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Southern Nazarene University Athletics

Buckingham, B
82
Winner Northern St. NSU 3-0,0-0 NSIC
77
Southern Nazarene SN 1-1,0-0 GAC
Winner
Northern St. NSU
3-0,0-0 NSIC
82
Final
77
Southern Nazarene SN
1-1,0-0 GAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Northern St. NSU 40 42 82
Southern Nazarene SN 24 53 77

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Mia Moddelmog, Director of Athletics Communications

Crimson Storm's Comeback Not Enough

Southern Nazarene Men's Basketball drops final game of the GAC/NSIC Challenge 82-77

BETHANY, Okla. — Southern Nazarene mounted a furious second-half comeback but came up just short Saturday night, falling to Northern State 82-77 in the final game of the GAC/NSIC Challenge in the Sawyer Center.

The Crimson Storm (1-1) trailed by 16 at halftime after a cold first half, then outscored the Wolves (3-0) 53-42 after the break to make it a one-possession game late.

Northern State controlled the first half, building a 40-24 lead. The Wolves shot 55.2 percent from the field and went 7-of-15 from three in the opening 20 minutes, while SNU shot just 33.3 percent from the field and 4-of-14 from beyond the arc.

The Crimson Storm flipped the script in the second half. SNU shot 51.5 percent from the field, went 5-of-9 from three, and was nearly perfect from the free-throw line at 14-of-15 to claw all the way back. The Storm turned up their defense, finishing with 19 points off turnovers.

Travis Hightower led SNU with a game-high 24 points, going 7-of-13 from the field and a perfect 9-of-9 from the free-throw line, while adding two steals and a block.

Jayden Russotti sparked the comeback off the bench with 20 points, knocking down 6-of-10 from three on 7-of-12 shooting. Bryson Buckingham added 11 points with four rebounds, while Caleb Asante finished with nine points, four rebounds, and three assists.

SNU finished the night shooting 42.9 percent from the field and 39.1 percent from three, while going 14-of-15 from the free-throw line. The Crimson Storm forced 15 turnovers, finishing with seven steals and three blocks.

The Wolves shot 55.4 percent from the field and 45.8 percent from three, and out-rebounded SNU 38-26.

Next Up

The Crimson Storm will hit the road to take on Midwestern State on Wednesday, November 18 at 7:00 pm in Wichita Falls, Texas.
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