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Lou Dunbar tallied 22 points and shot 4-for-9 from 3-point range Tuesday.
87
Winner Oklahoma City University OCU 20-9
80
Southwestern Christian (Okla.) SCU 19-12
Winner
Oklahoma City University OCU
20-9
87
Final
80
Southwestern Christian (Okla.) SCU
19-12
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 F
Oklahoma City University OCU 32 42 13 87
Southwestern Christian (Okla.) SCU 42 32 6 80

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OCU clips Southwestern Christian 87-80 in OT

Stars produce first 20-win season in nine years

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BETHANY, Okla. – Oklahoma City University rallied past Southwestern Christian 87-80 in overtime Tuesday night at Pickens-Springer Gymnasium in the Sooner Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament quarterfinals.
Oklahoma City reached 20 victories for the first time since 2007-08. The Stars (20-9) take on Southwestern Assemblies of God (Texas) at 8 p.m. Friday at Abe Lemons Arena in the SAC Tournament semifinals.
The Stars forced overtime on Xavier Smith's straightaway bank-in 3-pointer with 19 seconds left. Lou Dunbar dished to Smith after being double-teamed beyond the 3-point line. Dunbar set up the shot by coming up with the steal after Jonathan Reed poked the ball away from Southwestern Christian.  
OCU erased a 14-point deficit midway through the second half.
"Resilient – that's the only word I can think of to describe this team," OCU coach Vinay Patel said. "About everything that could go wrong, went wrong for the majority of the game. Then I felt like we finally started stringing some stops together to slowly get back into the game. We did a great job of executing set plays down the stretch and converting on our free throws."
Dunbar hit three free throws at the 46-second mark to cut the Stars' deficit to 74-71. Syrus McDonald's bucket at the 3:33 mark sliced Southwestern Christian's lead to 67-65. Reed had a basket that reduced Southwestern Christian's edge to 68-67 with 2:55 to go in regulation.
In overtime, OCU had an 8-0 run to go ahead. Dunbar canned a trey, then McDonald sank back-to-back jumpers. McDonald converted a 3-point play to put the Stars on top 82-78 with 1:07 remaining.
Dunbar, a junior from Seabrook, Texas, put together 22 points and four 3-pointers, while Tyler Alderman, a senior from Fishers, Ind., posted 22 points, seven rebounds and two blocked shots for OCU. McDonald, a senior from Flint, Mich., supplied the Stars with 21 points, five assists and five steals.
In 2007-08, OCU last won the NAIA Division I championship with a 31-7 mark.
"Coach Robbie Harman deserves a lot of credit for helping preparing our team," Patel said. "He's done a great job all year long for us and is a big reason our team has won 20 games this season. We only have a couple days to prepare, but are very excited to still be playing on Friday."
 
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At campus sites
Tuesday's Results
Quarterfinals
Texas Wesleyan 93, Mid-America Christian 60
USAO 100, Wayland Baptist 99, OT
Oklahoma City 87, Southwestern Christian 80, OT
Southwestern Assemblies of God 76, John Brown 66
At Abe Lemons Arena
Oklahoma City University
Friday's Games
Semifinals
Game 5: USAO (17-13) vs. Texas Wesleyan (24-6), 6 p.m.
Game 6: Oklahoma City (20-9) vs. Southwestern Assemblies of God (23-8), 8 p.m.
Saturday's Game
Championship
Game 7: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, 4 p.m.
 
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Players Mentioned

Lou Dunbar

#22 Lou Dunbar

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6' 3"
Junior
Jonathan Ellis

#2 Jonathan Ellis

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5' 7"
Junior
Tyler Alderman

#4 Tyler Alderman

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6' 9"
Senior
Syrus McDonald

#3 Syrus McDonald

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6' 0"
Senior
Xavier Smith

#11 Xavier Smith

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6' 9"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Lou Dunbar

#22 Lou Dunbar

6' 3"
Junior
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Jonathan Ellis

#2 Jonathan Ellis

5' 7"
Junior
G
Tyler Alderman

#4 Tyler Alderman

6' 9"
Senior
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Syrus McDonald

#3 Syrus McDonald

6' 0"
Senior
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Xavier Smith

#11 Xavier Smith

6' 9"
Senior
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