STEPHENVILLE, Texas (November 15, 2014) – A three-pointer by A.J. Luckey with 43 seconds remaining pulled Lubbock Christian to within four points of the number 12 team in the country, Tarleton State, but the Chaps were unable to cut into the deficit any further, falling 65-61 to the Texans Friday night at Wisdom Gym during the final game of the Texan Tip-Off Classic.

Luckey, a Tip-Off All-Tournament selection, again led the Chaps (0-2, 0-0 Heartland) in scoring, posting 14 points, while Ridrell Holman, Isaac Cardona and Marcos Schuster each tallied nine. LCU connected on 20-of-53 shots from the floor compared to 16-of-44 from TSU, but the Texans (2-0, 0-0 Lone Star) took advantage at the free throw line, hitting 25-of-32 to the Chaps' 14-of-21.
 
Trailing 60-50 with just under a minute-and-a-half to go, a steal by Schuster led to Luckey making one of two shots on a technical foul assessed to the Texans' Davene Carter, and Schuster then drained both of his attempts from the line after being fouled to trim the lead to eight. On the next play, Schuster came up with another steal and converted a running bank shot for a two possession game with 1:15 left in the contest. The Chaps applied full court pressure, leading to a double dribble call on the Texans, but a Beau Durham three-point attempt from the top of the key rattled out.
 
A Chap foul led to the Texans making one shot in the double bonus before Luckey's three-pointer from the left wing on a pass from Schuster sliced into the lead for the four-point contest. The Texans again hit one-of-two free throws on the next trip down the floor to push the lead to five before Luckey was called for an offense foul, giving TSU the ball back with 37 seconds to play. The Chap defense came up big, forcing a Texan turnover, but Schuster's three-point attempt was barely off of the mark, forcing LCU to commit a foul. TSU's Lee Mo, the Tournament MVP, made his second of two freebies for a six-point Texan advantage and 14 ticks on the clock. A successful drive by Schuster trimmed the lead to four with seven seconds to go, but Texan Tevan Jones drained two from the line and a final three by Schuster did not quite fall, allowing TSU a sigh of relief in the narrow victory.
 
The Chaps never placed themselves out of contention throughout the entire game, earning their first lead at 12:52 in the first half on a free throw by Cardona, and did not allow TSU to pull away by more than 14 points throughout the night. LCU took great care of the ball before halftime, committing just a trio of turnovers, trailing by no more than five points heading into the locker room.
 
The Chaps host their season opener next Saturday against Hillsdale Freewill Baptist at 3 p.m. following the Lady Chap contest versus Mid America Christian at 1 p.m.