DURANT, Okla. — Henderson State got 20 points from Torrie Thompson and a second-straight double-double from Hailey Estes on Saturday afternoon to fight past Southeastern Oklahoma State 56-49 and finish its Oklahoma road trip 2-0.

After trailing by two in a first half where neither team shot over 30 percent from the field, the lid finally came off the basket for the Reddies in the third. With the score tied at 31-31, Henderson put together an 11-2 run to seize its biggest lead to that point, 42-33 at the 1:13 mark of the period. The Savage Storm used two late baskets to trim the deficit to 42-37 heading into the game's final 10 minutes, but the damage was done, as the Reddies out-scored Southeastern by seven in the quarter to put themselves in the driver's seat.

The lead ballooned up to 49-39 for Henderson with 6:50 to play the game, but the Savage Storm would not go away and used a 6-0 spurt to close the gap to just 49-45 at the 4:21 mark. Needing a play, the Reddies got one from Haleigh Henson, who knocked down a deep 3-pointer to push the lead back to seven, and after a a bucket from SOSU on the other end, Estes canned Henderson's second 3-pointer in 30 seconds from the left corner to give HSU a 55-47 advantage with just 3:47 to play.

Facing an uphill climb with time ticking away, Southeastern tried to force the ball into their post, Emem David, but strong interior defense from Bree Bossier and Karrington Whaley late proved critical, as the Savage Storm chose not to foul in the game's final minute and Henderson held on for a 56-49 win.

Thompson played big for the Reddies in the win, finishing with 20 points, 12 of which came in the first half. Estes notched her second double-double of the weekend by tallying 10 points and a career-high 15 rebounds. Pink Jones was the only other Reddie in double figures, as she chipped in 12. Henderson shot just 35 percent from the field on the day, but its defense was terrific and held SOSU to just 31.5 percent shooting in the win.

The Reddies' second win of the weekend moves them to 8-4 on the season and 4-2 in Great American Conference play. Southeastern was 5-1 and in second place in the conference coming into the day.

Henderson's next game is on Thursday, Jan. 11 in Arkadelphia against Arkansas Tech at 5:30 p.m.