ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – Ouachita Tigers use a 49 point second half to over-take an SAU 15 point lead and defeat the Muleriders 68-57.
Mahlon Maritin scored 26 points (23 in the second half), adds six rebounds and six assists to lead the Tigers. He also joined the Ouachita Tigers 1,000 points club with a second half three pointer.
Matthew Ward also put in a great game for the Tigers with 11 points and four rebounds.
The Tigers score the first points of the game on a
Wesley Franklin jumper; however, they would go down 10-4 with 13:00 left in the first. The Tigers would allow SAU to extend their lead to 10, but they would never stop showing their determination and grit.
Eric Brown and
Kendarious Smith would cut the lead back to single digits, but a 6-0 run by Southern Arkansas would give them a 34-19 lead at half.
The Tigers would come out of the half firing on all bullets starting with a
Mahlon Martin three pointer 16 seconds into the half. The Tigers comeback featured
Mahlon Martin and
Matthew Ward who would be the only two to score for the Tigers in the first 9:40 of the half. In that time frame they would outscore the whole Southern Arkansas team 25-10 and tie the game at 44. The Tigers would then use a 9-0 run capped off by a
Matt Stanley layup to take a 51-44 lead. Extending their lead to 10, the Tigers would take their first double digit lead with 2:55 left on a
Wesley Franklin jumper. Ouachita would finish the game with a
Morris Talbert layup,
Mahlon Martin free throws and a
Kendarious Smith free throw taking a 68-57 victory.
Quick Facts
- The Tigers shot 57.6% in the second half after only shooting 25% in the first half.
- The Tigers scored 17 points off of 12 turnovers.
- Ouachita secured 42 rebounds including 13 offensive rebounds.
- The 42 rebounds tie the Tiger's single game season high.
- The 10 turnovers tie the least amount of turnovers in a game.
- This is only the second time this season that the Tigers have secured a win with scoring less than 75 points.
The Tigers take the court at Northwestern Oklahoma State on Thursday February 21 at 7:30 PM.
