Colorado College defeated Texas Lutheran 92-84 in overtime on Saturday afternoon in Seguin, Texas.
CC (8-11, 6-4) led 40-35 at halftime before Texas Lutheran (8-10, 3-6) used a 42-point second half to force overtime at 77-77. The Tigers responded in the extra period, outscoring the Bulldogs 15-7 to secure the road win.
The Tigers never trailed in the first half and built an 11-point lead with 4:27 remaining before the break. TLU briefly held a three-point advantage early, but CC controlled the tempo for 41:42 of game time.
Junior
Ty Hendler led the Tigers with 19 points, going 9-for-12 at the free-throw line, while adding six rebounds.
Senior
Asher Nofziger recorded a double-double with 15 points and a game-high 14 rebounds, including six offensive boards.
Junior
Gavin Carter finished with 16 points and a team-high seven assists.
Freshman
Kyle Kihlberg added 10 points and four rebounds, and
Terrion Benson provided 14 points off the bench on 6-of-6 shooting from the field.
CC shot 40.6 percent (28-69) from the field and 31.6 percent (6-19) from three-point range. The Tigers dominated the glass with a 58-44 rebounding advantage and held a 23-8 edge in second-chance points. Colorado College also outscored Texas Lutheran 42-26 in the paint and received 27 bench points.
TLU was led by Semaj Edwards with 25 points and Mason Wallace with 23.
Colorado College returns to action next week against McMurry in Abeline, Texas on Friday, Feb. 6.