BELTON, Texas – Southwestern scored 10 of the final 14 points of the game, but Mary Hardin-Baylor received a pair of free throws from Daniel Mills with six seconds remaining to pick up a 79-78  win on Saturday night.

The Pirates (1-1) trailed 75-68 with 3:55 to play in the contest. Chris Molina hit a trio of free throws over the next minute to cut the Cru's lead to four points. After Daniel Mills knocked down two shots from the charity stripe with 2:03 to go, Connor Kim hit a 3-pointer to allow Southwestern to pull within three points. On the Pirates' next possession, Zach Whitlock hit a jumper to cut the lead to 77-76.

Two possessions later, Southwestern took a 78-77 lead after Ben Stiver knocked down a jump shot.

However, Mills was fouled with six seconds left and buried both free throws to take the one-point lead. The Pirates' final effort was off the mark as time expired.

Molina led Southwestern with 20 points, while Whitlock (18 points/11 rebounds) and Ryan Ogden (13 points/10 rebounds) both logged double-doubles.

Mills scored a game-high 23 points to lead Mary Hardin-Baylor (1-1).

The Pirates will open their home slate Monday night against Concordia Texas. The non-conference contest is slated to begin at 7:00 p.m.

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