WEATHERFORD – The Bulldogs fought through Harding's intense full court pressure all night and came out on top with an 81-67 win in the GAC opener on Thursday.

SWOSU now sits at 4-2 overall and 1-0 in league play with an unblemished 3-0 record at home. The Dawgs will be on the court again on Saturday, December 7 at 3:00 pm when they host Arkansas Tech – last year's regular season and GAC tournament champs.

The Bulldogs found themselves down by a score of 18-12 with 11:34 left in the first half, but three straight buckets from Nate Reherman including two from the corner three provided the energy needed to flip the game's momentum. SWOSU gained a 26-25 lead with 6:00 to go in the half and did not trail at any point for the remainder of the game.

Following a Harding bucket to start the second half, MJ Warrior's tough and-one bucket helped spark a 12-0 run in just over three minutes of game time.

The Dawgs were able to maintain a lead of at least five points for the last 18 minutes of the game to close out the Bisons. When Harding was forced to play the foul game to save time on the clock, the Bulldogs knocked down six clutch free throws in the final 1:21 courtesy of Jalyn Todd, Tobias Roland and Reherman. For the game, the Dawgs shot an impressive 25-of-26 (96%) from the line.

Roland led SWOSU with 22 points on 6-9 shooting and a perfect 8-8 from the charity line. Warrior poured in 20 of his own on a hyper efficient 8-9 from the field and Reherman had his best outing in a Dawg uniform with a 17-point night on 5-6 shooting and 5-5 from the line.

In the game, SWOSU shot 54.2% while holding Harding to a season low 42.1%. Before Thursday, the Bisons averaged 86.4 points per game. The Dawgs held them to a season low 67.