SEARCY, Ark. — Southern Nazarene forced 25 turnovers against Harding, but allowed 31 free throw attempts in a 62-44 loss on Saturday afternoon.
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The Bisons (12-13, 8-9 GAC) made 23 of their 31 free throws, as that proved to be the difference in a game where they turned the ball over 25 times. The Crimson Storm (7-14, 5-12 GAC) scored a season-low 44 points in a game where they shot just 31 percent from the floor. SNU went 6-for-18 from the charity stripe, and 4-for-16 from behind the arc. They were out-rebounded 44-26 by Harding, as the Bisons shot just 10 percent from three-point range.
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Adrienne Berry led the way for SNU as she scored 19 points on 7-of-20 shooting from the field. She went 3-for-9 from three-point range, and also pulled down six rebounds. Berry was the only player in double figures for the Storm as
Sidney Carolina finished with six points and four rebounds.
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Harding took a 15-10 lead into the second quarter, but SNU got a couple of threes from Berry in the second to cut into the Bisons lead. HU led 30-28 heading into halftime, and that was the closest SNU came to the lead. The Storm scored just 16 points in the final two quarters as Harding took a 47-35 lead into the fourth, and cruised in the final quarter.
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