DUBLIN – The Brownwood Lions picked up their first victory of the season Thursday, defeating host Dublin, 67-62, in their first game of the Dublin tournament.

In a rematch of a season-opening 81-76 loss for Brownwood, the Lions trailed 41-27 at halftime but closed the gap to 54-52 after three quarters and outscored Dublin 15-8 over the final eight minutes.

Casey Friebel paced the Lions with 22 points followed by Austin Pittman and Joel Holguin with 14 points apiece, Durham Brown with 11, and Noah Pyle with six points.

The Lions then fell to Coleman by a 62-47 count as Brownwood led 20-17 after one quarter, trailed 36-33 at halftime, and faced a 47-41 deficit through three periods.

Friebel again led the charge with 18 points for Brownwood trailed by Pittman with 10, Brown with eight, Hayden Proffitt with four, and Pyle and Holguin with two points apiece.

Brownwood (1-6) will face Goldthwaite at 10:40 a.m. Friday to conclude pool play.