BETHANY, Okla. – Leading for a majority of the game, the Southern Arkansas men's basketball team was upended late as Southern Nazarene came from behind to beat the Muleriders by a score of 68-64 on Thursday night at the Sawyer Center.
RECORDS
Southern Arkansas Muleriders (12-15, 10-11 GAC)
Southern Nazarene Crimson Storm (17-10, 14-7 GAC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Muleriders got off to a great start in the game, racing out to an 8-1 advantage over the first couple minutes of play before Southern Nazarene went on an 8-0 run to take a slim one-point lead with 13:46 left in the first half. The Muleriders answered right back after that to regain the lead and led the remainder of the opening half, taking an eight-point lead into the locker room.
- Quickly out of the break, Keeton Tennison connected on a three-pointer to give the Muleriders their largest lead of the game, 11 points, with 19:17 to go.
- From there, the Muleriders remained out in front, but Southern Nazarene kept the deficit manageable and eventually regained the lead on a 3-pointer by Micah Speight with 3:09 remaining in regulation.
- Southern Nazarene then got a layup to go up by four, their largest margin of the game.
- CJ Elkins then went on a personal 4-0 run with a pair of free throws and a layup to knot the game at 64-all with 1:51 on the clock.
- With 56 seconds remaining, SNU broke the tie with a jumper in the paint by LB Willis. Moments later, the Crimson Storm benefitted from the alternating possession after a missed shot by the Muleriders resulted in a jump ball with just over 35 seconds left.
- The Crimson Storm then pushed it back to a four-point game and brought the score to its final of 68-64 on a jumper by Jhonathan Dunn with 14 seconds to go.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
UP NEXT
The Muleriders will remain on the road as they look to close out their regular season on a high note at Oklahoma Baptist on Saturday afternoon. Tip-off for the game is scheduled for 3 p.m.
