Justin Gooden scored 22 points and Schreiner held on for a 90-85 victory over McMurry on Monday night at Stephens Family Arena in the Mountaineers’ Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference opener.

The Mountaineers built a nine-point halftime lead before McMurry rallied in the second half, tying the game at 80-80 with 1:45 remaining. But Gooden hit a crucial 3-pointer with 1:16 left to put Schreiner ahead for good.

Dylan Snow added 18 points for the Mountaineers, while Carson Diamond recorded a double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds. Diamond also contributed five assists in 31 minutes.

“You need games like this where you learn how to stay in,” Schreiner coach Kyle McLeroy said. “Two of our three losses were against ranked teams at the time. We were in those games since we got to single digits in the last minute or two. So you need to go through those to learn how to come back.”

Schreiner led 46-37 at halftime but couldn’t shake the War Hawks in the second half.

Koye Rondeno led McMurry with 17 points on 6-of-7 shooting, including 4-of-4 from 3-point range. JaRayl People and Cedrick Dodd each added 13 points for the War Hawks.

Zack Rygg provided a spark off the bench with 10 points, including a late 3-pointer that tied the game at 80-80.

Mason McGowan contributed nine points, 10 rebounds and five assists for Schreiner.

The Mountaineers shot 46.6% from the field compared to 45% for McMurry. Schreiner held a 42-39 edge on the boards.

A crowd of 175 attended the game.