SAN ANTONIO – The University of the Incarnate Word men's basketball team continued the home win streak, now six games in a row, taking down Southeastern Louisiana 79-70 on Tuesday afternoon.
 
Three players scoring more than 20 points for UIW. Jordan Pyke led the way with 26, Davion Bailey, and Tahj Staveskie both had 21. Harold Woods was dominant on the boards, grabbing 10 rebounds in the game.
 
The Cardinals jumped out to an early lead thanks to five 3-pointers in just the first 10 minutes of the game. This paired with the Lions shooting less than 30 percent from the field helped UIW build a solid double-digit lead.
 
Things flipped in the second half as it was now the Cardinals who were struggling to put the ball in the basket while SLU found a rhythm on offense to cut into the lead. The Lions also had the advantage from the stripe, getting ten foul calls compared to just two for UIW early on the in the second half. This helped spur Southeastern to their first lead of the game 60-58 with 7:30 to go.
 
The Cardinals were not phased and knocked down five consecutive 3-pointers to not only regain the lead but take full control of the game, 77-70 with seconds remaining. Staveskie finished things off with a pair of free throws, giving UIW the 79-0 win.
 
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