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Adarius Avery
53
Southwest Christian SCU 3-3
87
Winner Central Oklahoma UCO 3-1
Southwest Christian SCU
3-3
53
Final
87
Central Oklahoma UCO
3-1
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Southwest Christian SCU 30 23 53
Central Oklahoma UCO 42 45 87

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Haley Eldridge

Central Cruises Past Southwest Christian

EDMOND – The University of Central Oklahoma men's basketball team defeated Southwestern Christian Saturday afternoon 87-53 in their 2018-19 home opener at Hamilton Field House. The Bronchos now advance to 3-1 on the season.

"I'm proud of our guys for battling today." UCO head coach Tom Hankins said. "It was good to get another win under the belt before two games on the road."

Senior Josh Holliday started an early 13-0 run for UCO two minutes into the game knocking down a three-point field goal. The Bronchos hit two more to follow and led 13-0 in the first six minutes of the game following an emphatic dunk by Adarius Avery where the senior from Memphis, Tenn. slammed home an offensive rebound right off the rim. Central kept the lead the entire game with their largest lead being 36 with two minutes left in the matchup.
 
Despite shooting 34 percent from the field, UCO put up 87 points. The Bronchos shot 75 percent (12-16) from the free-throw line.
 
Avery and Holliday led UCO on the day with points, marking up 14 each. Avery had nine rebounds and Holliday with four assists. Junior Cooper Clark had a career high 14 points and added seven rebounds.

Dashon Bell and Jaylan Williams also scored in double figures, both racking up 11 points. And Colt Savage had 10 points off the bench. Jordan Hemphill (six), Alex Ogunseye (four), and Jordan London (three) also added to the Broncho tally.

UCO took advantage of their big guys in the paint, scoring 42 of the 87 points in the paint, and also knocked down 11 3-pointers on the day.
 
The Bronchos are on the road the next two games as they play in the West Texas Thanksgiving Classic. They will take on Lubbock Christian Friday, Nov. 23 at 7:30 p.m. and West Texas A&M Nov. 24 at 5:00 p.m.
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