Once again it was a strong defensive effort by the Cowboys. HSU limited the Tigers to 38.9 percent from the field. James Peters did an excellent defensive job on All-American Cedric Isom. Isom finished with 15 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists, but he was 2-for-12 from the field before scoring nine points in the last five minutes of the game.
Tanner Kudrna and Zach Pickelman each hit double digits for the Cowboys with 16 and 15 points respectively. Chris Isom led the Tigers with 17 points.
The Cowboys improved to 3-2 on the year and to 2-1 in ASC play. ETBU fell to 2-3 overall and 2-1 in league play. HSU will host LeTourneau on Saturday at 1 p.m.
Newspaper Box Score East Texas Baptist vs Hardin-Simmons 12.1.05 7:30 at Abilene, Texas (Mabee Complex At Abilene, Texas (Mabee Complex HARDIN-SIMMONS 82, EAST TEXAS BAPTIST 74 EAST TEXAS BAPTIST (2-3, 2-1) Chris Isom 6-14 4-4 17; Cedric Isom 6-17 3-4 15; Melvin Allen 4-9 2-2 11; Cory Cooper 3-9 1-2 7; Rodney Calhoun 3-7 0-0 7; Kris Ryan 2-4 0-0 6; Brandon Palmer 2-3 0-0 6; Sam Ross 1-1 1-2 3; Brent Compton 1-6 0-0 2; Will Rollins 0-0 0-0 0; Josey Kyle 0-1 0-0 0; Jonathan Stewart 0-1 0-0 0; Cody Anderle 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-72 11-14 74. HARDIN-SIMMONS (3-2, 2-1) Mardochee Jean 8-18 5-9 21; Tanner Kudrna 5-9 6-6 16; Zach Pickelman 3-11 8-10 15; James Peters 3-8 1-2 7; Donald Rohde 3-4 1-5 7; Rob Yeatts 2-4 0-0 6; Matt Brackett 1-4 2-3 4; Charlie Pannell 0-0 3-3 3; Colby Hale 1-2 0-0 3; Ivan Mudingo 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-60 26-38 82. East Texas Baptist 33 41 74 Hardin-Simmons 40 42 82 3-point goals-East Texas Baptist 7-22 (Brandon Palmer 2-3; Kris Ryan 2-4; Chris Isom 1-2; Melvin Allen 1-1; Rodney Calhoun 1-3; Brent Compton 0-4; Cory Cooper 0-2; Cedric Isom 0-3), Hardin-Simmons 4-10 (Rob Yeatts 2-3; Colby Hale 1-2; Zach Pickelman 1-3; Matt Brackett 0-1; James Peters 0-1). Fouled out--East Texas Baptist-Brandon Palmer, Hardin-Simmons-None. Rebounds-East Texas Baptist 41 (Cedric Isom 10), Hardin-Simmons 45 (Mardochee Jean 18). Assists-East Texas Baptist 14 (Cedric Isom 9), Hardin-Simmons 15 (Colby Hale 4). Total fouls-East Texas Baptist 27, Hardin-Simmons 14. A-527 ID-352344 25 Fouled out at :42