Henderson State used a balanced scoring attack as the Reddies beat East Texas Baptist 92-78 in a men's exhibition basketball contest Wednesday in Arkadelphia, Ark.
Brad Nairn led the Reddies with 18 points including 4 three-point field goals, while Chris Parker added 17 points on 5-of-8 shooting from the field.
Henderson built a 49-36 halftime lead with the help of eight 3-point field goals including three by Nairn.
A total of 10 Reddies put points on the board in the game. In addition to Nairn and Parker,
Kaylon Tappin also scored in double-figures with 11 points.
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Josh Jones scored 9 points including a pair of 3-pointers, with
Matt Panaggio and
Eric Dailey scoring 8 points each.
The Reddies finished the game shooting 43 percent from the field (30-of-70), including making 16-of-32 from beyond the arc for 50 percent from long range.
Nairn along with Raekwon Rogers led Henderson in rebounding with eight boards each, while Tanner Hamilton grabbed six rebounds to go along with six points.
Henderson will now travel to Wichita, Kansas on Saturday to face No. 7 Wichita State in an exhibition contest with the first tip set for 5 p.m.
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