DURANT, Okla. – In the first road conference game of the season SWOSU fell victim to a hot-shooting Southeastern team, losing 112-87 to wrap up the first week of league play.

The Savage Storm connected on 22 three-point shots, shooting nearly 63% from deep in the process, and finished the game better than 50% in overall field goal percentage – a tough stat line to overcome for any team.

Both halves were controlled by the Storm. They led by 13 points at halftime and led by as many as 30 points in the second half. SWOSU had the game within single digits (9) just before the first media timeout of the second half, but that was as close as they would get.

For the second consecutive game, an opposing player scored 30-plus points on the Dawgs after Jett Sternberger of Southeastern finished with 31.

It was a career night for Jamaal Smith. He finished with 13 points and added four rebounds. Ben Smith also scored 13, followed by three players with 10 apiece.   

The Dawg offense managed to shoot 46% collectively, but just 5-of-18 (27%) from three-point land. Entering Saturday, SWOSU was averaging over 10 makes a game from deep. Five against Southeastern marks a season low.

The loss drops SWOSU back to an even 4-4 on the season and 0-2 in GAC action. They'll practice throughout the upcoming work week and prepare to host East Central next Saturday, December 10.