Marshall, TX - Lyon College Scots men's basketball put together a strong second-half performance tonight but came up short in a 99-88 loss to the East Texas Baptist University Tigers. Lyon faced a difficult first half, trailing 53-30 at the break after East Texas Baptist built an early advantage. The Scots struggled to find their rhythm offensively, shooting 38.5 percent from the field and connecting on just one three-pointer in the opening 20 minutes. Lyon is now 1-1 on the season.
The Scots came out with renewed energy after halftime, shooting 61.8 percent from the floor and knocking down nine three-pointers in the second half. Lyon continued to chip away at the deficit, using a series of baskets from Camron Williford, Trevion Ross and Kaloyan Hristov to put pressure on the Tigers down the stretch.
Hristov caught fire from beyond the arc, connecting on three second-half three-pointers, while Williford and Ross continued to lead the offensive attack. Lyon cut the deficit to single digits in the final seconds, but East Texas Baptist held on to secure the victory.
Williford led the Scots with 28 points, shooting 8-of-16 from the field and 4-of-6 from three-point range. Ross added 21 points, while Hristov finished with 11 points and three three-pointers. Karlin Hardy contributed 10 points.
Lyon finished the night shooting 51.7 percent from the field and 43.5 percent from beyond the arc.
Scots will head back to Batesville to face the Ozarks Eagles in their home opener in Becknell Gym this Saturday, November 14th at 3:00 PM.
