Hugh Scott

Romario Spence sank the winning bucket with 2.2 seconds remaining Saturday.

Box Score

John Brown (Ark.) JBU 3-4, 3-4

Oklahoma City University OCU 1-2, 1-2

John Brown (Ark.) JBU

3-4, 3-4

Final

Jan. 30, 2021

Oklahoma City University OCU

1-2, 1-2

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
John Brown (Ark.) JBU	32	42	74
Oklahoma City University OCU	28	47	75

Next Game:

at Southwestern Assemblies of God (Texas)

2/2/2021 | 6 p.m.

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Feb. 02 (Tue) / 6 p.m.

at Southwestern Assemblies of God (Texas)

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Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 1/30/2021 8:27:00 PM

Stars slip away from John Brown 75-74

Kisner reels in his first victory with OCU

Next Game:

at Southwestern Assemblies of God (Texas)

2/2/2021 | 6 p.m.

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Feb. 02 (Tue) / 6 p.m.

at Southwestern Assemblies of God (Texas)

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Recap
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Team Statistics

Team Statistics
Game Stats	JBU	OCU
FG%	.415	.442
3FG%	.318	.286
FT%	.622	.657
RB	32	42
TO	11	15
STL	6	6

Field Goal %

JBU

.415

OCU

.442

3PT Shooting %

JBU

.318

OCU

.286

Free Throw %

JBU

.622

OCU

.657

Rebounds

JBU

OCU

Turnovers

JBU

OCU

Steals

JBU

OCU

Game Leaders

<a href='/sports/mens-basketball/roster/kori-guest/5936' class='boxscore_player_link'>Guest, Kori</a>

#22 Guest, Kori

Pts

17
FGM

6
3FGM

3
FTM

2
Min

26

<a href='/sports/mens-basketball/roster/elie-ghomsi/5887' class='boxscore_player_link'>Ghomsi, Elie</a>

#15 Ghomsi, Elie

Pts

11
FGM

4
3FGM

0
FTM

3
Min

16

<a href='/sports/mens-basketball/roster/ryan-birt/5930' class='boxscore_player_link'>Birt, Ryan</a>

#03 Birt, Ryan

Pts

11
FGM

5
3FGM

0
FTM

1
Min

28

<a href='/sports/mens-basketball/roster/rashaun-coleman/5885' class='boxscore_player_link'>Coleman, Rashaun</a>

#02 Coleman, Rashaun

Pts

10
FGM

2
3FGM

1
FTM

5
Min

32

#22 Guest, Kori

Pts

17
FGA

12
FGM

6
FG%

.500
Min

26

#03 Birt, Ryan

Pts

11
FGA

8
FGM

5
FG%

.625
Min

28

#15 Ghomsi, Elie

Pts

11
FGA

6
FGM

4
FG%

.667
Min

16

<a href='/sports/mens-basketball/roster/romario-spence/5938' class='boxscore_player_link'>Spence, Romario</a>

#32 Spence, Romario

Pts

9
FGA

5
FGM

3
FG%

.600
Min

22

#22 Guest, Kori

3FG

7
3FGM

3
3FG%

.43
Min

26

<a href='/sports/mens-basketball/roster/kealon-clayborne/5884' class='boxscore_player_link'>Clayborne, Kealon</a>

#01 Clayborne, Kealon

3FG

2
3FGM

1
3FG%

.5
Min

24

#02 Coleman, Rashaun

3FG

2
3FGM

1
3FG%

.5
Min

32

<a href='/sports/mens-basketball/roster/pj-grooms/5888' class='boxscore_player_link'>Grooms, P.J.</a>

#05 Grooms, P.J.

3FG

4
3FGM

1
3FG%

.25
Min

15

#02 Coleman, Rashaun

FTA

8
FTM

5
FT%

.63
Min

32

#05 Grooms, P.J.

FTA

6
FTM

5
FT%

.83
Min

15

#01 Clayborne, Kealon

FTA

5
FTM

4
FT%

.8
Min

24

#15 Ghomsi, Elie

FTA

4
FTM

3
FT%

.75
Min

16

#15 Ghomsi, Elie

OR

3
DF

6
TR

9
Min

16

#32 Spence, Romario

OR

2
DF

6
TR

8
Min

22

#22 Guest, Kori

OR

0
DF

8
TR

8
Min

26

#02 Coleman, Rashaun

OR

1
DF

6
TR

7
Min

32

Points Scored

#22

3 Pointers

#22

Free Throws

#02

Rebounds

#15

OKLAHOMA CITY – Romario Spence's layup with two seconds remaining brought Oklahoma City University a 75-74 victory over John Brown (Ark.) on Saturday at Abe Lemons Arena.
The Stars notched their first win of the season and gave Tim Kisner his first victory as OCU men's basketball coach. Oklahoma City went to 1-2, 1-2 in the Sooner Athletic Conference.
On the winning play, OCU's Ryan Birt drove the lane and dished to Spence on the right block. Spence faced up to the basket and shot off the glass and into the basket with 2.2 seconds to go.
To secure the win, the Stars' Kealon Clayborne batted away the inbound pass into the lane from three quarters of the court away from the basket, forcing a desperation 3-point try by John Brown.
"I'm just really proud of our guys," Kisner said. "When you've only practiced for two weeks, it's not pretty. I told them before the game we just have to find a way to get it done – I don't know how that's going to be – and we found a way. They're continuing to fight and continuing to find a way. We just beat a really good basketball team."
Kisner came to OCU after spending the past two seasons as an assistant coach with John Brown.
"I love a lot of guys in that locker room," Kisner said of John Brown. "I'm just happy for our kids. Our kids have been resilient. They have been up against a lot of things. They have been up against waiting and waiting. They finally got a chance."
OCU came off a 68-67 setback to Texas Wesleyan on Thursday. The Stars' games this season have been decided by a total of nine points.
"We lost a heartbreaker Thursday, and we came back today and battled," Kisner said. "Basketball is a funny thing. We ended up in the exact same situation we were in Thursday, and Romario Spence powered up and finished. I'm proud of him for coming back and getting that in."
Kori Guest, a junior from Tulsa, Okla., spearheaded OCU with 17 points and eight rebounds while nailing a team-best three 3-pointers. Birt, a senior from Plano, Texas, totaled 11 points and four rebounds, while Elie Ghomsi, a junior from Bafoussam, Cameroon, notched 11 points, nine rebounds and two steals for the Stars.
OCU's Rashaun Coleman, a senior from Houston, tallied 10 points, seven rebounds, six assists and two steals, and Clayborne, a senior from Cedar Hill, Texas, added nine points and two assists. Spence, a senior from Luton, England, chipped in nine points and eight rebounds.
The Stars overcame an 11-point first-period deficit. OCU improved all its shooting percentages in the second half, hitting 54.2 percent from the field, 66.7 percent from 3-point land and 70.8 percent from the foul line in the second period. The Stars led for only 3:16 during the contest after John Brown controlled the lead for 34:12 of the game.
Oklahoma City meets Southwestern Assemblies of God (Texas) at 6 p.m. Tuesday in Waxahachie, Texas.

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