Box Score ARKADELPHIA, Ark. — There might be a bit of an argument, but it would be hard to fight against Southern Nazarene as the hottest team in the Great American Conference. SNU has won four straight and knocked off another top GAC opponent Saturday afternoon in a 72-69 win over Ouachita Baptist.
 
The Crimson Storm (12-9, 9-6 GAC) have won four straight and are 4-1 since making the turn into the second half of the conference season. SNU has knocked off Harding, Arkansas Tech, Henderson State and Ouachita Baptist in order.
 
Annie Kassongo scored a career-high 23 points and added five rebounds, three assists, two steals in a blocks as the senior forward led the way for SNU. She went 10-for-16 from the field and 3-for-4 at the line. Aminata Fall notched her seventh double-double of the season as she scored 17 and had 18 rebounds. She was also just two blocks shy of a triple-double with eight and had two steals and five assists. Oumoul Thiam also had 11 points and five rebounds.
 
Southern Nazarene struggled from the perimeter going, just 3-for-8, but it didn't need to have the hot hand from outside as the Storm out scored OBU in the paint 48-30. SNU shot 46.7 percent from the field and hit 13-for-18 at the line, including two clutch free throws at in the final seconds.
 
The Crimson Storm led by as much as 15 as they trailed just once, 2-1 on OBU's first bucket, and were up 39-32 at the half. SNU took its biggest lead of the game at 54-39 with 13:10 left on a pair of Thiam free throws, but the Lady Tigers begin to dwindle the lead down at the 8:42 mark. Erica Sharp's bucket in the paint sparked a 19-6 run as OBU cut it to 67-66 with 2:46 left.
 
Fall gave the storm a 68-66 lead before Elise Holman tied it at 68 with 1:21 left. Kassongo answered ot make it 70-68 with one minute left. Katherine West missed a tying shot and an ensuing go-ahead 3-pointer before SNU secured the rebound. The Storm though turned the ball over and fouled with 13 seconds left and gave OBU a chance to tie, but missed the second of two free throws. SNU then got two free throws from Fall to seal it.
 
Southern Nazarene now gets set to host Southern Arkansas, Thursday, for a 5:30 p.m. GAC contest.