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Northwestern Okla. NW 9-11,6-8 GAC
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Winner Henderson St. HSU 9-11,6-8 GAC
Northwestern Okla. NW
9-11,6-8 GAC
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Henderson St. HSU
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Northwestern Okla. NW 27 39 66
Henderson St. HSU 28 47 75

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men's Basketball Prevails over Northwestern at Home

ARKADELPHIA, Ark. — Henderson State shot 54 percent from the field and scored 40 points in the paint in a 75-66 Great American Conference victory over Northwestern Oklahoma State on Wednesday night at Duke Wells Center.

Xavier Owens led Henderson State (9-11, 6-8 GAC) with 19 points on 5-of-8 shooting and an 8-of-11 effort at the free-throw line. Zaveion Okoh added 15 points, Tyson Whybrew finished with 11 points and seven rebounds, and KJ Sykes scored 10.

The Reddies trailed 37-33 early in the second half before responding with a 12-6 stretch. Okoh hit a 3-pointer at the 13:04 mark to give Henderson State a 48-43 lead, and Sykes followed with two free throws that pushed the margin to three.

After Northwestern Oklahoma State (9-11, 6-8) cut the deficit to 50-48, Henderson State built its cushion inside. Jabari West converted a putback, Whybrew scored on a fast-break dunk off a steal, and Sykes added a pull-up jumper to extend the lead to 56-48 with 9:35 remaining.

Whybrew's second-chance dunk at the 4:44 mark made it 65-59, and Sykes delivered a 3-pointer off a turnover with 3:12 left to stretch the advantage to eight.

Henderson State led 28-27 at halftime after closing the opening period on a 6-0 run. Owens scored eight points during the final 2:07 of the half, converting three layups and adding a free throw to turn a five-point deficit into a one-point lead.

The Reddies finished 27 of 50 from the floor and went 4 of 10 from 3-point range. Henderson State also held a 40-33 rebounding advantage and limited Northwestern Oklahoma State to 34 percent shooting.

Keyondre Young led Northwestern with 19 points, and GAC leading scorer Max Alexander added 18.

HSU returns to action on Saturday, February 7th, as they host Southwestern Oklahoma State for the second of four consecutive home games.
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