BETHANY - it was another terrific effort for No. 17 Southern Nazarene as they rolled past Southwestern Oklahoma State 94-64 to sweep the weekend as well as the series over the Bulldogs. SNU oustscored their opponents 196-122 in their two contests this week.

While the Crimson Storm took care of business in Sawyer, SNU got a little help in Arkadelphia as Ouachita upset Southern Arkansas to increase SNU's lead in the GAC Standings to two games with four more to play in the regular season.

SNU shot 29 of 64 (45%) from the field and 10 of 28 (36%) from deep. SNU got to the free throw line 33 times and shot 79% from the stripe. Southwestern was held to 21 of 59 (36%) from the field and 9 of 24 (38%) from deep. SWOSU did get to the line 29 times, but only shot 45% from the stripe.

SNU dominated the boards, outrebounding SWOSU 54-30 including 13 offensive boards. SNU had 18 assists and forced 16 Bulldogs turnovers. SNU got 29 points from their bench as well as 32 points in the paint.

The Crimson Storm started fast with a Micah Speight 3-pointer and got Noah Starkey going in the paint, setting the tone early on and racing out to a 14-5 lead in the first six minutes of play. SNU proceeded to get stops on one ends and turn it into offense on the other end as an Ashton Charles 3-pointer pushed the lead to 23-7 midway through the first half.

Speight's third 3-pointer of the first half put SNU ahead 35-17, but SWOSU battled back, getting some offense going and pulling within seven at 38-31 with 1:03 to play in the first half. A 3-pointer from Coleman Edwards pushed the momentum back to SNU and gave them a 41-31 lead at the break.

It the second half, SNU really turned it on, dominating the paint and switching to a 3-2 zone that baffled the Bulldog offense. The Crimson Storm also shot 58% from the field in the half to increase their lead.

Jhonathan Dunn opened the second half with a corner three followed by four straight points from Quaylon Newton and a 3-point play from Starkey to push the lead to its highest at 20. SWOSU kept it around the 20 mark, but never got any closer than 17 as SNU was revved up and could not be stopped, especially in the paint.

With under eight to play Dunn began to heat up and knock down jumpers while Newton and Starkey found some opening and put together some monster jams. A 3-pointer from Edwards got the lead to 30 with five minutes to play.

SNU flirted with th 100 point barrier for the second straight game, but fell just a tad short, about the only thing that didn't happen in the second half as the Crimson Storm took the 94-64 victory.

Starkey finished with 23 points and seven boards while Dunn had a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds. Newton had 12 points, 12 boards, and three blocks while Speight had 11 points. Edwards scored nine off the bench, Charles added eight, and RJ Palmer had seven. Zach Johnson has five points and five assists. 

Tre Evans, one of the leading scorers in the GAC had 23 points, but on only 6 of 18 shooting while Daniel Eibel added 13.

SNU moves to 22-4 overall and 15-3 in the GAC. They will move into the final week of their home stand beginning on Thursday as they welcome in Harding for a 7:30 p.m. matchup. Immediately following the women's game, SNU will have a special presentation honoring Athletics Director Bobby Martin as we celebrate his 40 years at SNU with his recent retirement announcement.