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Oklahoma City University
Home Of Champions|73 National Championships
Noel Allen
Noel Allen paced the Stars with 20 points.
75
Winner John Brown (Ark.) JBU 8-8, 1-3
64
Oklahoma City OCU 6-4, 3-1
Winner
John Brown (Ark.) JBU
8-8, 1-3
75
Final
64
Oklahoma City OCU
6-4, 3-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
John Brown (Ark.) JBU 29 46 75
Oklahoma City OCU 26 38 64

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Stars falter to John Brown 75-64

John Brown hands OCU first conference loss of season

OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma City University received its first loss in Sooner Athletic Conference men's basketball play on Saturday to John Brown (Ark.) 75-64 at the Abe Lemons Arena.
Noel Allen, a senior from Gutenberg, N.J., had a season-high 20 points leading the Stars, while adding eight rebounds and two steals. Oklahoma City dropped to 6-4, 3-1 in conference play.
With 11:23 left to play in the second half, OCU's Jonathan Reed stole the ball and missed a layup, but Dorion Gigger was there for a putback dunk to cut the Golden Eagles lead to 42-41. Less than a minute later, the Stars' Terence Bonhomme picked the pocket of a JBU player and missed a layup. Gigger's follow tip-in gave the Stars their first and only lead of the second half 43-42.
The Golden Eagles retook the lead by six points before Gigger tied the game at 51-51 with a free throw at the 6:23 mark.
John Brown outscored Oklahoma City 24-13 from that point on to close out the game.
Gigger, a junior from Oklahoma City, led the Stars in rebounds with 14, while adding 13 points. Reed, a sophomore from Powder Springs, Ga., had a season-high 11 points and three steals.
Bonhomme, a sophomore from St. Martinville, La., notched seven points and collected a team-high five steals.
The Stars dominated the points in the paint 40-14, but shot 34.7 percent from the field compared to the Golden Eagles' 50 percent.
John Brown made 18 of 20 free throws in the second half, while Oklahoma City shot 9-for-17 at the foul line.
OCU travels to play Mid-America Christian at 8 p.m. Thursday in Oklahoma City.
 
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