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Home Of Champions|73 National Championships
Charlton Jones
Charlton Jones posted 18.0 points, 6.7 rebounds and 5.7 assists a game during the tournament.
77
Winner Oklahoma City University OCU 17-10
72
John Brown (Ark.) JBU 27-6
Winner
Oklahoma City University OCU
17-10
77
Final
72
John Brown (Ark.) JBU
27-6
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Oklahoma City University OCU 40 37 77
John Brown (Ark.) JBU 29 43 72

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Stars pull out 77-72 win over John Brown

OCU takes SAC Tournament title, secures national-tournament berth

 
SHAWNEE, Okla. – Oklahoma City University overcame a frantic rally by fourth-ranked John Brown (Ark.), holding on for a 77-72 triumph Saturday at the Noble Complex in the Sooner Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament title game.
SAC Tournament most valuable player Charlton Jones, a senior from Katy, Texas, powered the Stars with 21 points, nine rebounds, six assists and three steals. OCU captured its ninth SAC men's basketball tournament championship.
OCU has won the SAC Tournament crown in 1994, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2008 and now, 2013. The Stars seized the league's automatic bid into the NAIA Division I Tournament on March 13-19 at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Mo. Six-time national champion OCU will make its first NAIA Tournament appearance since 2010.
Pairings will be unveiled 7:15 p.m. Wednesday in an announcement show broadcast live over www.naia.org. Fans can see the program at the Leichter Room above Abe Lemons Arena.
Terry Johnson, a junior from Chicago, provided OCU with 17 points, and Troynell Adams, a senior from Chicago, posted 15 points and five rebounds for the Stars. Adams and Johnson were all-tournament choices, while Elhadji Wade, a senior from Dhakar, Senegal, became the tournament hustle award winner.
“Our guys fought hard until the end tonight,” OCU coach Dionne Phelps said. “They knew they deserved to be in this game, and I couldn't have asked for more heart and effort out of our team. We have some great leaders in this group that really stepped up and took control of the game when we needed them the most.”
Jamil Donovan supplied the Stars with a 73-63 advantage with 54 seconds left by hitting a free throw. E.J. McWoods went off for seven points as John Brown went on a 9-1 tear. McWoods had two baskets and four free throws to key John Brown.
McWoods hit free throws with 24 seconds left that shrank OCU's lead to 74-70. After an OCU turnover, McWoods dropped in two more free throws with for a 74-72 OCU edge with 11 seconds left.
Adams nailed a free throw with 10 seconds left to push the Stars' lead to 75-72. Adams rebounded Abel Galliguez's 3-point miss from the left wing with two seconds showing. Adams sank two free throws to seal the victory.
The Stars took advantage of 15 John Brown turnovers to score 17 points. OCU gave up 11 turnovers, but John Brown scored two points off the Stars' miscues.
“Everyone played a part in this victory, and I couldn't be more proud,” Phelps said. “This team fought through some adversity during the season and has come together to play our best basketball at the right time. We are excited for the opportunity to keep playing.”
Johnson tallied seven points as OCU jumped out to an 11-3 lead 4:12 into the game. The Stars shot 53.3 percent from the field in the first half, hitting 16 of 30 shots.
Kaleb Smith canned a 3-pointer to cap a 7-0 OCU run that put the Stars on top 57-35 with 15:01 left in the game. OCU built its largest advantage of the game.
John Brown answered with a 14-0 surge. Galliguez hit a trey to cap the run, making the score 57-49 with 9:16 remaining. McWoods' 3 cut John Brown's deficit to 61-56 with 5:33 to go. Adams pushed OCU's lead to 66-56 with a bucket at the 2:59 mark.
 
Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament
MEN
At Noble Complex, Oklahoma Baptist
Shawnee, Okla.
Wednesday's Result
Play-in Game
St. Gregory's 56, Wayland Baptist (Texas) 53
Thursday's Results
Quarterfinals
USAO 66, Lubbock Christian (Texas) 63
John Brown 71, St. Gregory's 56
Oklahoma City 64, Oklahoma Baptist 60
Rogers State 87, Mid-America Christian 83
Friday's Results
Semifinals
John Brown 85, USAO 74
Oklahoma City 71, Rogers State 65
Saturday's Result
Championship
Oklahoma City 77, John Brown 72
 
All-Tournament Team
E.J. McWoods, John Brown; D'Shon Taylor, John Brown; Abel Galliguez, John Brown; Troynell Adams, Oklahoma City; Terry Johnson, Oklahoma City
Most valuable player: Charlton Jones, Oklahoma City
Hustle award winner: Elhadji Wade, Oklahoma City

Sooner Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
CHAMPIONS
2013–Oklahoma City
2012–Oklahoma Christian
2011–Southern Nazarene
2010–John Brown
2009–Rogers State
2008–Oklahoma City
2007–Southern Nazarene
2006–Oklahoma City
2005–Oklahoma Baptist
2004–Oklahoma Baptist
2003–Oklahoma City
2002–Oklahoma City
2001–Lubbock Christian
2000–Oklahoma City
1999–Oklahoma City
1998–Southern Nazarene
1997–Oklahoma Baptist
1996–Oklahoma Baptist
1995–Oklahoma City
1994–Oklahoma City

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