ODESSA, Texas (January 22, 2015) – A bucket by A.J. Luckey with four seconds remaining in overtime lifted Lubbock Christian to a 74-73 victory over Texas-Permian Basin on Thursday evening in the Falcon Dome, knocking UTPB down a notch in the Heartland Conference standings while the Chaps now share the top spot with St. Edward's.

In the extra period with 54 seconds to play and the game tied at 70-all, Luckey drove baseline, splitting two defenders and drawing the foul as he went up for a shot. His two successful attempts put LCU (10-6, 7-2 Heartland) up a pair, but the Falcons wore down the shot clock on the next possession which resulted in a three-pointer by Chris Griffin, allowing UTPB (11-6, 6-3 Heartland) to take the lead with 25 seconds to go. The Chaps burned some time before Luckey began his move from the left baseline and dribbled his way into the paint to softly put up a floater giving the Chaps the lead. UTPB quickly inbounded to Madison Turner who made a furious dash to the other end of the court, but his baseline jumper from the right side popped out to prompt a Chap victory.

The Chaps willed their way to a 41-37 advantage on the boards, including an impressive 18 offensive rebounds, over an imposing lineup of Division I transfers, and took care of the basketball by posting just seven turnovers. LCU struggled mightily from deep, hitting just 2-of-11, but conquered the free throw line on 22-of-24 shooting.

During regulation, Matthew Alford's drive to the hoop put LCU on top, 66-64, with 1:49 on the clock, and a travel by Griffin gave the Chaps another opportunity to add to their lead. With the shot clock winding down, Luckey was forced to take a tough shot which was partially blocked and gave UTPB possession. An offensive board and putback by UTPB's Codye Hatcher knotted the contest at 66-66 with 18 seconds to play. The Chaps held the ball until the final seconds for a last-second shot, but Luckey lost his handle, opening the door for the Falcons. However, UTPB was called for traveling, giving LCU the ball with 1.4 ticks on the clock. Marcos Schuster got a good look on a three-pointer, but his attempt rolled out, setting up the overtime period.

All five Chap starters scored in double figures, led by Luckey's 19. Isaac Cardona recorded 15, Schuster registered a dozen, Matt Alford totaled 11 and Marcus Arrington added 10.

For UTPB, Turner tallied 19 points which included five shots from beyond the arc, but fortunately for the Chaps, he missed his last six attempts from long range.

The Chaps travel to St. Edwards's on Saturday in a battle of the Heartland's top two teams for a 3 p.m. matchup.