Box Score ARKADELPHIA, Ark. — For the second straight night freshman
Garrett Butler notched a career-high as he scored 18 points in a 75-62 loss at Ouachita Baptist.
The guard drained six 3-pointers, going 6-for-9 from the field. He also had three assists.
Quan Conner added 17 points to go with his six rebounds and six assists. He drained three treys and went 6-for-7 at the line.
Antwone Jackson chipped in with 11 points and eight rebounds.
Robert Brewer had nine points as he was 6-for-6 from the line.
Colby Connel had four points off of the bench and
Trey Mohair had three.
The Crimson Storm (12-9, 7-8 GAC) fired 44.2 percent from the field and 10-for-24 from the perimeter. SNU out rebounded The Tigers (12-8, 8-6 GAC) 25-22, but OBU more than doubled Southern Nazarene's points in the paint 32-12.
The Tigers also turned the ball over just eight times and scored 18 points off of 13 SNU turnovers.
OBU took a quick 9-3 lead to start the game before 12-2 run, capped by a Butler 3-pointer, gave SNU a 15-11 lead with 10:14 to play in the first half. The two then exchanged leads seven times before OBU came away with a 31-28 lead at the break.
It was all OBU in the second half as it shot 63 percent from the field in the final 20 minutes. The Tigers shot 58.3 percent for the game and were 10-for-16 from 3-point range.
SNU will now host Southern Arkansas, Thursday, at 7:30 p.m. for a GAC contest.