OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma City University posted a 109-48 wipeout of Baptist Bible (Mo.) on Saturday at Abe Lemons Arena.
Nate Flowers, a senior from Waldorf, Md., stood front and center for OCU with 19 points, 16 rebounds and three assists in 21 minutes. The Stars improved to 4-0 in men's basketball.
Seven Stars scored in double figures. Kaleb Smith, a freshman from Choctaw, Okla., had 16 points, six rebounds, two assists and three steals for OCU. Johnny Stephene, a junior from Boynton Beach, Fla., added 14 points, two rebounds and two assists, and Jarodiaus Willingham, a junior from Decatur, Ala., put together 14 points, six rebounds, three assists and three steals.
Dee Proby, a senior from Round Rock, Texas, had 12 points, while Mark Anderson, a freshman from Wichita, Kan., chipped in 11 points and four assists for the Stars. Brandon Moton contributed 10 points and three rebounds.
OCU shot 64.9 percent from the field while amassing 38 assists and a 53-21 rebounding advantage. Cesar Cuevas led OCU with 10 assists. Baptist Bible committed 19 turnovers and shot 28.1 percent from the floor.
“They shot the ball well this week,” OCU coach Kevin Morrissey said. “Shooting the ball well was one of our goals. We have to shoot like that and keep sharing the ball. We played decent defense. We had several in double figures in minutes and scoring.”
The Stars outscored Baptist Bible 78-22 in the paint and 30-2 in transition.
“We shared the ball and got the ball in the paint, but I didn't think we played inspired basketball,” Morrissey said. “We didn't have a sense of urgency.”
Baptist Bible cut its deficit to 6-4, but OCU outscored Baptist Bible 31-6 following that basket. Shane Rogers and Stephene scored fastbreak buckets so spark a 12-0 Stars run.
Proby started the run with a lay-in to put OCU ahead 27-8 with 8:52 left in the first. Moton dropped in a 3, then Rogers converted a 3-point play off his transition basket. Stephene's fastbreak basket capped the run and gave OCU a 37-8 advantage with 3:40 remaining in the first period.
The Stars face Central Bible (Mo.) at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Abe Lemons Arena.
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