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WEATHERFORD, Okla. – It's safe to say
Trent Washington enjoys playing against Southeastern Oklahoma State and the zone defense the Savage Storm use against the Bulldogs.
Washington scored 20 points against Southeastern on Saturday as he helped SWOSU earn the season sweep of the Savage Storm with an 82-76 victory at the Pioneer Cellular Event Center. The scoring total for Washington is his second-highest of the season of the season – behind the 21 points he scored against SOSU in Durant – and he tied his season-high with six 3-pointers, also from that game on January 9.
Despite building a nine-point hole late in the first half,
Jordan Franz and
Kenyan Borders connected on threes on the last two possessions of the half to get SWOSU within three at 37-34 at the break.
The teams remained close for the first 10 minutes of the second half, but a 12-2 run by the Bulldogs – capped by an emphatic fast-break dunk by
Rod Camphor – gave SWOSU the 66-56 advantage with 6:13 to play. Southeastern would rally late but never get any closer than four points and the Bulldogs closed them out at the free throw line, where they hit 20-of-25 (80.0%) attempts.
Washington led Bulldogs with 20 points on 6-of-16 shooting while
Michael Bradley scored 17 points and grabbed seven rebounds while facing a large and athletic front court from Southeastern.
Gary Inglett added 15 points and eight rebounds while Camphor had 12 points and eight rebounds.
"We made some shots in the first half which was big for us in stretching that zone," SWOSU Coach
Bob Battisti said following his team's second-consecutive victory. "Then down the stretch we were able to get a lead with our defense creating scoring opportunities in transition. I think our team played well this weekend and that goes back to our guys getting refocused and having a good week of practice."
The Bulldogs are now 14-8 on the year with back-to-back wins this weekend. At 11-5, they are now alone in second place in the conference standings, one-half game behind Arkansas Tech, who is 11-4 after surviving a scare from Henderson State on Saturday night. The Reddies are the next opponent for SWOSU, who will visit Arkadelphia next Thursday.
