SHAWNEE – Bison Basketball is off to a clean start at home after a victory over UT Dallas Monday evening.
The green and gold showed out in Noble Complex, claiming their first regular season win at home over UT Dallas with an 80-70 final Monday night.
The Bison move to a 2-1 record after the evening's victory over the Comets. The first half of the game looked hopeful for the visitors, but OBU turned it on in the third quarter to jump ahead.
Mackenzie Crusoe led the green and gold offense with a new season high of 22 points. Crusoe also led the team with five assists and three steals. The Comets couldn't seem to keep their hands off Crusoe, allowing 12 free throw attempts for the Choctaw, Oklahoma, native, finishing the night 11-12 from the charity stripe.
Sierra Copeland was another key player for OBU tonight with 10 rebounds and two blocks.
Payten Conde put up 13 points, going 4-8 in the field, 2-4 from the three and remaining perfect from the free throw mark at 3-3. Conde also contributed two steals and four defensive rebounds for the green and gold.
The Bison finished the night shooting 42.9% from the field, 34.5% from the three and hitting a solid 88.0% from the free throw line.
The visitors came out hot in the opening frame going 9-13 in the field and 3-5 from the three. In the second quarter, the OBU offense outperformed the Comets going 8-18 in the field to UT Dallas' 6-15 total. The Comets outshined the Bison from the three in the second stanza hitting the 60.00% mark as the green and gold went 4-10.
The third quarter saw OBU pick up the pace going 5-14 in the field and 3-7 from the three. The home team totaled 27 points on turnovers, 22 on bench points and 19 fast break points. The visitors outdid the Bison with 34 points in the paint, but the green and gold prevailed, closing out the fourth frame with their highest scoring quarter of the night at 24 points.
Next up for Oklahoma Baptist is a road match in the Lone Star state. The Bison will make their way to Wichita Falls for a matchup with Midwestern State University on Nov. 21 at 5:30 p.m.
