SEGUIN, Texas - The Howard Payne University men's basketball posted a 51 point second half to claim a 78-69 victory at Texas Lutheran University Friday evening in non-conference action.

After being down 33-27 at the half, Howard Payne scored 51 points in the second sparked by 58% shooting from the field. HPU finished the game shooting 53.6% from the field and 48.3% from three-point range.

Down by as much as 13 points at the start of the second half, HPU slowly got back into the game and then used a 15-2 run starting at the 6:00 mark to regain the lead and secure the win.

The Yellow Jackets won the rebounding battle 41-33 and held the Bulldogs to just 25% shooting from behind the arc (4 of 16). HPU went 7 of 16 from three-point range, led by Luke Cox's 3 of 6 shooting from long distance.

Howard Payne was led by Tyrell Thompson with 17 points and six rebounds. Jase Miguez followed with 16 points, he was 7 of 7 from the free-throw line. Joshua Taylor ended with 10 points and six rebounds. Jaylan Ballou dished out a game high six assists and Timothy Aguero grabbed a team high 10 rebounds.

TLU was led by Sebastian Andrade with 24 points followed by Caleb Lister with 12 points and 12 rebounds.

Howard Payne is now 1-1 overall and Texas Lutheran falls to 1-2 on the year. The Yellow Jackets will play next at home on Saturday, Nov. 23rd versus Southwestern University at 3:00 pm. If you can't make it, get live links at hpusports.com or listen locally at 94.3 FM KYOX.