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Tharone Chilton
Tharone Chilton boosted the Stars with 29 points and seven rebounds Thursday.
75
John Brown (Ark.) JBU 16-14, 8-10
81
Winner Oklahoma City OCU 17-7, 13-5
John Brown (Ark.) JBU
16-14, 8-10
75
Final
81
Oklahoma City OCU
17-7, 13-5
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
John Brown (Ark.) JBU 43 32 75
Oklahoma City OCU 40 41 81

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

OCU staves off John Brown 81-75

Stars to compete in SAC Tournament quarterfinals 6:15 p.m. Thursday

OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma City University secured the second seed in the Sooner Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament with an 81-75 win over John Brown (Ark.) on Monday at Abe Lemons Arena.
Tharone Chilton, a senior from Tulsa, Okla., delivered 29 points, seven rebounds and two steals for the Stars. Oklahoma City, ranked 23rd in the NAIA, moved to 17-7, 13-5 in the SAC.
OCU will open 2015 postseason play 6:15 p.m. Thursday at Abe Lemons Arena. The Stars face the winner of the Oklahoma Baptist-Southwestern Christian tilt, which happens 5 p.m. Wednesday. Oklahoma City owns nine SAC Tournament championships.
The Stars' R.J. McGhee, a senior from Baton Rouge, La., produced 23 points, seven rebounds and two assists, while Ivan Jelencic, a senior from Sibenik, Croatia, compiled 12 points, nine rebounds and three steals. Evan White, a junior from San Antonio, chipped in 10 points for OCU.
Oklahoma City improved to 9-6 this season when trailing at halftime. OCU erased a 43-40 halftime deficit and rallied from nine points down. The Stars collected their fifth win in a row and 11th victory in their last 12 contests.
Matthew Ledford gave John Brown a 54-45 lead on a breakaway layup with 15:01 remaining in the game. Chilton sparked the Stars to tie the game 59-59 on a jumper with 10:40 left. Chilton scored 16 consecutive OCU points, including all of a 9-0 run that whittled away John Brown's lead to 54-53 at the 12:43 mark. White's trey put the Stars up 62-59 midway through the second period.
McGhee served as the closer with 13 of OCU's final 17 points of the game. When D.J. Feitl's 3 cut OCU's lead to 69-68 with 2:52 remaining, McGhee answered with four free throws and a lay-in to keep the Stars in front. OCU led 75-70 with 58 seconds left.
Ledford's putback sliced OCU's edge to 75-72, and Samson Olayemi had a 3-point play that cut his team's deficit to 77-75 with 24 seconds to go.
McGhee and White sank a pair of free throws each, while Jonathan Reed rejected Feitl's 3-point attempt in between to keep John Brown at bay.
 
Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament
MEN
At Oklahoma City
Abe Lemons Arena
Wednesday's Games
First Round
Game 1: Oklahoma Baptist (19-11) vs. Southwestern Christian (7-19), 5 p.m.
Game 2: USAO (7-18) vs. Texas Wesleyan (15-14), 7 p.m.
Thursday's Games
Quarterfinals
Game 3: Wayland Baptist (18-10) vs. John Brown (16-14), 4:30 p.m.
Game 4: Oklahoma City (17-7) vs. Winner Game 1, 6:15 p.m.
Game 5: Mid-America Christian (21-9) vs. Winner Game 2, 8 p.m.
Game 6: Southwestern Assemblies of God (21-9) vs. St. Gregory's (14-12), 9:45 p.m.
Friday's Games
Semifinals
Game 7: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 6 p.m.
Game 8: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, 8 p.m.
Saturday's Game
Championship
Game 9: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 4 p.m.
 
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