BROWNWOOD, Texas – The Concordia Texas men's basketball team, led by Luis Gonzalez's game-high 25 points, shot over 52% from the field and snapped their four-game losing streak on Thursday, defeating Howard Payne 92-84.

The Tornados had five players finish the night in double figures, highlighted by Gonzalez, who shot 9-of-15 from the floor, and grabbed a team-high eight rebounds to lead the way. Alexander Estrada caught fire from behind the arc, knocking down four 3-pointers while Trevon Hester scored 13 of his 20 points in the second half.

Concordia Texas opened the game with a sluggish start as the Yellow Jackets scored 10 of the game's first 11 points, forcing a CTX timeout. The Tornados regrouped and pulled even at 15-all with a 14-4 run, capped off by Hester's jumper in the paint.

Howard Payne retook the lead though and held a 27-26 advantage with 8:11 left in the first half. Concordia Texas took control from there. Fueled by Gonzalez, who scored six straight points, the Tornados closed out the first half on a 25-14 run and headed to the locker room with a 51-41 edge.

The Tornados did not let up to begin second half, opening with a 9-0 spurt, including two more baskets from Gonzalez to take their largest lead of the night at 60-41.

Howard Payne though, chipped away at the deficit throughout the second half and cut it down to 80-75 after a 3-pointer with 4:05 remaining.

Concordia Texas did not break thanks to Hester and Antoine Henderson, who combined to score the team's next eight points and restored a double-digit lead with under a minute to play.

The Yellow Jackets gave one last effort but the Tornados fended it off and held on for the 92-84 win on the road.

Henderson finished the game with 14 points on 7-of-10 shooting, while Zaid Harris added 11 points and a team-high five assists off the bench. Estrada, meanwhile, scored 16 points on 10 shots and had four steals in the win.

Concordia Texas will have a quick turnaround and remain on the road, traveling to Alpine, Texas for a showdown against Sul Ross State on Saturday at 3 p.m.