Box Score

EDINBURG, Texas – Houston Baptist senior guard Anthony Hill hit four 3-pointers and held Texas-Pan American's leading scorer, Brandon Provost, to four points as the Huskies held on for their sixth-straight win, a 53-48 decision, in Great West Conference basketball Saturday night at UTPA Fieldhouse.
 
Hill made 4-of-6 from behind the arc and added a rebound and a steal for the Huskies (10-14, 2-3 GWC). Freshman guard Rob Lewis went 3-for-6 from the field and 6-of-8 from the line to match Hill with 12 points off the bench. Senior forward Art Bernardi made only 2-of-12 from the field, but made 7-of-8 from the line to finish with 11 points and six rebounds. Sophomore guard Marcel Smith added nine points, while freshman forward Dauson Womack led the Huskies on the boards with 11 rebounds.
 
Jesus Delgado went 4-of-7 from the field and 7-of-8 from the line to finish with 16 points for the Broncs (13-14, 3-3). Justin Leathers, Shaquille Hines and Aaron Urbanus each had six points for UTPA, and Urbanus was held scoreless in the second half. Provost hit only 2-of-8 from the field and missed both of his 3-point attempts. Leathers led the Broncs with seven rebounds.
 
HBU shot only 34 percent from the field for the game, including 17 percent (3-for-18) in the second half, but the Huskies went 20-for-26 from the free-throw line and 17-for-20 in the second half. UTPA shot only 37 percent for the game, 29 percent in the second half, and went 11-for-14 from the line. The Broncs entered the game as the leagues top 3-point shooting team, but went only 1-of-8 from long range. The Broncs outrebounded the Huskies, 36-29, but turned the ball over 16 times, leading to a 15-8 advantage for the Huskies in points off turnovers.
 
Hill hit his second 3-pointer of the half, then Lewis hit a jumper off the glass in the lane to give the Huskies a 12-8 lead with 13:11 remaining. The Broncs tied the game, 14-14, on layups by Jamal Dantzler and Hines, but Womack and Lewis each knocked down a 15-footer to put HBU back on top. Hines made another layup, but Bernardi hit a pair of free throws, and Smith made a steal and took it the distance to take a 22-16 lead with 5:52 to go.
 
UTPA tied the game, 22-22, on a pair of jumpers by Urbanus and a pair of free throws by Delgado with 3:23 left, but Joyce made a free throw and Hill buried another try to restore a four-point HBU advantage. Ruben Cabrera went to the line and made a pair of free throws and Urbanus drove in for a layup to tie the game, but Smith drilled a 3-pointer at the buzzer to send the Huskies to the locker room with a 29-26 lead.
 
HBU shot 48 percent in the first half, including 50 percent (4-for-8) from behind the arc, while UTPA shot 44 percent, but missed all five of its 3-point attempts. Hill led the Huskies with nine points in the half, hitting three 3-pointers, while Urbanus and Delgado had six apiece for the Broncs.
 
Hill drained another triple to put HBU ahead 34-28 early in the second half, but the Huskies were held without a field goal for the next 8:51 as UTPA scored eight of the next nine to take a 36-35 lead with 10:19 remaining. Bernardi ended the Huskies' drought and reclaimed the lead with an old-fashioned three-point play, but Delgado tied the game, 38-38, on a pair of free throws with 7:20 left.
 
Lewis hit one of two free throws to give HBU a one-point lead, but Lauri Toivonen hit a short jumper to put UTPA back on top. Bernardi sank a pair of free throws, then Delgado made one of two at the line to knot it up again. Womack made a pair of free throws, but Delgado answered with a leaner off the glass for the tie. Lewis gave the Huskies a 47-45 lead on a pair of free throws with 1:59 left, and HBU forced a miss on the other end.
 
Womack missed a jumper with 53 seconds left, and UTPA grabbed the rebound. On the ensuing possession, Urbanus missed a 15-footer, Smith grabbed the rebound for the Huskies and dished to Lewis, who was fouled with 19 seconds on the clock. Lewis made both free throws to give HBU a four-point advantage, then Bernardi blocked Provost's shot, grabbed the rebound and was fouled with eight seconds to go. Bernardi put the Huskies ahead, 51-45, by making both from the line, but Delgado drove to the top of the key and hit a 3-pointer with four seconds remaining. The Huskies inbounded the ball to Smith, who was fouled and capped the scoring with a pair of free throws.
 
HBU's six-game winning streak matches the lonest streak since the Huskies finished the 2007-08 season with six-straight wins.
 
The Huskies return to action when they host Utah Valley Saturday, Feb. 23 at 7:05 p.m. at Sharp Gym.