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SHAWNEE, Okla. – The SWOSU Men's Basketball team converted 21 offensive rebounds into 31 second-chance points as they finished off a season-sweep of GAC-newcomer Oklahoma Baptist with a 78-67 win on Saturday in Shawnee.
Martell Collins scored a team-best 24 points while
Emeche Wells recorded his first double-double in a SWOSU uniform with 12 points and 11 rebounds in the win.
Collin Jennings added 12 points and
Ayo Ojo had 10 while
Juwan Newmen also had 11 rebounds and helped SWOSU to a commanding 53-to-28 advantage on the backboards.
SWOSU did the majority of their damage in the paint, scoring 38 points in the paint compared to 18 points in close by the Bison. The Bulldogs also played a very clean game with just eight turnovers while getting five steals away from OBU.
"We played with a high level of energy, which is encouraging when you're playing your third game of the week," Bulldog head man
Bob Battisti said in his postgame interview. "You have to bring your own energy when you're on the road in this league and I felt like we had more energy than them in the second half. This was a good road win, but now we have to get ready for another road trip next weekend."
SWOSU (16-10, 12-8 GAC) snaps a four-game road slide with the win and they clinch their berth in the GAC Tournament, which will be held in Bartlesville in two weeks. The Bulldogs currently sit fourth in the league standings and they return to action next Thursday at Henderson State.
