MARSHALL, Texas - The UT Dallas men's basketball team wrapped the American Southwest Conference schedule as co-regular season champions with a 16-9 overall record and 12-4 mark in league play. 

They nearly completed a giant comeback effort for the second time this week as they erased a 17-point deficit with 15:59 left before ultimately losing 68-66 to East Texas Baptist at Ornelas Gymnasium Saturday.

Despite the loss, the Comets will be the #2 seed in next week's ASC Championship Tournament in Abilene, Texas and receive a bye to Friday's Semifinals where they will face the winner of #3 LeTourneau and #6 Concordia Texas at 5 p.m.

In Saturday's game, the host Tigers (15-10, 10-6 ASC) built up a 40-28 advantage by halftime. Being down 49-32, the Comets chipped away at the lead with a 25-8 run over the next 12 minutes. 

A Luke Kiser basket made the game 64-64 with 43 seconds left, but ETBU regained the lead 21 seconds later on a pair of Darry Moore free throws. Austin Page tied it back up with nine seconds left, but Moore hit the game-winner with 1.7 remaining on the clock.

The Comets shot 53.2 percent (25-for-47) from the field, 2-for-11 from three-point range and 14-of-26 from the line. They also recorded 26 rebounds, 11 assists, 18 turnovers, two blocks and 10 steals.

The Tigers shot 45.3 percent overall (24-for-53), 4-for-11 from outside and 16-of-20 at the line with 25 rebounds, 11 assists, 16 turnovers, four blocks and 12 steals.

UT Dallas Notes
- Page led all players with 19 points on 7-of-11 shooting.
- Kiser recorded 10 points, seven rebounds, three assists and two steals.
- Junior forward Rob Wade had eight points off the bench.
- Nick Donnelly scored seven points with six rebounds.
- Freshman Jordan Balderaz also scored seven points.
- Junior guard Thibaut Tagnon scored six pints with two steals.
- Forward Franklin Onymeme added five points.
- Senior guard Donovan Souter posted six rebounds and four assists.

East Texas Baptist Notes
- The Tigers will be the #5 seed in the tournament and play at #4 Mary Hardin-Baylor in the Quarterfinals on Tuesday. 
- Moore finished with 12 points and seven rebounds.
- Jayden Williams scored 16 points, making three shots from outside.
- Kurt Labeaud had 16 points, six assists and four steals.
- Ryan Elzy added 15 points and a pair of steals.

Up Next
UTD will compete in the ASC Championship Semifinals 5 p.m. Friday on the campus of Hardin-Simmons.