AUSTIN, Texas – The Howard Payne University men's basketball team fell to 12-10 on the season with a 103-73 loss to Concordia University on Thursday evening.  

De'Marcus Hurd led the Jackets with 20 points and J Bailey finished with a double-double, 12 points and 11 rebounds in the loss. Khyce Randall added 12 points and four assists but Howard Payne was unable to overcome a deep and talented Tornado's squad. 

The Jackets exchanged baskets with Concordia for the majority of the first half, at one point tying it up at 20-20 apiece with eight minutes left in the half. The Tornados were only able to pull ahead late in the half when they sunk two consecutive three-pointers to end the half with a 47-34 lead. 

De'Marcus Hurd started off the second half with a jumper and David Dingle got to the foul line to help chip away at the Concordia lead. But for every run the Jackets mustered, the hot-shooting and deep bench play of the Tornados would respond.  
After building a 19 point lead with 7:22 remaining in the contest, The Tornados kept converting on offense while holding Howard Payne to 33% shooting to collect the ASC victory.  

Howard Payne will now head to the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor on Saturday, February 11th for the second of back-to-back road contests. Tip-off is slated for 3:00 PM and fans can find links for live stats and video on HPUSports.com. For in-game updates, interactive content and more, follow along on Twitter @HPUmbsk and on Instagram @HPUSports.