FORT SMITH, Ark. – Henderson State's GAC Tournament run was cut short on Saturday evening as top-seeded Southern Nazarene took advantage of cold Reddie shooting and capitalized on crucial turnovers en route to a 69-45 victory.

The loss ended the season for the Reddies (17-13, 12-10 GAC) who shot just 39% from the field, and were 4-17 from 3 point range (23.5%). Henderson struggled with turnovers all game and committed 14 compared to just seven for the Crimson Storm (22-6, 17-5).

Henderson got off to a good start for the second-straight contest, jumping out to an early 11-6 lead. The rest of the period, however, belonged to SNU. As the lid went onto the basket for HSU, the Crimson Storm took advantage and finished the half on a 23-9 run, carrying momentum into halftime.

The second half lead grew to 17 points within the first ten minutes, as SNU's offensive rebounding led to 11 second chance points. Despite their best efforts, the Reddies were unable to climb back into the game and never got within 13 points again. 

Rondae Hill and Nehikhare Igiehon paced Henderson State with 13 points apiece, while senior Tim McDonald added nine points in his final game for HSU.