Nov. 28, 2006

Box Score

The Southwestern University men's basketball team lost for the second time this season on Tuesday (Nov. 28) to the University of Dallas by a 58-46 margin.

The Pirates were just 16-48 from the field, 3-7 from three-point range, for a 33.3 field goal percentage. Dallas, meanwhile, shot at a 47.5 percent clip and made 6-16 three-pointers.

Southwestern didn't trail during the first 11 minutes of the game, building their lead as high as seven with 9:55 left in the half. From that point on, the Crusaders went on a 22-4 run to end the half with a 28-17 lead.

In the second stanza, Dallas maintained a double-digit lead throughout. The largest lead of the game came at 8:11 when Alex Moorehead hit a pair of free throws to put UD up by 23. The Pirates then closed the game by out-scoring the Crusaders 20-10 over the final 10 minutes.

Junior Matt Caplan (Houston, TX/University of Kansas) was 4-10 from the field and 3-4 from the free throw line for a team-high 13 points. He also had three assists, two steals and one block. Senior Casey Gorder (San Antonio, TX/Texas Military Institute) added 12 points for the Pirates and led the team with five boards.

As a team, SU shot 84.6 percent from the charity stripe, connecting on 11-13 free throw opportunities. The Pirates forced 16 turnovers and were out-rebounded 28-24. Southwestern also recorded nine steals.

Southwestern opens conference play on Friday (Dec. 1) as they host Millsaps College in Georgetown, TX at 8:00 p.m.

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