WEATHERFORD, Okla. – Men's Basketball picked up another win in conference on Tuesday following a 77-72 victory over Southern Nazarene.

The Bulldogs have now won two conference games after starting 0-2 in league play.

Both teams ended the contest looking similar on the stat sheet. SWOSU shot an efficient 48% from the field as a team compared to SNU's 45%.

In a five-point game, the free throw line proved to be the difference maker – as the Dawgs shot 18-for-20 (90%) from the charity stripe, while the Crimson Storm finished just 13-of-22 (59%).

SWOSU battled through an early first-half deficit to keep things close through the game's first 20 minutes. The Dawgs found themselves down nine points with 6:17 left before halftime but responded with a 7-0 run that included a Chris Braggs, Jr. dunk to extinguish any momentum.

In the second half, it was the Bulldogs who built up a game best eight-point lead in the closing minutes of the game. SNU had the game within a single possession in the final minute, but SWOSU was able to make free throws to ice it away.

Braggs Jr. finished with a game high 15 points on 6-of-10 shooting. Damion Thornton, fresh off his GAC Player of the Week honor, added a double-double with 13 points and 13 rebounds. DeAngelo Adkins ended with 12 points.

SWOSU (3-5, 2-2 GAC) will be on the road the next three games, first starting with Dallas Baptist on December 18^th at 2pm. The Dawgs won't play again in front of their home crowd until January 6^th, 2022.