EDMOND, Okla. — Micah Speight recorded his first double-double of the season as Southern Nazarene defeated Central Oklahoma 75-66 for their fourth-straight win.
 
The Crimson Storm (8-1) will enter Christmas with their best record under head coach Adam Bohac, as they shot an impressive 61 percent from three-point range Tuesday night. They made 11 of their 18 attempts from downtown, and out-rebounded the Bronchos (9-3) 40-34 for the game. Although UCO had a higher field goal percentage for the game at 47 percent, SNU forced 14 turnovers and pulled down 14 offensive rebounds which turned out to be the difference maker.
 
Speight stuffed the stat sheet once again, as the sophomore scored 16 points, dished out 10 assists, hauled in five rebounds, and tallied four steals. He also went 3-for-4 from three-point range. Jhonathan Dunn led the way in scoring, as he had a game-high 20 points on 7-of-14 shooting, and 5-of-8 shooting from three-point range.
 
Noah Starkey chipped in 13 points, and added six rebounds, while Quaylon Newton knocked down all five of his shot attempts to finish with 11 points. Ashton Charles provided a spark off the Storm bench, as he scored 10 points.
 
The Bronchos got off to a fast start, as they led 17-7 eight minutes in, before pushing that lead to 21-9 a few minutes later. After the Storm trailed 28-18 with 5:45 left in the first half, Dunn had seen enough. He buried three buckets from long range in a two-minute span, to cut the SNU deficit to one. Southern Nazarene closed the first half on an 11-2 run in the final four minutes to take a 38-32 lead.
 
SNU only turned the ball over four times in the second half, as that played crucial down the stretch with the Storm holding the lead. UCO regained the lead five minutes into the second half, before both teams traded the lead three times.
 
Dunn made a layup on a beautiful pass from Charles with 4:46 left in the game to push the Storm lead to 68-61. Speight knocked down a three to push their lead to double-digits and they never looked back.