SILOAM SPRINGS, Ark. – Wayland Baptist (Texas) eliminated Oklahoma City University from the Sooner Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament 78-75 on Friday at Bill George Arena.
Ridell Camidge and William Robinson each posted 14 points for OCU (23-8). The ninth-ranked Stars will look to gain an at-large berth when the NAIA Division I Tournament pairings get released March 7.
Wayland Baptist (23-8) faces 24th-ranked Southwestern Assemblies of God (Texas) (23-9) at 4 p.m. Saturday for the tournament championship and a national-tournament bid.
Oklahoma City cut its deficit to one point twice in the final 13 seconds of the game. Samuel Williams connected on a trey to slice OCU's deficit to 74-73 with 13 seconds left, and Camidge buried free throws to reduce Wayland Baptist's lead to 76-75 with nine seconds showing.
Trevonta Robertson and Ruben Lopez each downed a free throw in the last seven seconds to keep Wayland Baptist in front.
Camidge's jumper widened OCU's lead to 53-43 with 15:14 left in the second half. Wayland Baptist answered with the game's next six points. J.J. Culver's transition jump shot sliced his team's deficit to 53-49 at the 12:53 mark.
Culver scored on a jumper to tie the game 61-61 with 8:56 left. Lopez nailed a 3 to give the Pioneers the lead. Wayland Baptist led the final 8:11 of the game.
Camidge hit all four of his free-throw tries. Robinson, a junior from Chicago, scored his season-high point output in 10 minutes of playing time. Robinson shot 4-for-6 from the field and at the free-throw line.
Terence Bonhomme, a senior from St. Martinville, La., added 11 points.  

Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament

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At campus sites

Tuesday's Results

Quarterfinals

Oklahoma City 66, Mid-America Christian 63

Southwestern Assemblies of God 96, Southwestern Christian 79

Texas Wesleyan 90, John Brown 79

Wayland Baptist 86, USAO 73

At Bill George Arena

Siloam Springs, Ark.

Friday's Results

Semifinals

Southwestern Assemblies of God 89, Texas Wesleyan 79

Wayland Baptist 78, Oklahoma City 75

Saturday, March 3

Championship

Southwestern Assemblies of God (23-9) vs. Wayland Baptist (23-8), 4 p.m.