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SEARCY, Ark. – Harding outscored SWOSU 51-32 in the second half on Saturday, handing the Bulldogs their third straight defeat by a score of 89-71 at Rhodes Field House.
Kenyan Borders scored with three seconds remaining in the first half, giving SWOSU a 39-38 advantage at the break but Harding hit a 3-pointer on the opening possession of the second half and never looked back. The Bisons connected on 10 triples in the second half – 15 for the game – and coasted, holding a double-digit advantage for the final 13 minutes of the game.
Borders scored a career-high 19 points to lead the Bulldogs while
Rod Camphor chipped in 18 points, including four 3-pointers, and
Gary Inglett also reached double figures by scoring 10.
Michael Bradley and
Trent Washington scored nine points apiece for the Bulldogs, who shot 42.1% (24-of-57) from the field and 39.1% (9-of-23) from 3-point range.
"Harding can really shoot the ball and when they get on a roll they're hard to stop," SWOSU Head Coach
Bob Battisti said after the game. "We wanted to take them off the 3-point line because they're great shooters and we just didn't match their production in the second half, which is a credit to them. Now our guys need to put this game behind them and refocus heading into next week's games."
After losing four of the past five games, SWOSU is now 12-8 (9-5 GAC) on the year and they've dropped to third place in the conference standings. The Bulldogs return to action on Thursday night, hosting first-place East Central at 5:30 pm from the Pioneer Cellular Event Center.
