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SAN ANGELO, Texas (Dec. 21) -- Jordan Stark and Kasey Tweed keyed an early second-half surge that put Central Oklahoma in front and the Bronchos overcame a horrendous opening-half shooting effort to trounce Angelo State 65-49 here Monday night.
UCO shot a mere 26.7 percent (8-of-30) in the first 20 minutes and trailed by as many as eight before getting within 24-21 at the break. Stark and Tweed then combined for 13 points in a 16-5 run the first five minutes of the second half as the Bronchos surged in front to stay.
Stark and Tweed scored 15 points apiece to lead UCO, with Stark also pulling down a game-high nine rebounds while Tweed -- who was 4-of-5 from 3-point range -- added three assists and three steals. Rose Anderson contributed 12 points and three assists.
The Bronchos, who improved to 5-3 on the year, hit 13-of-24 shots (54.2 percent) in the second half to finish at 38.9 percent (21-of-54) for the game. UCO was just 16-of-29 (55.2 percent) from the line.
“We couldn't make any shots in the first half, but our defense kept us in the game,” head coach Guy Hardaker said. “We came out in the second half and made some big plays on both ends to get us the lead and got a win we really needed.”
Tweed converted a three-point play 30 seconds into the second half to pull UCO even and Stark followed a 5-0 ASU run with seven straight points to give the Bronchos the lead for good at 31-29.
A Tweed 3-pointer made it 34-29, with the junior guard then making a steal and feeding Cristina Yarbrough for a breakaway layup. Anderson made one of two free throws to end the spurt and push UCO's lead to 37-29 with 15:14 left to play.
The Rambelles cut the advantage to 46-42 with 10:31 remaining, but the Bronchos got three points each from Tweed, Ashley Beckley and Courtney Allen in a 13-1 spurt that made it 59-43 with 4:15 remaining and UCO coasted in from there.
Both teams suffered through a horrible shooting display in the first half, combining to make just 16-of-56 shots -- 3-of-20 from beyond the 3-point arc.
The Bronchos took an early 5-0 lead as ASU missed its first eight shots and it was 9-6 advantage at the 12:18 mark after a Stark jumper, but UCO made only one of its next 12 field goal tries in falling behind 19-11.
It was still an eight-point deficit at 24-16 at 2:46, with the Bronchos getting a driving layup from Anderson and a 3-pointer from Tweed in pulling within 24-21 by intermission.
