BELTON, Texas – The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor men's basketball team earned its third win of the week in a 99-78 victory over Dallas Christian College Saturday in Belton. The win improved the Cru to 12-5 on the season.  
 
UMHB used a trio of unanswered three-pointers in the first half to take an 11-2 lead and held a double-digit margin until 14:04 when DCC hit a three-pointer. Grant Jessen answered with a jumper, followed by a layup from Hudson Johnson for a 12-point UMHB lead. The Cru extended the lead to 20 points off a Josiah Wray layup at 9:35 and followed with back-to-back-to-back threes for a 43-16 lead. UMHB went into halftime with a 55-29 lead.
 
Hudson Johnson led the Cru with 14 points, followed by Connor Zamiara, Grant Jessen, Elijah Lawrence, Trey Seigle and Cam Stinson all with six points each. UMHB shot 53.5 percent in the contest with eight-made three-pointers and 23 field goals.
 
UMHB continued with a 20-point lead through the second half, extending the gap to 30 off a three-pointer from Josh Pearre. The Cru continued to hold the high ground, cruising to a 99-78 win.
 
Hudson Johnson led the Cru with 16 points, followed by Trey Seigle with 14 and Zach Engles with 11. Grant Jessen was the leading rebounder, bringing down 12 while Engels added a team-high three steals.  

"I am really proud of our team for how they protected home court these last three games," Head Coach Sam Patterson said. "Our leadership on this team is strong, and it's evident in games like today. Really great to see us share the ball and have 25 assists on 38 made buckets. Our emphasis in everything we do is about being selfless and playing for each other. I'm happy we got to play everyone on the team these last two games and give all of our younger players some valuable experience. Thanks to everyone who came out and supported this team during this homestand. We're excited about finishing our non-conference play in Virginia next weekend, and we look forward to playing in front of the best fans in the country here at UMHB in a couple weeks in ASC play."

UMHB returns to action January 17^th – 18^th at Christopher Newport University. The Cru will play Salisbury on Saturday, January 17^th before facing CNU on Sunday, January 18^th.