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Dr. Wesley Kluck

Men's Basketball Kyle Parris

Tigers clinch share of GAC regular season title

Box Score ARKADELPHIA, Ark. - Trailing by five at halftime, the Ouachita Tigers (18-4, 14-3), led by senior Micah Delph's eight second-half three-pointers, came from behind on the road to defeat Southeastern Oklahoma State, 78-71. The win clinched a share of the Great American Conference regular season championship for Ouachita. Delph finished with 28 points, all in the second half.

Turnovers and missed shots plagued the Tigers in the first half. Ouachita shot only 30% from the floor in the first half, well below their season average. The Tigers also struggled from beyond the arc in the first half, making only three of 11 attempts, The only statistic in Ouachita's favor in the first half was on the glass. The Tigers out-rebounded the Savage Storm 22-16 in the first period. At halftime, Ouachita found themselves trailing 36-31.

The second half was a different story for the Tigers. Delph hit his first two three-attempts of the half to tie it at 37-37. Southeastern would answer to retake the lead and the two teams would go back and forth, exchanging the lead seven times in the second half. Two more Delph treys and a jumper by Colt Fason tied the game at 62-62 with 6:32 remaining.

Delph scored ,16 of the Tigers final 18 points, including the final seven points to put the game away. He finished the night going 8-12 from beyond the arc and 4-4 from the free throw line. He also added two assists and four steals.

David Berete finished with eight points, five rebounds and five assists.

Colt Fason and Tirrell Brown each finished with a double-double. Fason had 14 points and 11 rebounds, seven offensive. Brown finished with 13 points and 10 rebounds.

The Tigers can clinch the conference regular season title outright with a win at Southern Nazarene this Saturday or with a loss by East Central.

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Players Mentioned

Micah Delph

#1 Micah Delph

G
5' 11"
Senior
Colt Fason

#45 Colt Fason

F
6' 6"
Senior
David Berete

#2 David Berete

G
6' 3"
Junior
Tirrell Brown

#32 Tirrell Brown

F
6' 6"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Micah Delph

#1 Micah Delph

5' 11"
Senior
G
Colt Fason

#45 Colt Fason

6' 6"
Senior
F
David Berete

#2 David Berete

6' 3"
Junior
G
Tirrell Brown

#32 Tirrell Brown

6' 6"
Junior
F