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11/19/2013 10:50:00 PM

Philip Brown (32) and Cal Andrews (21)

Box Score

OKLAHOMA CITY (Nov. 19) – Josh Gibbs and Seth Heckart hit back-to-back 3-pointers in an early 8-0 run that gave Central Oklahoma the lead and the Bronchos went on to grab a 72-58 victory over Oklahoma Christian here Tuesday night.

UCO trailed 5-2 when Philip Brown's layup started the early scoring spurt, with Gibbs and Heckart nailing their long-distance shots following OC misses to quickly give the Bronchos a 10-5 lead just three minutes into the contest.

Terry Evans' crew never trailed again, taking a 31-25 lead into halftime and pushing its cushion to as many as 19 in the second half before coasting in for their third win in four tries.

"This is a tough place to play and we came out with a good win," Evans said. "We executed on offense and our defense was really good most of the game."

UCO limited the Eagles to 31.4 percent shooting from the field, while the Bronchos shot a solid 47.3 percent.

Heckart led the way, hitting 10-of-17 shots with four 3-pointers in a 24-point outing while also pulling down a career-high seven rebounds. Gibbs finished with 15 points and 10 rebounds for his fourth straight double-double.

UCO also got 13 points, six rebounds and six assists from Aaron Anderson and 12 points from Cal Andrews.

OC was within one (26-25) late in the first half, but Heckart hit a jumper and Andrews added a 3-pointer in the final minute to push the lead back to six at the break.

It was a five-point lead at 44-39 seven minutes into the second half when UCO put the game away with a 12-0 run. Andrews drilled a pair of treys, Heckart added another long-range bomb and Anderson had a conventional three-point play as the Bronchos pushed their advantage to 17 (56-39) at the 10:38 mark and OC got no closer than 13 the rest of the way.

UCO doesn't play again until hosting Science and Arts of Oklahoma next Monday at 7 p.m.

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