By Kent Bush
Special Correspondent
The Oklahoma Baptist Bison men misplaced their third straight Greater Athletic Conference sport however the Lady Bison broke a brief dropping streak of their very own in a break up with Southern Arkansas Thursday night time on the Noble Complex in Shawnee.
The Bison women led by as many as 15 regardless of a number of runs by the Muleriders. OBU took a 12-point lead into halftime and held on for the win after a high-scoring second half for each groups.
The OBU women claimed a 73-64 win to enhance to 8-4 in convention play and 10-6 general. The Bison are in third place within the convention. Southern Arkansas fell to 4-8 in GAC play and 8-10 general.
Jill Leslie led OBU with 21 factors and 5 rebounds. Madison Chambers had 14 factors for the Bison and Malou Savanna got here off the bench to hit some huge pictures – together with going 3-of-5 from the 3-point line – on her option to 13 factors for OBU. Kennedy Large added a dozen factors within the win.
Southern Arkansas reduce the result in three factors at 43-40 however OBU scored eight straight throughout a 15-3 run within the third quarter to drag away. The Muleriders by no means reduce the result in single digits once more till the waning seconds of the sport.
In the men’s contest, Southern Arkansas held huge leads for a lot of the sport however a livid Bison rally ran out of time in an 88-83 loss to the Muleriders – the second greatest group within the GAC with a 10-2 convention document and a 14-4 general mark. OBU fell to 7-5 in league play and 10-8 general. The Bison had been lacking starters Trey Doomes and Nigel Wilcox with accidents.
SAU led by 13 on the half, however Paul King, who had 31 factors and 7 assists for OBU, led a comeback late within the sport. After lacking a shot from the arc, Ethan Scott proceeded to knock down four-straight 3-pointers for OBU to attain 12 factors in a row for the Bison and reduce the Mulerider result in eight factors with eight and a half minutes left within the sport.
The groups traded baskets till later within the sport when a steal arrange a King help to Trey Green for a 3-pointer to chop the Southern Arkansas result in 86-83. But two late free throws sealed the win for the Muleriders.
D.J. Freeman scored 11 factors and pulled down six rebounds for the Bison.
OBU continues to be holding down fifth place within the GAC. The Bison host the group with the worst convention document, Arkansas-Monticello Saturday at 3 p.m. after the women’s sport at 1:30 p.m.
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