Henderson State could not overcome a 14-point halftime deficit as Southern Nazarene beat the Reddies 83-70 on the road in Bethany, Okla. on Thursday night in a Great American Conference matchup.

SNU jumped out to a quick 29-10 lead behind some hot shooting as the Crimson Storm hit 11 of their first 16 shots, while the Reddies converted on just four of 16 attempts.

The Reddies would get as close as 11 points in the opening half before Southern Nazarene pushed its lead back to 14 points at the break, 47-33.

In the second-half, SNU led 60-47 with 12:01 left in the game before the Reddies put together a furious comeback as Henderson went on a 13-5 run to cut the deficit to 65-60.

Tavian Pomlee sparked the Reddies scoring six points during the run with Ben Marello hitting a 3-point field goal to make it a five point game.

SNU would push its lead back to double-digits as LB Willis scored the next six points for the Crimson Storm.

The Crimson Storm would make eight straight free throws down the stretch to pull away in the end.

Pomlee led the way for the Reddies scoring 17 points while pulling down six rebounds, while Marello, Zydrunas Jugurtis and Kevin Kozan scored 11 points each.

Willis did most of the damage for the Crimson Storm, as he canned 9-of-14 field goals, scoring 23 points.

Henderson finished the game shooting 41 percent from field making 24-of-58 from the floor.

SNU countered hitting 28-of-58 attempts for 48 percent shooting .

Henderson State will return to action on Saturday, as the team makes the trip to Shawnee, Okla. to take on Oklahoma Baptist in another GAC contest. Tipoff is set for 3 p.m.