game at eight with a layup and again at 11 with a shot outside the arc. Moore then put the Tigers up again, 13-11, with a layup from an assist by Jaden Conner. The Yellowjackets took a short lead with a three-pointer, but Moore once again put ETBU back in front with a jumper, 15-14. Charles had a layup from Gregg that tied the game at 19, before Charles made the score 21-19 with a jump shot inside the arc. LETU went up by two, 23-21, with a layup and a hook shot. Moore once again tied the score at 23 with a jumper from Charles. The half ended with a three-pointer by Jayden Williams, 29-29, for a tie at the half.
 
The Yellowjackets were the first to put points on the board in the second half with a run that put them up by 11, 40-29. A free throw by Charles and a dunk by Moore from Williams brought cut the lead to eight, 40-32. ETBU further closed the gap with shots on the line by Conner to six points, 40-34. LETU had another big run, giving them a 14 point lead, 48-34. Free throws by Gregg put ETBU back to within 12, 48-36. Charles followed with twi more shots on the line, 50-38. A steal by Gregg was passed to Moore for the dunk to pull within nine, 50-41. LETU followed with free throws and a dunk to keep the lead in double digits, 54-41. A layup and shots on the line by Gregg lowered the Yellowjacket's lead to eight points, 60-52. Ryan Elzy had a layup kept the LETU lead at eight, 62-54. A free throw followed by a layup by Charles had the lead down to seven, 64-57. Gregg followed with a layup as ETBU was now within five, 64-59. LETU followed with a dunk but an ETBU free throw by Charles cut the lead to six, 66-60. With just under a minute left in the game, Gregg made a free throw, tightening the game to only a three-point deficit, 66-63. LETU followed with two free throws, which were returned with a layup by Charles making it 68-65. The game ended in the Yellowjacket's favor, 70-65. 
 
The Tigers will play again at home Monday, December 19th at 5:00 pm against Hendrix College.