Box Score BETHANY, Okla. — Ouachita Baptist shot 24-of-29 from the free throw line and forced Southern Nazarene into 20 turnovers as the Tigers defeated the Crimson Storm 71-61 inside the Sawyer Center.
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The Tigers (6-14, 4-10 GAC) took control in the second half when they went on a 9-0 run to take a 59-49 lead with 6:25 left to play. The Storm were never able to battle back and Ouachita Baptist held on for the victory.
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SNU (9-11, 6-8 GAC) only shot 37.3 percent form the field and 25 percent from the 3-point line going 5-for-20. The Tigers only shot 32.8 percent from the field but outscored the Storm in the paint 32-20 and scored 18 points off of SNU's turnovers. OBU also outscored SNU off the bench 15-6 and scored six fast break points while the Storm scored zero. The Storm went 12-for-15 from the charity stripe shooting 80 percent and blocked eight shots while outrebounding the Tigers 43-41.
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Krisin Milster led all scorers with 20 points while shooting 6-for-11 from the field and grabbed six rebounds.
Aminata Fall grabbed a season high 23 rebounds shooting 5-for-12 from the field and scored 14 points while blocking five shots.
Callee Cox tallied 15 points and
Abby Boyd added four while
Danielle Gaddis netted four points and
Ashleigh Hutchings dished out four assists grabbed four rebounds and scored two points.
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The Storm led for a majority of the first half and went into the break with a 29-24 lead. SNU shot 11-of-32 from the field in the half and hit three first half 3-pointers. Ouachita Baptist shot 15 first half free throws going 14-of-15 from the line. SNU outscored OBU in the paint in the first half 10-4 and outrebounded the Tigers 25-21.
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The Storm will not travel to Southern Arkansas for a Great American Conference matchup, Thursday, at 5:30 p.m.