AUSTIN, Texas – St. Edward's men's basketball dropped a 103-66 decision to Dallas Baptist Saturday at the Recreation and Convocation Center.
 
St. Edward's (13-9, 5-4 Heartland) loses its second straight game and falls into a four-way tie for fourth place in the league standings. Dallas Baptist (11-6, 6-2 Heartland) moves into second place, just a half game behind conference-leading Texas A&M-International.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Through the game's first 15 minutes of action, the lead changed hands nine times.
• Leading 31-27 with 5:27 left in the first half, Dallas Baptist ended the half on an 11-3 run to go into the break ahead 42-30.
• St. Edward's opened the second half with a 3-pointer, but Dallas Baptist scored the next seven points to take a commanding lead, 49-33.
• The Patriots never looked back, shooting 70 percent from the field in the second half to coast to the victory.

 
HILLTOPPER NOTES

• Sophomore LANDON GOESLING led the Hilltoppers with 13 points off the bench.
• Senior RAMIR BURTON chipped in with 10 points to go along with seven rebounds.
• St. Edward's lost the turnover battle for only the third time all season, giving away 14 and forcing only 10.
• St. Edward's still leads the all-time series, 15-13, but Dallas Baptist has won the last four meetings.

 
QUOTE BOARD: HEAD COACH ANDRE COOK
"The two teams that came in here this week out-toughed us. Dallas Baptist did a good job of taking us out of what we wanted to do. It was a disappointing game. We just have to play hard and compete. We, as a team, need to figure some things out."
 
UP NEXT
St. Edward's continues its homestand Thursday with a 7:30 p.m. matchup against Oklahoma Panhandle inside the Recreation and Convocation Center. Live stats and video will be available at www.GoHilltoppers.com.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Score: Dallas Baptist 103, St. Edward's 66
Records: St. Edward's (13-9, 5-4 Heartland), Dallas Baptist (11-6, 6-2 Heartland)
Leading Scorers: St. Edward's-Goesling (13), Dallas Baptist-Burke (20)
Attendance: 318
 



HEARTLAND CONFERENCE STANDINGS
Team                           Conference              Overall
TAMU-International             7-2                         13-6
Dallas Baptist                      6-2                         11-6
Lubbock Christian                5-3                         11-7
St. Edward's                        5-4                         13-9
Rogers State                       5-4                         12-7
UA Fort Smith                      5-4                         12-9
St. Mary's                             5-4                         7-11
Newman                               4-4                         6-11
Oklahoma Christian            1-8                         6-11
Panhandle State                  0-8                         5-12

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