Bethany,Okla.— Southwestern Christian(6-7, 4-6 SAC) has a late push in the second half but comes up short against Oklahoma City University Stars at home on Thursday afternoon 70-85. The Stars shot 32 of 76 from the field(42%). The Stars had 4 players in double digits. The Eagles with three steals and 6 blocks. 

Southwestern Christian ended the game shooting 24-64(38%) from the floor, while shooting 6 of 26(23%) from beyond the Arc, SCU shot 16-24(67%) from the Charity strike. The Bench of SCU contributed 27 points to the effort. Ronald Moore being the top scorer coming off the bench with 16 points, SCU out-rebounded the Stars, (48-45). Jordan Williams lead SCU with four assists and SCU ended the night with 14 assist overall. The Eagles only had 6 points of turnovers compared to OCU 26 points. Luiz Machado Jr shot 6-16 from the field and shot 7–8 from the charity strike, he ended the night with 21 points, 11 rebounds, & 2 assist.  

Southwestern Christian returns to action at John Brown University on Saturday January 14, at 4PM.