After a tight first half that saw HPU gain a 40-39 lead at halftime, Schreiner came out attacking in the second half and to get on top. Schreiner led 50-44 with under 15 minutes remaining but was only able to tally 15 points the rest of the way while HPU scored 30.
HPU made its first 20 free throws in the game before missing two in the closing minutes. HPU out-rebounded Schreiner 42 to 27 in the game. The Yellow Jackets out-scored Schreiner 34 to 26 in the second half to take the win 74-65.
The Yellow Jackets were led by Kendrick Johnson’s game high 23 points with 8 rebounds. He was also 10 out of 10 from the free-throw line. Matt Zinser had 21 points with a game high 5 steals. Cliff McGuire posted another double-double on the season with 19 points and 10 rebounds. Tom Herman in his first start of his career had a career high 13 rebounds with 6 points.
Jonathan Young was Schreiner’s top scorer with 20 points. Lance Hrncir scored 10 points. Joseph Davis led SU with 6 rebounds.
Newspaper Box Score Howard Payne vs Schreiner University 01/21/06 3:00 pm at Edington Center (Kerrville, TX) At Edington Center (Kerrville, TX) HOWARD PAYNE 74, SCHREINER UNIVERSITY 65 HOWARD PAYNE (12-3, 11-2 ASC) Kendrick Johnson 6-19 10-10 23; Matt Zinser 6-14 7-7 21; Cliff McGuire 9-16 1-2 19; Tom Hermann 2-5 2-2 6; Lee Scott 1-3 3-4 5; Gary Thompson 0-1 0-0 0; Travis Dawson 0-1 0-0 0; Victor Hayes 0-0 0-0 0; Josh Weatherred 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 24-61 23-25 74. SCHREINER UNIVERSITY (3-12, 3-10ASC) Jonathan Young 8-8 3-4 20; Lance Hrncir 4-12 0-0 10; Kevin Deans 4-12 0-0 9; Ronnie Barney 2-3 4-5 8; Brandon Burke 4-9 0-0 8; Jarrell Williams 3-5 0-2 6; Joseph Davis 2-7 0-1 4; Travis Clark 0-3 0-1 0. Totals 27-59 7-13 65. Howard Payne.................. 40 34 - 74 Schreiner University.......... 39 26 - 65 3-point goals-Howard Payne 3-15 (Matt Zinser 2-6; Kendrick Johnson 1-5; Lee Scott 0-2; Josh Weatherred 0-2), Schreiner University 4-19 (Lance Hrncir 2-8; Kevin Deans 1-6; Jonathan Young 1-1; Brandon Burke 0-3; Ronnie Barney 0-1). Fouled out--Howard Payne-None, Schreiner University-Lance Hrncir. Rebounds-Howard Payne 42 (Tom Hermann 13), Schreiner University 27 (Joseph Davis 6). Assists-Howard Payne 12 (Matt Zinser 4), Schreiner University 7 (Lance Hrncir 3). Total fouls-Howard Payne 17, Schreiner University 20. A-200