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Garen Wright
68
Northwestern Oklahoma NWOSU 1-1
104
Winner Central Oklahoma UCO 2-0
Northwestern Oklahoma NWOSU
1-1
68
Final
104
Central Oklahoma UCO
2-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Northwestern Oklahoma NWOSU 30 38 68
Central Oklahoma UCO 54 50 104

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

UCO Rolls Past Rangers

Box Score

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. (Nov. 15) – Three different players scored in a game-opening 7-0 scoring spurt that gave Central Oklahoma early command and the Bronchos went on to a 104-68 drubbing of Northwestern Oklahoma here Saturday on the second day of the 2014 Stuteville Automotive Group MIAA/GAC Basketball Challenge.
 
Mahlon Jones and Garen Wright had layups and Seth Heckart a 3-pointer as UCO bolted to a 7-0 lead just over two minutes into the contest and the Bronchos led by 24 (54-30) at halftime before cruising in to complete a perfect two-day stint in the season-opening weekend classic.
 
"We got off to a great start and just never looked back," said head coach Terry Evans, whose team hosts Oklahoma Christian at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the home opener.  "We shot the ball really well and did a good job defensively."
 
The Bronchos shot 53.7 percent (36-of-67) from the field, including a sizzling 54.5 percent (18-of-33) from 3-point range.  UCO outrebounded the Rangers 45-36 and limited NWOSU to 35.4-percent shooting from the field (23-of-65).
 
Reggie Sloan led five players in double figures with 20 points and added 11 rebounds, hitting 7-of-10 shots with four 3-pointers.  Heckart was 6-of-8 from long range in an 18-point outing.
 
The Bronchos also got 12 points each from Mahlon Jones and Cal Andres and 10 from Wright.
 
The closest the Rangers got after UCO's early volley was three at 10-7, but the Bronchos answered quickly with layups by Philip Brown and Jones to go up 14-7.
 
The lead reached double digits at 23-11 on a Jones 3-pointer with 11:12 left in the half and it was a 21-point cushion (39-18) following a Heckart trey at the 5:00 mark before UCO went to the break with the big 54-30 advantage.
 
NWOSU never got closer than 19 in the opening minutes of the second half and UCO's lead peaked at 40 (80-40) on an Andrews 3-pointer with 10:40 left to play.
 
 
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