WEATHERFORD – SWOSU Men's Basketball overcame a cold shooting start and picked up a 76-67 win over Oklahoma Christian on Wednesday night in the home opener.

It's SWOSU's second consecutive victory and pushes them to 2-1 on the young season.

The Dawgs shot 29.6% in the first half and were just 1-of-10 from beyond the arc, but got to the foul line 14 times which helped mitigate the slow start. At the half, SWOSU trailed just 31-29.

Following the break, the offense began to knock down shots. SWOSU was over the 50% mark after halftime with six three point makes – five of those from Eli Al-Debaran & Tobias Roland. The two combined for 41 points on the night, 26 in the second half.

The Eagles held one final slim 41-40 lead with a little over 15 minutes to play in the game before SWOSU overtook them for good. A 24-8 run over the next eight minutes had SWOSU open up their largest lead of the game before the Eagles made one final push to make things interesting.

OC cut a 64-49 Bulldog lead to just six with two minutes to play, but SWOSU knocked down all six of their free throws down the stretch to close the game out for good.

SWOSU outrebounded OC 35-29, had the edge in the turnover battle 16-14, and went 27-for-32 (84%) at the foul line, setting season highs in both makes and attempts.

Roland led all scorers with 21 points and added four rebounds and three steals. Al-Debaran was right behind, with 20 points and another two steals. MJ Warrior provided 14 points and a game high six assists. Spencer Musgrove scored six points and hauled in a game high eight rebounds. 

It was the lone action of the week for the Dawgs, who will have to wait until next Thursday, November 21 to compete again when Central Oklahoma comes to town for another 7pm contest.