HENDERSON — The No. 4 Lions of Freed-Hardeman University took advantage of 21 forced turnovers by scoring 29 points off of those takeaways to help them to a 90-63 victory over the Fisk (Tenn.) University Bulldogs.
The first five minutes had the momentum shifting away from Freed-Hardeman (3-0) with the visiting Bulldogs jumping out to a 12-5 lead with 15:56 remaining in the half.
Jordan Stephens would tally a jumper before
Peyton Law showed off his range with a 3-pointer. Those points helped spark a 16-1 swing in favor of the maroon and white in the next five minutes when
Jayson Nixon's layup gave the Lions a 21-13 lead halfway through the opening half. Down the stretch of the first half, Fisk would only score nine more points from the floor while FHU poured it on from long range with
Blake Dean and
Ryley McClaran joining Nixon with 3-pointers. The biggest of the half came when Nixon's buzzer-beating 3-pointer from mid-court banked off the glass and into the net to send the Lions to the locker room smiling with a 47-28 lead.
Law opened the second after with a set of jumpers to maintain a 20-point edge over Fisk (1-1). Two free throws at 13:42 opened up an 11-point unanswered run that led to FHU holding a 70-39 lead.
Sam Powell began pouring it on from long range, hitting back-to-back 3-pointers before adding a third at 6:47 to give the Lions a 33-point edge. The Bulldogs then scored 11 unanswered points, but the FHU lead stood firm to finish with the 90-63 victory.
Despite being out-rebounded 32-30, the Lions kept their chances alive by scoring 12 second-chance points off of seven offensive boards. After forcing 21 turnovers, the Lions made the opposition pay by scoring 29 points off of turnovers.
Five Lions ended their night in double figures with
Phil Horton's 16-point effort leading the way.
Peyton Law was 7-11 from the floor to score 15 points while
Jayson Nixon and
Jordan Stephens added 11.
Blake Dean was 3-5 from long range to bucket 10. Horton and Law led the rebounding with seven and six, respectively.Â
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Up Next
The Lions return to action with old rival Tennessee Southern visiting Henderson on November 7 before FHU hosts No. 12 LSU Alexandria for Homecoming on November 9.
