Box Score BETHANY, Okla. — Southern Nazarene put together one of its best performances of the season going 9-for-15 from beyond the arc, shooting 60 percent and held East Central to just 35.3 percent shooting as the Crimson Storm knocked off the Tigers 71-68.
 
"I think without a doubt that's the best we have played all year," said Head Coach Derek Dorris. "I thought we played well in all facets. Defensively, we played probably as well as we can, we rebounded the ball, I know there were times when we missed block outs, but it's a big win anytime you beat them, especially with how well they have been playing."
 
The Storm (11-12, 8-9 GAC) had a comfortable 69-64 lead with only 1:31 left to play in the second half. East Central (16-8, 11-7) though, cut SNU's lead to one 69-68 at the 39 second mark after Ashleigh Kelman-Poto drained a jumper. The Tiger's fouled Kristin Milster to stop the clock and she buried two free throws stretching the Storm's lead to 71-68. East Central missed two 3-pointers in the final seconds and the Storm held on for the win at home.
 
Milster scored 18 points and grabbed four rebounds while Abby Boyd pitched in 18 points shooting 4-of-6 from downtown. Aminata Fall tallied 17 points on 7-for-17 shooting and grabbed 12 rebounds while Callee Cox scored 16 points and went 4-of-6 from the three-point line.
 
SNU shot 43.2 percent from the field going 23-of-53 and 16-of-18 from the free throw line shooting 88.9 percent. The Storm limited the Tigers to only 2-of-10 shooting from beyond the arc and outscored the Tigers off the bench 17-8. ECU went to the line 20 times going 18-of-20 shooting 90 percent and SNU forced the Tigers into 10 turnovers scoring seven points off of ECU's errors.
 
The Storm jumped out to a 29-14 lead with 8:05 left to play in the first half after Cox buried a 3-pointer. The Tigers though, went on a 14-7 run to close out the half cutting the Storm's lead to eight 36-28. SNU drained five of its nine three points in the first half and drained nine first half free throws. Milster and Boyd scored 10 of their 18 points in the first half for SNU.
 
SNU will now go to Southeastern Oklahoma State, for a Great American Conference match up, Saturday, at 5:30 p.m.