Box Score MAGNOLIA, Ark. — Aminata Fall scored a career high 33 points and Southern Nazarene closed the game on a 27-8 run to knock off Southern Arkansas 74-58 to earn a Great American Conference road win.
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With 9:25 left to play in the second half, the Muleriders (11-11, 7-9 GAC) led the Crimson Storm (10-11, 7-8 GAC) 50-47. SNU though, went on a 6-0 run to take a 53-50 lead over SAU. The Storm only allowed the Muleriders to score five more points the rest of the game and earned their seventh sixth GAC win of the season.
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The Storm shot 46.9 percent in the second half going 15-of-32 from the field and owned the rebounding advantage 20-15. 12 of Southern Arkansas's 21 turnovers were in the second half. The Storm went to the charity stripe 14 times in the half and drained 11 of their attempts. SNU shot 3-of-5 from beyond the arc shooting 60 percent and limited the Muleriders to just 32 percent shooting in the second half.
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Fall's 33 points led all scorers. She also grabbed 16 rebounds and shot 13-of-25 from the field while going 8-of-10 from the free throw line and blocked three shots.
Kristin Milster scored 17 points on 6-for-13 shooting and brought in four boards.
Callee Cox added 10 points and tied a season high for rebounds with eight while
Danielle Gaddis tallied six points and two rebounds.Â
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SNU shot 37.9 percent from the field going 25-of-66 and 27.9 percent from downtown going 4-of-15. The storm went to the free throw line 27 times burying 20 of them and outscored the Muleriders in the paint 36-22. Southern Arkansas outscored SNU off the bench 42-11 but the Storm forced the Muleriders into 21 turnovers.
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The first half was neck and neck as neither team could grab a large lead. SAU led at the break 33-30 as Allie Wade buried a 3-pointer on the Mulerider's last possession of the half. SNU only shot 29.4 from the field going 10-for-34 and went 1-10 from downtown shooting 10 percent. The Storm went to the free throw line 13 times in the first half shooting 9-for-12. Fall, scored 12 of her 33 points in the first half and pulled in 10 rebounds. She also blocked all three of her shots in the first half.
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SNU will now travel to Arkansas-Monticello for a Great American Conference match up, Saturday, at 2 p.m.