ARKADELPHIA, Ark. — Southern Nazarene had three players in double-figures Thursday night in a 75-58 loss at Ouachita Baptist.
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CJ Rodriguez led the Crimson Storm (8-7, 4-5 GAC) with 13 points while
Dartanyon Meggs had 11 and
Corey McCrary had 10. Rodriguez added five rebounds and two assists while Meggs had five rebounds as well. McCrary had six rebounds, three assists and two steals.
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SNU shot 37.5 percent form the field, going 21-for-56 and struggled from the outside hitting just four of its 17 attempts. SNU did go 12-for-16 at the line, but gave up 21 points off of 14 turnovers. The Tigers hit 51.7 percent from the field and went 8-for-20 from 3-point range. They also went 7-for-10 at the line. The OBU bench also scored 33 points while SNU's reserves were held to 24.
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Ouachita Baptist got off to a quick start and never really looked back. It had a double-digit lead just over five minutes into the game and the lead got no closer than eight. SNU trailed 24-16 with 8:21 left in the first before the Tigers used a 17-6 run to close out the half with a 41-22 lead.
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OBU took a 25-point lead on a handful of occasions before SNU brought it back under 20 in the final minute.