Box Score Henderson State ended a three-game losing skid and got a much needed road win as the Reddies beat Southern Nazarene 75-62, Thursday in Bethany, Okla.
Kevin Kozan, who was held scoreless in the first-half, scored 21 second-half points to lead the Reddies.
Reggie Murphy controlled the inside game for Henderson scoring 17 points while pulling down 8 rebounds.
Micah Walker also scored in double-figures with 14 points while also grabbing 7 rebounds.
LB Willis led Southern Nazarene with 15 points while Garrett Butler scored 12 points.
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Henderson State, 7-6 overall and 4-3 in the Great American Conference, shot 44.8 percent from the field making 26-of-58 shot while hitting six 3-pointers.
The Storm (7-6 and 3-4) shot 37.5 percent from the field making 21-of-56 attempts.
Henderson took an early 15-8 lead with 10:19 left in the first half before SNU went on a 17-9 run capped by a Willis dunk to give the Crimson Storm its first lead of the game at 25-24 with 3:52 left.
Henderson closed out the half getting a pair of free throws by Murphy and a 3-point field goal by Walker to lead 32-29 at the break.
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Southern Nazarene took a 41-39 lead with 15:58 to play in the second-half, before Henderson went on a 10-0 run as Kozan started things with a layup and a 3-point field goal to help the Reddies build a 49-41 advantage.
The Reddies pushed their lead to 67-51 with 7:12 left to play as Henderson outscored the Crimson Storm 18-10 over the next eight minutes.
Henderson's dominance on the boards kept Southern Nazarene from mounting any come back as the Reddies outrebounded the Crimson Storm 46 to 26.Â
Henderson State will next travel to Alva, Okla. on Saturday for another conference matchup against Northwestern Oklahoma, with tipoff set for 3 p.m.