ARKADELPHIA, Ark. - Ouachita Baptist commands the game as they defeat Southwestern Oklahoma State University 75-67 at Bill Vining Arena.

Trey Harris lead the way for the Tigers as he scored 18 points and added six assists in the route of SWOSU. Mahlon Martin added 15 points and five rebounds while Wesley Franklin put in 13 points. Kendarious Smith inserted himself on the glass adding eight rebounds to go along with his eight points.

Ouachita in the first half allowed the Bulldogs to jump out to an 7-4 lead, and the Tigers never trailed after the three point deficit. The Tigers went on a 14-3 run to give themselves a 8 point lead capped off by five straight points by Trey Harris. The play of the game happened at 8:30 in the first as Eric Brown threw a lob to Kendarious Smith for the monster alley-oop. Grant Jones would help the Tigers extend the lead to 11 with a layup at the 6:00 mark. The Bulldogs would cut it to as close as three but the Tigers always responded. Trey Harris closed out the half by hitting a long three pointer as time expired off an assist from Jacob Street. 

Ouachita came out in the second half carrying the same intensity from the first. Wesley Franklin and Grant Jones would combine to score the first eight points of the half for the Tigers pushing the lead back to 12. The largest lead of the game was 14 which was accomplished on a three by Trey Harris with 14:00 left in the game. The Bulldogs did not go away cutting the lead back down to three before the Tigers went on an 6-0 run to create a 57-49 lead. Allie Freeman extended the lead back to double digits with a three at the 6:19 point. The Bulldogs got back within four points, but Mahlon Martin closed out the game with four clutch free throws to give the tigers a 75-67 victory.

Quick Facts 

• The Tigers Started combined for 60 of Ouachita's 75 points
• The Tigers outscored the Bulldogs on the fast break 10-4
• The Tigers forced 13 turnovers which lead to 16 points
• The Tigers shot 43% from the field and 48% from 3

Ouachita goes to 5-6 (2-5 GAC)  on the year and returns to action on Saturday Jan 12 against Northwestern Oklahoma State University at 3:00 PM in Bill Vining Arena.