ARKADELPHIA, Ark. — Henderson State hit Ouachita Baptist with an offensive avalanche in the first half on Monday night and the Tigers never recovered, as the Reddies cruised to a blow out victory in the first Battle of the Ravine on the hardwood, 96-67.

Malik Riddle was the story of the game and finished with a career-high 32 points on 11-of-17 shooting. His 32 points were the most for a Henderson player in the last two seasons. Rogers was the only other player in double figures for HSU with 13 points and 10 rebounds, but all 14 players who played in the game scored, including Jaelin Ferrell and Kavon Key, who each scored their first points as Reddies.

It was the Riddle show all night for HSU, but particularly in the first half. The junior transfer from Holly Springs, Mississippi hit his first five 3-point attempts and finished the period with 17 points — just one behind Ouachita Baptist's entire team.

Collectively, Henderson shot a scorching 9-of-13 from 3-point range in the first 20 minutes, and held OBU to just 24% shooting from the floor, to take a commanding 46-18 lead at the break. The contest was once tied at 7-7, but the Reddies finished the half on a massive 39-11 run to blow the game open.

Ouachita Baptist did its best to make things interesting and began the second half with a 16-6 run to trim the deficit down to 52-34 at the 14:28 mark. The Reddies responded in kind to the OBU run with a counter-punch of their own. Seven quick points from Riddle, two buckets from Raekwon Rogers and a 3-pointer from Graham Chenault spearheaded a 19-7 answer on the part of HSU, which extended its lead back out to 71-41 with 10 minutes left. The result was a formality from that point on, as the Tigers never again got within 20 points and Henderson cruised to victory.

Henderson dominated OBU 46-28 on the glass in the win and out-scored the Tigers 31-17 in points off turnovers. The Reddies' 29-point margin of victory extended their winning streak against Ouachita Baptist to five games. 

HSU takes to the road on Thursday to face UAM at 6 p.m. in Monticello, Arkansas.