CHANDLER, Ariz. – The Bulldog Men's Basketball team lost to (RV) The Master's University this afternoon by a score of 74-68 at the Cactus Classic in Surprise, Ariz. The Bulldogs move to 6-9 overall at the conclusion of their trip to Arizona.

How it Happened
The Master's University got the game started by taking a 9-2 lead over the Bulldogs in the first three minutes of the game. Brenton Woods hit his first of four three-pointers of the half to get the Bulldogs going. After snagging their first lead at 12-9 with 14 minutes left in the half, the Bulldogs rallied behind a total of nine three-pointers in the half to go up 40-32 at the half. The Bulldogs were also shooting an impressive team 53.6 percent from the field and 60 percent from the three-point line in the first half. Ky Kouba was a perfect five for five from the arc as he led the Bulldogs in scoring for the first half with 16 points.

The Mustangs started the second half by going on a 16-6 scoring run across an eight-minute stretch to cut the Bulldog lead down to just two points at 48-46. Deontavius Smith broke the Mustang attack with a jump shot at the top of the key to push the Bulldogs lead back to four. With 10:16 left in the game, Jok Jok drew a foul on a timely dunk that brought the score to 55-48. Back-to-back threes and a jump shot for the Mustangs at 8:43 gave TMU their first lead since the first four minutes of the game. TMU continued to pressure the Bulldogs by taking a five-point lead with over five minutes to play. Ky Kouba made a layup with 33 seconds remaining in the game to cut the Mustang lead down to three. TMU clung to the lead to finish the game up 74-68.

Notables

• The Bulldogs had an impressive first half performance as they were shooting a team 53.6 percent from the field and 60 percent from the three-point line in the first half.
• Despite the hot start, the Bulldogs shot just 8.3 percent from the three-point line in the second half in comparison to the first half performance of 60 percent.
• Ky Kouba led the Bulldogs with 25 points, four rebounds, and two steals.
• Brenton Woods followed with 16 points, four assists, one steal, and a rebound.

Up Next
The Bulldogs finished up their road stand today and will take a break for the holidays. Their next game will be a Frontier Conference home matchup against the University of Providence at 4pm MST in Dillon, Mont on Jan. 5. Providence is 6-6 overall with three matchups before the Bulldogs see them on Jan. 5.

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