SHREVEPORT, La. – Southwestern had an uncharacteristically rough night offensively and dropped their first round SCAC Championship contest 71-60 to Austin College Friday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• AC used strong runs to bookend the first half, leading early and then took a nine point lead, 38-29, into the locker room at halftime.
• Southwestern came out of the locker room on a 5-0 run, but AC pushed their lead even higher to 14 points, 50-38, with 12 minutes to play.
• With three minutes remaining Southwestern cut the deficit in half, trailing 61-55, but were unable to claw any closer as the clock wound down.

STATISTICAL STANDOUTS

• Chris Lee: 11 points, 3 assists, 3 rebounds
• Zachary Whitlock: 11 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists
• Ryan Ogden: 10 points, 8 rebounds
• Chris Molina: 10 points, 2 rebounds

UP NEXT

Southwestern ends the year at 13-13 overall.