Box Score

Destiny Smith scored 21 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to lead Henderson State to a 58-56 win over Ouachita Baptist in the Southern Bancorp Battle of the Ravine, Thursday at the Duke Wells Center in Arkadelphia, Ark.
 
Henderson State, 12-13 overall and 7-12 in the Great American Conference, broke a 54-54 tie with 1:27 left to play as Aungelique Sledge drove the lane for a layup.
 
After Katherine West missed a pair of free throws, Smith put Henderson on top 58-54 with 40 seconds remaining.
 
West then went to the foul line with 22 seconds on the clock and made both free throws to cut the deficit to a single basket.
 
OBU's Breanna Harris then stole the basketball from Jill Temples with 12 seconds left and the Lady Tigers called time out to set up a possible game-winning play.
 
Henderson's defense was too much for the Lady Tigers as OBU could not get a good look at the basket and the Lady Reddies pulled down a defensive rebound as time expired.
 
Henderson's win over the Lady Tigers ends a six-game losing streak to OBU dating back to January 28, 2010.
 
The big story was Henderson's dominance of the inside game as the Lady Reddies outrebounded the Lady Tigers 55 to 32 and also scored 32 points in the paint.
 
OBU, 16-9 overall and 11-8 in the GAC, relied on its perimeter shooting as the Lady Tigers hit eight of 17 3-point field goals.
 
Krystal Beachum scored 15 points and had 7 rebounds for the Lady Reddies, while Shareka Maner scored 9 points and grabbed 8 boards.
 
OBU was led by Monica Williams' 19 points and 7 rebounds.
 
The Lady Reddies shot 34 percent from the field making 21-of-61 field goals, while OBU finished the game converting on 17-of-50 field goals for 34 percent shooting
 
Henderson State will play its final regular-season game on Saturday when the Lady Reddies play host to Southern Arkansas with the opening tip set for 2 p.m. at the Duke Wells Center.