GEORGETOWN, TEXAS - The Southwestern University Men's Basketball team competed in their last out-of-conference game in the Robertson Center on Monday night, going up against the #14 ranked Whitworth University Pirates according to D3hoops.com. Southwestern trailed by just one point, 32-31, headed into halftime. But a barrage of three pointers from Whitworth in the second half led to 55 points from the opposing Pirate team, and the final tally to be 87-64 in favor of the opponents.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Brock Luechtefeld scored nineteen points against Whitworth, adding in eight rebounds in 28 minutes on the floor.
• Aedan Lewis went for nine points, three rebounds and two steals, the second leading scorer for Southwestern. 
• Luke Hatcher in his return to the court Southwestern, scored six points along with two steals and two rebounds. 

NOTES

• Whitworth went 14/27 (52%) from beyond the three point line, going 59% in the second half alone. 
• Southwestern and Whitworth were dead even on rebounds for the game, each team collecting a total of 31. 
• Southwestern scored seventeen points from the free throw line, hitting 74% of their free throw attempts. 

UP NEXT

• Pirate Men's Basketball will face another Top 25 opponent in their next match up, taking on Wisconsin Lutheran College in San Antonio, Texas on Friday December 20th at 2:00 PM.