BETHANY, Okla. — For the first time in a month Southern Nazarene got to return back to the Sawyer Center and what a show it was with highlight after highlight in an 88-57 win over rival Oklahoma Baptist.
 
Deshon Portley and C.J. White lit up the scoreboard as Portley had all of his 17 points in the first half as he hit his first four shots and his first five 3-pointers. The senior finished 6-for-9 from the field and 5-for-6 from downtown. He also added three rebounds and two assists. White was just two points off a career-high as he had a game-high 18 points. He was 7-for-9 from the field, 4-for-5 from the line. He added six rebounds, two assists, two blocks and two steals.
 
Jhonathan Dunn also added 12 points as 10 different Crimson Storm (8-6, 5-3 GAC) scored and moved SNU's home winning streak to five straight.
 
Southern Nazarene shot 52.9 percent from the field and 48 points in the paint had something to do with. The Storm outscored the Bison (4-9, 1-8 GAC) by 32 in the lane. SNU also scored 29 points off 21 OBU turnovers and gave up just nine points off 11 turnovers, which tied the season low. The Storm buried 10 3-pointers on the night as well, just one short of the season-high.
 
The score was tied for the first 16 seconds before a White bucket in the pain sent the Storm off to the races. SNU scored the first seven points and built a 25-15 lead before the midway point of the first half. The Bison did cut it to 25-21 with 11:37 left in the half, but SNU closed the first on a 19-9 run to take a 44-30 lead at the half and the route continued from there.
 
It was the third straight win over Oklahoma Baptist and the first time Head Coach Adam Bohac has won three straight over the Storm's biggest rival.