UT Dallas claims fourth American Southwestern Conference title - Feb 27, 2019

UT Dallas won its fourth American Southwest Championship in men's basketball Saturday night by defeating Hardin-Simmons 88-64 at the UTD Activity Center.
The Comets (24-4) also won the title in 2005, 2009 and 2014. They receive the ASC's automatic qualifier to the NCAA Championship. The field will be announced on Monday, February 25 at 11:30 a.m. on NCAA.com.
UTD led the entire game, jumping out to a 24-9 advantage over the first 10:16. The Cowboys (17-11) ended the first half on a 23-14 run to cut their deficit to 38-34 at the half.
The Comets pushed the lead back out to 15 points with 13:48 to play. HSU would only come as close with eight points with just under minutes left.
UT Dallas shot 48.3 percent (28-of-58) from the field, 10-of-26 from three-point range and 22-of-24 from the line, to go with 35 rebounds, 18 assists, 12 turnovers, three blocks and five steals.
Hardin-Simmons shot 35.9 percent (23-of-64) overall, 4-of-15 from outside and 24-of-28 from the line with 40 boards, seven assists, 11 turnovers, one block and seven steals.
Tournament MVP Dimitrius Underwood (6'2''-G) of UTD posted 24 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists. Junior guard Curtis Allen (6'0''-PG) netted 18 points on 6-of-12 from three-point range. Junior guard Jalen Weber (6'0''-PG) added 14 points and sophomore forward Michael Forster (6'7''-F) came up with 12 points and five rebounds. Junior center Hans Burwitz (6'7''-F/C) had 10 points and 10 rebounds.
The Cowboys were led by junior guard Keenan Holdman (5'10''-PG) with 20 points. Senior forward Jalen Terry (6'7''-F) recorded 18 points and six rebounds off the bench and senior guard Joe Hoeup (6'1''-G) had 13 points, six boards and four steals.

ASC Tournament Final: UT Dallas - Hardin-Simmons 88-64
ASC Tournament Semifinals:
UT Dallas - Concordia Texas 88-69
Mary Hardin-Baylor - Hardin-Simmons 91-97

Courtesy of ascsports.org