OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma – Moundbuilder's (3-0), Cevin Clark led all scorers with 21 points and Southwestern beat Central Christian 84-50 on a noon day game held at Paycom Center Arena (Oklahoma City Thunder Stadium).
Cooper Pierce scored 17 with 10 rebounds for Southwestern, Rance Kendrick scored 13 with an assist and Southwestern tallied 17 assist on 32-58 (55.2%) shooting.
Central Christian (1-1) shot 19-67 (28.4%) and missed 15 0f 20 from 3-point range.
Isaiah Rivera led the Tigers with 16 points and
Darrell Bryant scored 10.
A 3 pointer by
Demario Moore with 11:48 remaining in the 1
st half gave the Tigers their first and last lead of the game, 17-16. Moundbuilder's closed the half on a 30-10 run to put them up 46-27 at half.
After a made free throw by Southwestern at the 2:37 mark in the 2
nd half, the Moundbuilder's had their largest lead of the night at 38.
This marked the 4
th meeting between the two teams. This was their 1
st meeting since 2007.
Southwestern holds the advantage on the series at 4-0.
UP NEXT
Tigers will rest a few days, before they take on NCAA DI, Tarleton State University in an exhibition match. Game will be featured on ESPN+.
PLAYER NOTES
- #0 Isaiah Rivera scores in double figures for the 2nd time this season and is now 104 points away from 1,000 career points.
- #10 Darrell Bryant scores in double figures for the 2nd time this season.