Texans down St. Edward's, 78-62

The Texans used the strong first half to hold off a surging Hilltoppers' team that outscored Tarleton 45-44 in the second half. However, the game never really felt out of hand after the Texans went on their first run in the first half.

The Texans used a 34-point turnaround from the first game when Tarleton lost by 18 and then won today by 16.

"I wanted to see how much we had improved in the last three weeks," said head coach Lonn Reisman. "I felt good about the way we played tonight. I thought the guys played hard tonight and I think we have come a long way in the last three weeks. This was a very good basketball team we played tonight, and I feel good about our last three wins - they were all quality."

The Texans will now take off a few days of practicing to head home for the Christmas holiday. The team reports back on the evening of Dec. 26 in order to prepare for the Dec. 29 game against Paul Quinn at 2 p.m.

It was fun watching the guys part ways for a few days. It was almost like they didn't want to leave each other. They seemed a little reluctant to spend seven days apart after they have been together all semester, especially every day since the season started on Oct. 15. It was a very good definition of team watching the way they parted.

And they way they played tonight, I hope when they get back, the chemistry will continue to grow. Tonight's game was fun to watch, I hope you got to see it. If not, I hope you got to listen to it. If not, read the story here.

Merry Christmas Texans, and thanks for giving Tarleton fans the program's 10th straight winning record heading into the Christmas break!