East Texas Baptist University won its season opener 92-53 over Belhaven University on Friday, in the second game of the ETBU Tipoff Classic. The Tigers are now 1-0, and Belhaven is 0-1.
ETBU finished with a 65-23 rebounding advantage, including 27 offensive rebounds, and scored 26 second-chance points. Dana Barnett scored a career-high 20 points and hit four 3-pointers. Macey Jones had 18 points and seven rebounds, and Zoe Alford added 12 points.
The Tigers used a 13-0 run early in the third quarter and led 71-44 going into the fourth.