Box Score SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS – The University of the Incarnate Word men's basketball team received a couple of key buckets from Anthony Horton (League City/Clear Springs HS) and Andre Corley (Baytown/Baytown HS) late in the game to secure a come from behind victory over visiting Tarleton State, 72-67 in Lone Star Conference action on Saturday afternoon at the McDermott Center. (Box Score)

Despite leading for much of the second half, the Cardinals (7-5, 3-1) found themselves down, 63-59 to the Texans (8-3, 2-2) after a monster dunk by Davene Carter with 3:28 to play in the game.  Horton calmly drained his fourth three-pointer of the night on the ensuing possession to pull UIW to within one point and then after a defensive stop, Corley drilled another trifecta with a hand in his face to put the Cardinals up 65-63 with 2:26 to play.

Dionelle Rucker (San Antonio/New Life Christian Academy HS) came up with a big play for the Cardinals on the defensive end on Tarleton's next possession when he blocked the shot of Coleman Furst.  The Cards came down and got a layup by Lyn'Dale Brown (San Antonio/Judson HS) who drew a foul in the process.  He missed the free throw, but the Cards got the ball back and Corley hit a tough running jumper as the shot clock expired to make it 69-63 Cardinals.

Brown sealed the game for the Cardinals when he stole the ball from Furst and got it to Horton who was fouled.  He drained both ends of the 1-and-1 to ice the game for the Cards.

The game began in poor fashion for the Cardinals as the Texans scored the first five points and the Cards did not make a bucket until Horton drained a three-pointer almost five minutes in.  Fortunately, the Texans were also struggling to score and after 10:30 it was just 12-11 in favor of the visitors.  UIW claimed their first lead of the game after Corley and Denzel Livingston (Houston/Waltrip HS) hit back-to-back three-pointers to make it 22-21 with 4:49 left in the half.  They would head into the intermission with a 29-28 lead after Horton drilled a three-pointer with just three seconds remaining.

The Cardinals played well in nearly every facet of the game.  They shot 51.0 percent from the field, made 9-of-17 from three-point range and out rebounded the taller Texans, 36-28.  The only area the team struggled in was at the foul line where they were only 11-of-17.  Horton led the team with a season high 23 points on 8-of-10 shooting from the field and a 4-for-5 performance from three-point range.  He also had five rebounds.  Rucker added a hard fought double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds.  Livingston chipped in with 13 points while Corley added eight off the bench.

The Texans shot 44.4 percent from the field, made 5-of-19 three-point attempts and were 14-of-18 at the foul line.  Chuck Guy paced the team with 13 points, seven assists and six rebounds, leading the team in each category.  De'Andre Upchurch added 11 points, but was only 3-for-15 from the field.  Furst and Carter each finished with 10 points apiece.  They committed 10 turnovers as a team.

The Cardinals are back in action on January 10 at home against West Texas A&M.  Start time is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
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