LUBBOCK, Texas (January 7, 2017) - Lubbock Christian University suffered a 58-49 loss to Rogers State University in a game that featured LCU's lowest scoring contest since Dec. 17, 2015. Tyler Rogers (11 points) and Marcos Schuster (10 points) led LCU in the loss, which snapped a 17-game Heartland Conference home winning streak for the Chaps which began after a 72-61 loss to Rogers State on Jan. 15, 2015.
 
Things did not start well for the Chaparrals, as Rogers State opened up the game on an 11-5 run. The Chaps finally woke up and took their first lead of the game at 12-11 on a three-pointer by Tyler Rogers with 11:36 left in the half. LCU tried to distance themselves from the Hillcats, but RSU held tight on defense and took a 17-15 advantage at the 4:50 mark of the first period. Arrington regained the lead for Lubbock Christian on a pair of free throws, but it was short lived as RSU jumped back ahead 28-22 at the break.
 
Lubbock Christian's bench came to play by scoring 15 of the Chaps 22 first half points. Chuck Kendley led LCU in the period with seven points on 2-of-4 shooting and a trio of free throws. The Hillcats waxed the Chaparrals on the boards by a margin of 20-11 in addition to their 28 first half points. LCU never really found a rhythm in the first period as they were held to 7-of-24 (29.2%) shooting from the floor and 2-9 (22.2%) from beyond the arc. Although the Chaps forced seven turnovers by the Hillcats, they committed seven of their own and allowed seven points off of their turnovers.
 
The second half remained tight, as there were four more lead changes in the second half. The Chaps showed some promise after returning from halftime, cutting Rogers State's lead down to one at 34-33 with 16:22 to play. Baron Smith countered by extending the Hillcats lead back to six, 39-33, after splitting a pair of free throws. LCU remained consistent and took another lead at 40-39 with two free throws from Michael Grant, but again, RSU answered with a three-pointer to tie things back up. The Chaps held on tight, but the Hillcats took their final lead of the game on a layup by Christopher Ikuenobe to put the score at 49-47 with 5:31 remaining. Rogers State scored 11 of the games final 15 points to seal their victory at 58-49.
 
Lubbock Christian had a more successful second half and limited Rogers State's scoring to five different players. Marcos Schuster scored eight of his 10 points to lead the Chaparral offense in the second period, but RSU continued to shoot effectively and ultimately just outlasted LCU. Ridrell Holman and Tyler Rogers had the Chaps lone three-pointers in the half, as LCU struggled with a 2-of-10 shooting mark from downtown.
 
RSU found their groove early on in the game and remained consistent for its entirety. Three different Hillcats recorded double-scoring figures. Baron Smith Jr. had a game-high 21 points on 6-of-14 shooting. Nine of Smith's 21 points came from three-point land and six came from the charity stripe. Rogers State's starting five scored 56 of their 58 points. As a squad, the Hillcats finished the game shooting 40.4% (19/47) from the field and 77.8% (14/18) from the free throw line.
 
The loss drops LCU to 8-7 overall and 2-3 in Heartland play. The Chaps hit the road again for a pair of games beginning with Oklahoma Panhandle State University on Thursday Jan. 12. Tip off is slated for 7:30 pm in Goodwell, Oklahoma.