FORT SMITH, Ark. – Harding junior Taylor Currie scored a career-high 31 factors Saturday however couldn’t carry the Bisons to victory over Oklahoma Christian on the UAFS Thanksgiving Classic. Harding fell 79-56 and subsequent performs Thursday, Dec. 1 at residence in opposition to Ouachita Baptist in its Great American Conference opener.
The recreation marked the primary assembly between Harding and Oklahoma Christian in males’s basketball because the groups met in a Classic in Springfield, Missouri, in 1984.
The loss dropped Harding to 4-2. Oklahoma Christian, a member of the NCAA Division II Lone Star Conference, improved to 4-1.
Currie scored 5 of Harding’s first seven factors within the second half, and his layup with 17:21 left pulled Harding inside 43-37. The Bisons went with out a made shot over the following 5 minutes, and Oklahoma Christian went on a 14-2 run to lead 57-39. Currie ended the run with a 3-pointer, his first of the season and solely the fifth of his profession.
Harding reduce the lead to 13 twice down the stretch however acquired no nearer.
Currie shot 12 of 19 from the sphere and 6 of 8 from the free-throw line. He additionally led the crew with eight rebounds, two steals and two blocked photographs whereas taking part in a team-high 36 minutes.
Next within the scoring column for the Bisons have been freshman Rylie Marshall and senior Robert Chougkaz who had 5 factors every.
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