BETHANY, Okla. — Southern Nazarene is off to one of its best starts in school history and matched the Great American Conference record for the best start with a 72-46 over Oklahoma Baptist Monday night.
 
The Crimson Storm (13-1, 10-0) matched last year's record set by Arkansas-Monticello who went on to tie for the GAC regular season title. It was also the lowest point total SNU has allowed all year. It is the 11^th straight win at home for the Crimson Storm and the ninth straight overall.
 
Quaylon Newton notched his second double-double of the year with 16 points and 11 rebounds. He went 7-for-11 from the field. He nearly had a double-double in the first half as he had nine points and eight rebounds.
 
Jhonathan Dunn added 15 points and six rebounds to go with a pair of assists and two steals. He was 5-for-8 from the floor and 3-for-5 from downtown. Noah Starkey also had 11 points, seven rebounds, four assists, two blocks and a steal. R.J. Palmer added nine points off of the bench.
 
SNU shot at least 50 percent from the field for the 11^th game this year and the fifth consecutive as it went 29-for-58 from the field. The Storm were held to just four treys on the night, but held the Bison to 2-for-31 shooting from deep. The Bison hit 14-for-61 from the field. The Storm also dominated the paint with 44 in the lane, compared to just 20 for OBU.
 
Oklahoma Baptist jumped out to a 6-2 lead early, but Starkey sparked a 19-5 run to put SNU up 21-11 with 9:43 left in the first half and never looked back. The Crimson Storm stretched their lead to 37-14 before taking a 39-17 lead at the break. It was the least amount of points SNU has allowed in a half since joining Division II.
 
Southern Nazarene pushed the lead to 28 twice in the second half, but the Bison started to chip away at the lead. SNU led 51-23 when OBU used a 14-4 run to cut it to 55-37 with 8:12 remaining. The Storm answered with a 12-4 run, capped by a Dunn trey, to lead 67-41 with 5:01 left and seal it.