HOUSTON – The University of the Incarnate Word men's basketball team scored more than 100 points for the first time since  the 2014-15 season on Wednesday, but foul trouble beckoned -- helping Houston Baptist University prevail, 118-111, in a Southland Conference game at Sharp Gymnasium on the HBU campus.
 
The Cardinals shot 67.8 percent from the floor, a season high. Christian Peevy, with 29 points, was one of six Cardinals who scored in double figures. But fouls early in the contest limited UIW's defensive options. In the second half, the Cardinals saw three players foul out and another playing with four fouls late in the game. Only eight players were available for UIW.
 
In a game that featured 20 lead changes and 13 tie scores, UIW held HBU's lead to four points as late as the 8:38 mark of the second half. Then the Huskies went on an 11-1 run during the next two minutes to take a 14-point lead, 105-91. Nevertheless, the Cardinals fought back, closing the margin to five points, 116-111, with 49 seconds remaining.
 
The loss dropped UIW to 6-24 overall and 1-16 in SLC play. HBU is now 12-16 and 8-9.

Notables

• The last time the Cardinals scored more than 100 points was on Nov. 24, 2014, when they defeated Texas A&M-International, 105-81.
• In addition to Peevy's 29 points, Charles Brown III and Dwight Murray Jr. each scored 16. Augustine Ene scored 15, Jordan Caruso 13 and Antoine Smith Jr. 11.
• UIW led for more than 11 minutes in the first half, and at one point was making more than 75 percent of its shots.
• UIW hit 10 of 17 three-point attempts.
• The Cardinals and Huskies are familiar with high-scoring games. HBU defeated UIW, 96-92, earlier this year.

HOW IT HAPPENED
First Half:

• UIW started Brown, Kite, Peevy, Ene and Murray.
• At 15:54, the first media timeout, the score was tied, 12:12. Brown had five points; Peevy had four. The Cardinals had made 62.5 percent of their shots.
• Consecutive three-pointers by Smith, followed by consecutive layups by Murray, put UIW ahead, 32-27, at the 11:55 media timeout. UIW was shooting an astounding 76.5 percent from the floor.
• UIW led, 40-37 at the next media timeout at 7:03. UIW was shooting 72.7 percent; HBU was shooting 60 percent.
• With 6:25 left in the first half, the two teams had scored a total of 84 points. UIW was shooting 68 percent.
• With 4:20 left, the score was tied 50-50.
• At 1:36, Brown's turnaround jumper gave UIW its 60^th point.
• An HBU three-pointer gave the Huskies a 64-62 halftime lead.
• Brown had 14 points, Ene 13 and Smith 11.
• Twenty-one of UIW's points were earned on three-point shots. The Cardinals were shooting five for seven from behind the arc.
• Murray and Caruso had three fouls each at halftime.
• Halftime stats showed UIW shooting 71.4 percent from the floor; HBU was shooting 63.6.
• The lead changed hands 10 times and the score was tied 10 times.
• The maximum lead for each team was five points. 

Second Half:

• Brown picked up his 4^th personal foul at 18:39.
• Murray's jumper at 17:67 tied the score, 65-65.
• Smith's three pointer at 16:40 scored UIW's 70^th point.
• HBU led 76-74 at the first media timeout at 14:40.
• HBU took a five-point lead at 12:24.
• Caruso's jumper at 12:15 scored UIW's 80^th point.
• UIW led by one, 84-83, at 11:25, the second timeout.
• Peevy's two free throws at 10:52 gave UIW an 86-85 lead.
• A three pointer gave HBU a six-point lead, 94-88, at 8:54.
• Graham's two free throws at 8:35 cut the HBU lead to four and represented UIW's 90^th point.
• HBU took an eight-point lead, 98-90, at 7:44.
• HBU's three pointer at 7:15 broke the century mark, giving HBU a 101-90 lead.
• The Huskies held their biggest lead, 105-91, at the 6:26 mark.
• Caruso fouled out at 6:22. He had 13 points.
• Brown fouled out at 5:14. He had 16 points.
• Graham cut the lead to eight, 107-99, with a jumper at 4:12.
• Peevy's basket at 3:35 put UIW over 100-point level for the first time since the 2014-15 season.
• Peevy's layup at 47 seconds cut the score to 116-111.
• Murray fouled out with 33 seconds remaining.

NEXT UP
UIW concludes its season with a Saturday game at Abilene Christian that begins at 3:30 p.m.
 
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