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The Louisiana College men's basketball team dropped a heartbreaker on the road Saturday afternoon, as a last-second basket gave Texas-Tyler a 77-76 win over the Wildcats, spoiling LC's chances of a regular season ASC championship.
 
The Wildcats, who were facing a determined Patriots squad defending their home court on senior day, took a slight 40-39 lead into the half despite UT-Tyler shooting 55.2% from the field in the first 20 minutes.
 
LC came out on fire in the second half, however, as they went on an 11-1 run from the 15:22 mark to the 11:58 mark of the second half to take their biggest lead of the game when a layup from Trey Ray put them ahead 60-49.
 
The Patriots would fight back to erase that lead over the next eight minutes, and a tip in from Anthony Gonzales at the 3:20 mark gave the Patriots the lead at 69-68.
 
Three more lead changes and two ties would take place over the next three minutes, with Kevin Lewis giving LC a two-point lead with 43 ticks left to give the Wildcats a 76-74 lead.
 
The Patriots would then miss a go-ahead three-pointer with 17 seconds left, but a missed free throw from LC point guard Dylan Brewer gave them one more opportunity.
 
That second chance at the win turned out much different, as Chris Rios drained a game-winning three-pointer with nine seconds left to give the Patriots the win.
 
Rios led the Patriots with 25 points, six rebounds, and three assists while Anthony Gaines, Jr. paced LC with 25 points, nine rebounds, and two assists.
 
Raheem Regis (16 points, eight rebounds) and Kevin Lewis (15 points, four assists) also reached double figures for LC.
 
The Wildcats finish the season 14-9 overall and 14-6 in ASC play, which puts them in a tie for third place in the final standings with Mary Hardin-Baylor and Howard Payne.
 
Due to strength of team-record, the Wildcats will be the #3 seed in the ASC Tournament next week in Marshall, Texas. They will take on Concordia in the first round on Thursday at 12:00 p.m. in the opening game of the tournament.