WEATHERFORD, Okla. — Henderson State out-scored Southwestern Oklahoma State by 15 in the second half on Saturday to race past the Bulldogs 92-74 at the Pioneer Cellular Events Center.

Five different players scored in double figures for the Reddies in the win. Anthony Lupardus had a team-high 17 on 5-of-8 shooting from 3-point range, while Rel Johnson finished with 16, Chris Owens chipped in 15 on 7-for-7 shooting, and Mike Fofana and Raekwon Rogers each had 11.

Henderson jumped out to a 9-4 lead in the opening moments but SWOSU used a 9-4 spurt of its own to tie the game at 13-13. With the score knotted up, the Reddies put together a 20-7 run, which was highlighted by seven points from Fofana, to take their largest lead, 33-20, at the 7:13 mark.

The double digit advantage disappeared quickly for HSU, as SWOSU got hot down the stretch of the first half. The Bulldogs cashed in on seven of their final eight shots from the floor, three of which were 3-pointers, to power a 24-14 run and trim the deficit down to just 47-44 at halftime.

Despite squandering the lead, HSU got back on track at the start of the second half and used three-straight 3-pointers from Lupardus, Johnson and Owens to jumpstart a 13-1 run which restored a double digit advantage, 60-45, with 16:26 to go. The lead grew as large as 18 points for the Reddies near the midway point of the period, as Henderson's defense forced SWOSU's previously hot shooting to slump down to 3-for-16 to begin the half. 

An old-fashioned three-point-play from Rogers and a 3-pointer from Xavier Davenport extended the lead out to 81-57 for HSU with just under six minutes remaining. Although SWOSU did trim the lead down to 16 in the final moments the result was never in doubt again, as Henderson cruised to a 92-74 win.

HSU shot 55.9% from the floor in the game and held SWOSU to 38.8% shooting, including a mark of 32.4% in the second half. The win is the fifth-straight for the Reddies and their fourth-consecutive GAC victory. 

Henderson returns to the court on Thursday, Jan. 16 when it faces Ouachita Baptist at 7:30 p.m. in the Duke Wells Center.