UD Mens Basketball Edged in Barnburner

The Dallas men's basketball team lost a heartbreaker with less than a second left on the clock to Southwestern University Sunday evening as the potential game tying layup rimmed out as time expired.  The lead switched three times in the last five minutes of the game after a strong comeback by UD which trailed 26-18 at the half.  

Senior point guard Jeff Pritchard (Oak Grove, LA/Frisco H.S.) led the team in scoring with 17 points in 27 minutes of action while dishing out 2 assists, recording a steal, and hauling down 6 rebounds, and senior forward Peter Popovich (St. Louis, MO/Gateway Academy) tagged on 11 more to account for over half the teams' offense.  On the defensive side of the court, senior forward Travis Ekmark (Yokosuka, Japan/Nile C. Kinnick H.S.) hauled in 7 rebounds while blocking one shot.

Despite the unlucky start, the Crusaders will have an opportunity to even up against Schreiner University at 7:00pm on Tuesday, November 17 at home.