LeTourneau improved to 2-0 overall and to 1-0 in the American Southwest Conference.
Texas Lutheran fell to 2-2 overall and to 1-1 in the ASC.
With the game tied at 47 with six minutes to play, Dusty Evers scored five of his team-high 17 points for LeTourneau as the YellowJackets opened a 7-point lead with under a minute to play.
Texas Lutheran trailed LeTourneau by only three with five minutes to play and had three possessions to tie the game. But each possession resulted in a TLU turnover.
Matt Nelson led TLU with 20 points. Will Hudson and Nate Walton added 14 and 11 points, respectively.
Newspaper Box Score Texas Lutheran University vs LeTourneau University 11/26/05 7:50 at Longview, TX - Solheim Arena At Longview, TX - Solheim Arena LETOURNEAU UNIVERSITY 63, TEXAS LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY 57 TEXAS LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY (2-2, 1-1) Matt Nelson 7-11 6-9 20; Will Hudson 3-7 6-7 14; Nate Walton 4-9 2-3 11; Billy Williams 2-3 0-0 5; Thomas Osborn 2-2 0-2 4; Jason Morales 1-3 1-2 3; Josh Scott 0-2 0-0 0; Garrett Allen 0-0 0-0 0; Jonathan Galliguez 0-0 0-0 0; Rion Hamilton 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 19-37 15-23 57. LETOURNEAU UNIVERSITY (2-0, 1-0) Dusty Evers 8-18 0-0 17; Dewones Smith 6-11 0-0 16; Reese Lantrip 4-7 1-2 11; Marcus Coleman 1-3 4-5 6; Barry Thomas 2-3 0-0 5; Travis Bankett 1-5 2-2 4; Joe Packard 1-2 0-0 2; James Williams 1-2 0-0 2; Casey Sitton 0-1 0-0 0; Jacob Butler 0-0 0-0 0; Jay Burnett 0-1 0-1 0. Totals 24-53 7-10 63. Texas Lutheran University..... 23 34 - 57 LeTourneau University......... 27 36 - 63 3-point goals-Texas Lutheran University 4-14 (Will Hudson 2-3; Nate Walton 1-6; Billy Williams 1-2; Josh Scott 0-2; Matt Nelson 0-1), LeTourneau University 8-21 (Dewones Smith 4-8; Reese Lantrip 2-2; Dusty Evers 1-2; Barry Thomas 1-2; James Williams 0-1; Casey Sitton 0-1; Jay Burnett 0-1; Travis Bankett 0-3; Marcus Coleman 0-1). Fouled out--Texas Lutheran University-None, LeTourneau University-None. Rebounds-Texas Lutheran University 25 (Jason Morales 6), LeTourneau University 23 (Reese Lantrip 7). Assists-Texas Lutheran University 14 (Jason Morales 8), LeTourneau University 12 (Dusty Evers 4). Total fouls-Texas Lutheran University 16, LeTourneau University 23. A-500 LeTourneau's Home Opener