Bison Rumble Past Thunder

SHAWNEE – Dunks, sharp shooting and ball control were all on display as Oklahoma Baptist got its first win of the season, blowing past Manhattan Christian 113-80 Monday.
 
Six Bison reached double figures in the scoring column and the Bison shot 62.5 percent for the game from the field. OBU hit 48 percent from the three-point arc and canned 32 of 40 free throws for 80 percent.
 
The win snapped a six-game losing streak, dating back to last season.
 
"This was a good win for us, but we obviously aren't satisfied," said senior Steven Green. "After last year a lot of people don't expect us to win. Every night we just go out to prove everybody wrong."
 
Green led the Bison with 23 points, including five three-pointers, with Chandler Rickey getting 19 points and a team-high six rebounds to go with six blocked shots.
 

Kevin Franceschi added 18 points on a perfect shooting night (5-5 field, 8-8 at the line), Travon Moore scored 16, Jansen Hight came up with 15 and Vladimir Nemcok managed 13 points while collecting seven assists.
 
The Bison led by as many as 34 points. OBU had 19 assists and 10 turnovers – season bests in both categories.

It was OBU's first 100-point game since January 2015 against Texas Wesleyan and the most points scored by a Bison team since a 114-point effort earlier that season.
 
Now 1-3, OBU goes to Ruston, Louisiana for an exhibition against Louisiana Tech and returns to the Noble Complex Dec. 1 to take on Arkansas Tech in a Great American Conference contest at 7:30 p.m.