Jackets Upset UMHB

Brandon Gould

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BELTON, Texas – Brandon Gould scored a career high 31 points for the Howard Payne men's basketball team as the Yellow Jackets upset  regionally ranked Mary Hardin-Baylor 75-73 Thursday evening.

Jackets used a 10-0 run to gain a 59-45 lead with 11:50 to play in the game. UMHB chipped away at the Jackets lead to tie the game at 67-67 with three minutes left.

Big shots by Brandon Gould and Christian Davis down the stretch gave the Jackets a 75-72 advantage with under a minute to play. UMHB was 2 of 7 from the free-throw line in the final two minutes.

Ja'Kalan Gayden had a one and one opportunity from the line with three seconds remaining to ice the game but missed the first. The UMHB halfcourt shot at the buzzer came up short and the Jackets claimed the 75-73 upset.

The HPU victory was the first regular season home loss for Mary Hardin-Baylor since December of 2011.

Gould added four assists to his game and career high 31 points. Christian Davis finished with 17 points for the Jackets. Michael Thompson grabbed a team high eight rebounds.

UMHB was led by Kitrick Bell with 14 points and 14 rebounds. Antonie Chaney and Thomas Orr finished with 13 and 12 points respectively.

The Jackets are now 8-16 overall and 6-12 in conference. UMHB falls to 20-4 overall and 16-2 in ASC play. Howard Payne will complete the regular season on Saturday at Concordia University Texas at 3:00 pm.
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