Bethany,Okla,--Southwestern Christian University (12-12, 10-11 SAC) started off strong against Langston University 1-25, 10-14 SAC) winning 85-84. The Lions shot 27-64 from the field averaging 42%, 6-24 from the three point line averaging 25% and shot 24-27 from the free throw line averaging 89%. LaCorian Ballard led the Lions in Scoring with 22 points. The Eagles forced 15 turnovers resulting in 17 points.
The Eagles shot 31-64 from the floor averaging 48%, also shot 10-32 from three (31%) and from the free throw line shot 13-19 (68%).The Eagles and Lions tied with 35 rebounds each, Ronald Washington and Derek Dantzler lead the Eagles with 8 rebounds each. The Eagles had 10 offensive rebounds and scoring 9 second chance points, The bench contributed 20 points to the effort, In total the Eagles had 22 assist in the game. Jake Wynn led the Eagles in Assist with 7 on the night. Southwestern Christian had 40 points inside the paint and 10 fast break points.
Ron Washington led the Eagles tonight in scoring with a season high 28 points. Derek Dantzler had 14 points with 8 rebounds. Khristien White had 13 points with 7 rebounds and 2 steals. Jake Wynn helped the team with 7 assist, 4 points and, 3 steals.
The Eagles will return to action on the Road, Saturday, February 19th, at 4:00 PM against Central Christian College(11-17, 5-16 SAC) in the final Sooner Athletic Conference matchup.