Box Score The third time proved to be a charm for the Texas Lutheran University men's basketball team.

After dropping both regular-season games to Colorado College, TLU defeated the Tigers, 73-65, in the semifinals of the 2017 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference basketball tournament on Saturday night at Southwestern University.

After a basket by junior forward Chris Martin pulled CC to within a point at 57-56 with 4:02 remaining, senior forward Zach Behr scored every point during a 12-3 run that gave the Bulldogs a 10-point lead with 50 seconds to play.

Junior forward Eric Houska scored six of his team-high 22 points during the final 42 seconds, but Colorado College could get no closer than eight points the rest of the way.

With four assists, Houska finished the season with 129, which ranks fifth on the program's single-season list.

Junior forward John Hatch added 17 points for the Tigers, who saw their season conclude with an 11-15 record.

CC trailed 8-0 early in the game, but battle back to take a 30-29 lead when freshman forward CooXooEii Black hit a jumper with 3:25 remaining in the first half.

Baskets by Hatch gave the Tigers a 41-36 lead a little more than four minutes into the second frame as well as their final lead at 47-46 with 9:19 remaining.

Behr led the TLU with 22 points and nine rebounds.

Senior guards Sterling Holmes scored 16 and 13 points, respectively.