GAME DETAILS
Mary Hardin-Baylor 87, University of the Ozarks 67
Records: University of the Ozarks (1-7, 0-4 ASC), Mary Hardin-Baylor (4-0, 1-0 ASC)
Friday, Dec. 3, 2021
Belton, Texas | Mayborn Campus Center 

THE BASICS
Belton, Texas – University of Mary Hardin-Baylor remained undefeated with a 87-67 win over the Eagles Friday night in conference play. The Crusaders scored 54 first half points to hold a sizable advantage at halftime. The Eagles would out score the Crusaders 36-33 in the second half, but couldn't overcome the first half deficit. Kyron Powell's three-pointer at the 8:39 mark of the second half trimmed the deficit to 64-52, but the Eagles couldn't get any closer. Xavier Gaffney led the Eagles with 17 points and Grayson Nix added 14 points.

LEADERS
Scoring – Xavier Gaffney (17)
Rebounding – Grayson Nix (12)
Assists –  Xavier Gaffney (5)

KEY STATISTICS
Mary Hardin-Baylor scored 54 first half points to build a big lead.

NOTABLES
Xavier Gaffney had his best game as an Eagle scoring 17 points on 7-of-16 shooting from the field.  

OZARKS STARTERS
Garret Finley, Kamren Roelke, Dillon Cheater, Grayson Nix, Xavier Gaffney

UP NEXT
The Eagles will head back to Texas for games against Hardin-Simmons University December 16 and McMurry University December 18.