Box Score BETHANY, Okla. — No. 16 Southern Nazarene got a combined 40 points from
Logan Martin and
Oumoul Thiam as SNU rolled to a 78-59 win over Science & Arts.
Logan Martin had a game-high 23 points on 9-of-17 shooting from the floor and was 3-for-5 from 3-point range. She also notched her third double-double of the year with 10 rebounds. Omoul Thiam added 17 points as well.
The Crimson Storm (15-5, 9-3) now hold a two-game lead on Rogers State for third place in the Sooner Athletic Conference and have won seven of their last nine.
Abbey Marra added 10 points and nine rebounds after having just five boards in the first half.
Sharmeda Johnson also chipped in with 11 points going 3-for-3 from the field and 5-for-5 at the free-throw line.
SNU struggled in the first half, shooting just 37.5 percent and were just 2-for-11 from the outside. The Lady Drovers fired 44 percent from the field and were 6-for-10 from beyond the arc, but the Storm still carried a 30-29 lead at the half. SNU lead 27-17 late in the second half before USAO closed the half on a 12-3 run to make it a one-point game at intermission.
The Lady Drovers took the lead right off the bat in the second half at 31-30, but Martin answered right back with a bucket in the pain to start a 16-4 run to lead 46-35 and SNU didn't trail the rest of the way.
Martin had 13 points in the second half as SNU turned the tables, firing 50 percent from the field in the final 20 minutes and held the Lady Drovers to just 31.3 percent shooting. SNU also scored 25 points off of 18 USAO turnovers.
The Storm also pulled down 18 rebounds on the offensive end with seven coming from
Ashley Mantooth. SNU scored 17 points off of second chances.
Southern Nazarene will now get set for its longest road trip of the year as it makes the West Texas road trip Thursday and Saturday and then heads to John Brown, Feb. 2. First up, SNU heads to Wayland Baptist for a 6 p.m. game Thursday.