UT Tyler's Lauren Glasco drives against Mary Hardin-Baylor on Saturday at the Herrington Patriot Center (Jake A. Waddingham | Tyler Morning Telegraph)

The UT Tyler women got back on the winning track, scoring a 72-59 win over Mary Hardin-Baylor in an American Southwest Conference basketball game on Saturday at the Herrington Patriot Center.

Senior Lauren Glasco was stellar, registering her first double-double of the season, finishing with 18 points and 11 boards.

UT Tyler (9-4, 4-3) took control from the get-go, taking a 42-24 lead at the end of the first half.

The second half was much of the same, with the Patriots going up by as many as 23 points with 10:23 left, after a Glasco layup.

UMHB (2-10, 1-6) would not go away easily, fighting back to get within 13 points.

Four Patriots finished in double-digit scoring, including Breann McMillan (15 points), She’Cara Humphrey (11) and Oliva Burns (11).

UMHB’s Taylor Tucker was the leading scorer in the game, hitting 19 points to go with eight rebounds.

The Patriots travel to Clarksville, Ark., on Thursday to meet Ozarks. The game is scheduled to tip off at 5:30 p.m.

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UT Tyler 72, Mary Hardin-Baylor 59

MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR (2-9, 1-5)

Taylor Tucker 6-8 7-10 19; Macy Moore 5-7 3-4 13; Jovana Miles 3-5 2-2 8; Tori Tucker 1-5 2-4 4; Brandy Dittert 2-3 0-1 4; Katelyn Smith 1-1 1-4 3; Chantal Franco 0-2 3-4 3; Samara Williams 1-3 1-2 3; Simone Moreno 1-4 0-0 2; Ashlee Sargent 0-0 0-0 0; Shelby Simonton 0-1 0-1 0; Kourtney Bevers 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-39 19-32 59.

TEXAS-TYLER (8-4, 3-3)

Lauren Glasco 6-8 6-7 18; Breann McMillan 5-8 5-7 15; She’Cara Humphrey 5-10 1-3 11; Olivia Burns 4-6 0-0 11; Taylor Murphy 2-4 0-0 5; Mariah Wells 1-7 2-2 4; Teylor Seals 1-6 0-2 3; Brittany Brunson 0-0 2-2 2; Danai Woods 1-4 0-0 2; Brionna Polk 0-2 1-2 1; Samantha Phillips 0-0 0-0 0; Savannah Seybold 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 25-58 17-25 72.

HALFTIME — UT Tyler 42-24.

3-point goals—Mary Hardin-Baylor 0-0 (None), Texas-Tyler 5-16 (Olivia Burns 3-4; Taylor Murphy 1-3; Teylor Seals 1-5; Brionna Polk 0-1; Savannah Seybold 0-2; Breann McMillan 0-1). Fouled out—Mary Hardin-Baylor-None, Texas-Tyler-She’Cara Humphrey; Breann McMillan. Rebounds—Mary Hardin-Baylor 27 (Taylor Tucker 8), Texas-Tyler 34 (Lauren Glasco 11). Assists—Mary Hardin-Baylor 5 (Macy Moore 2; Tori Tucker 2), Texas-Tyler 15 (Teylor Seals 4; Danai Woods 4). Total fouls—Mary Hardin-Baylor 22, Texas-Tyler 32. Technical fouls—Mary Hardin-Baylor-None, Texas-Tyler-None.

UT Tyler men drop second straight

UT Tyler dropped its second straight American Southwest Conference men’s basketball game, a close 75-71 decision to Mary Hardin-Baylor on Saturday at the Herrington Patriot Center.

Senior Darren Houliston almost pulled off a double-double for the Patriots with 18 points and nine rebounds.

UT Tyler fell to 10-3 on the season and 5-2 in ASC play. The Patriots still lead the ASC East Division by a half game over UT Dallas (5-3). The Cru improved to 10-3 overall and 6-1 in league play. UMHB is in the West Division and tied with Concordia and Hardin-Simmons for first place.

The Patriots trailed by as many as 13 points in the second half before cutting the deficit to one, 67-66, with just under a minute to play on 3-pointer by Joe Stephens. However, the Cru’s Thomas Orr hit a trey with 30 seconds on the clock to put the visitors back up 70-66.

Later, Jordan Cannon, who finished the game with 12 points, hit a fade-away 3-pointer with just eight seconds remaining to get the Patriots within one again, 72-71, but the Cru hit three of their final four free throw attempts to win by four, 75-71.

Travis Dykman was also in double figures for the Patriots with 12 points. Orr and Brian Todd led the Cru with 18 points apiece, while Kitrick Bell had 17 points and 13 rebounds.

The Patriots were 8 of 10 from the free throw line, while Mary Hardin-Baylor was 20 of 28.

UT Tyler begins competition against fellow East Division teams on Thursday, traveling to Clarksville, Ark., to meet the Ozarks. Tipoff is 7:30 p.m.

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Mary Hardin-Baylor 75, UT Tyler 71

MARY HARDIN-BAYLOR

Thomas Orr 6-10 3-4 18; Brian Todd 5-13 8-11 18; Kitrick Bell 7-11 3-6 17; James Allen 5-12 3-3 13; Cory Meals 1-4 3-4 5; Russell Green 2-2 0-0 4; Avery Polchinski 0-0 0-0 0; Braxton Tucker 0-1 0-0 0; Cedric Hudson 0-1 0-0 0; Antonie Chaney 0-5 0-0 0; Layton Zinsmeister 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 26-61 20-28 75.

TEXAS-TYLER

Darren Houliston 7-15 3-3 18; Jordan Cannon 5-9 0-0 12; Travis Dykman 4-11 2-2 12; Joe Stephens 3-5 0-0 9; Nathan Harbour 3-5 1-3 7; Tre Potter 2-4 0-0 5; Tyler Hysell 2-5 0-0 4; Billy Hopson 0-6 2-2 2; Dallas Bean 1-2 0-0 2; Stephen Ray 0-0 0-0 0; Kaveon Hall-Davis 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-62 8-10 71.

HALFTIME – Mary Hardin-Baylor 35-28.

3-point goals—Mary Hardin-Baylor 3-16 (Thomas Orr 3-5; James Allen 0-2; Cory Meals 0-3; Braxton Tucker 0-1; Cedric Hudson 0-1; Antonie Chaney 0-2; Layton Zinsmeister 0-2), Texas-Tyler 9-18 (Joe Stephens 3-5; Jordan Cannon 2-3; Travis Dykman 2-4; Tre Potter 1-3; Darren Houliston 1-1; Billy Hopson 0-1; Tyler Hysell 0-1). Fouled out—Mary Hardin-Baylor-None, Texas-Tyler-None. Rebounds—Mary Hardin-Baylor 39 (Kitrick Bell 13), Texas-Tyler 33 (Darren Houliston 9). Assists—Mary Hardin-Baylor 3 (Layton Zinsmeister 2), Texas-Tyler 11 (Jordan Cannon 4). Total fouls—Mary Hardin-Baylor 10, Texas-Tyler 21. Technical fouls—Mary Hardin-Baylor-None, Texas-Tyler-None. A-298