FORT SMITH, Ark. – SWOSU Men's Basketball had their season come to an end, 68-65, at the hands of Harding after a last-second shot to tie the game by Eli Al-Debaran was halfway down before it rimmed out with no time left on the clock.

The Bulldogs had to fight through a slow first half offensively; they shot just 28.6% from the field and 2-11 from beyond the three-point line. Harding built a 10-point lead going into the half at 31-21, with the main difference being the free throw disparity. SWOSU shot just 3-5 from the line, while the Bisons went 9-12.

Opening the second half, the Dawgs made a push, going on a 16-4 run over the opening six minutes and taking a 37-35 lead before a Bisons run would quickly flip the score to a ten-point lead again for Harding within four minutes. SWOSU would slowly break that deficit down over the next eight minutes before they finally broke through the Bisons to take another lead at 64-63 after an Elijah Williams deep three-pointer. Harding would respond with a three of their own before free throws would begin for both teams.

A turnover by MJ Warrior with eight seconds to go, down by only one, would turn costly, as an intentional foul had to be committed, setting the Dawgs down by three with no timeouts left and the season on the line. Warrior dribbled down the court, drawing three defenders on him, before kicking it out to Al-Debaran for three, who had a clean look to tie the game at the buzzer, but it was not meant to be as the shot rimmed out as time expired to end the Dawgs' season.

Williams led with 19 points and 12 rebounds for his second double-double of his career. Warrior finishes with 15 points, five rebounds, and four assists; he finishes his career just 11 assists shy of the SWOSU Division II record. Al-Debaran added 15 points of his own.

SWOSU's season comes to a close with a 15-13 record and a 12-10 record inside the GAC.