ADA – Oklahoma Baptist lost its regular season finale at East Central, 64-53, but the season continues with a berth to the Great American Conference Tournament.
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OBU holds the 4-2 head-to-head tiebreaker advantage in the four-way tie for the final playoff spot. The Lady Bison swept Southern Arkansas and split with Southern Nazarene and Northwestern.
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The Lady Bison trailed by as many as 13 points in the first half as their offense looked for a rhythm but
Autumn Avina beat the halftime buzzer from half-court to cut the ECU lead to 30-22.
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OBU got as close as four in the fourth quarter but shot 27 percent for the game and couldn't get the big baskets.
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Avina had 23 points and nine rebounds to lead the Lady Bison.
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The Lady Bison will play Southwestern Oklahoma State in the first round at 8 p.m. Thursday.