Box Score ADA, Okla. — East Central forced Southern Nazarene into 22 turnovers and outscored the Storm 28-12 in the paint as the Tigers knocked off SNU 62-44.
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The Crimson Storm (7-7, 4-4 GAC) had 13 first half turnovers and only trailed by six, 34-28 headed into the half. SNU shot 36 percent from the field in the half going 9-for-25 and hit five first half 3-pointers going 5-for-11 from downtown. The Storm went 5-for-6 from the line in the first half and limited the Tigers to only three first half free throw attempts.
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SNU pulled within four trailing 44-40 in the second half with 9:59 to play after
Kristin Milster drained a jumper. The Tigers (10-5, 5-4 GAC) though, went on an 18-4 run to close out the game and handed the Storm their seventh loss of the season.
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Dilan Webster led all scorers with 21 points and grabbed nine rebounds. Milster tallied the most points for the Storm notching 17 points and went 5-for-15 from the field.
Aminata Fall scored nine points and grabbed nine rebounds while
Callee Cox scored 11 points on 4-of-11 shooting and hit three 3-pointers going 3-for-7 from downtown.
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The Tigers shot 39.7 from the field and 80 percent from the free throw line. SNU was limited to only 29.8 percent shooting making 14-of-47 shots. The Storm went 10-for-14 from the free throw line shooting 71.4 percent and was outrebounded 41-35. East Central only turned the ball over 12 times compared to SNU's 28.
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SNU will now host Southeastern Oklahoma State for a Great American Conference Matchup, Saturday, at 2 p.m.