BETHANY, Okla. – Southern Nazarene scored nine straight points over a three-minute stretch of the first half to open a close game and pull away from Harding 89-67 Thursday in Great American Conference action at the Sawyer Center.

Reggie Anthony's layup with 9:02 left in the first half cut Southern Nazarene's lead to 19-18. The Crimson Storm followed that with a 9-0 run that was part of a 15-2 burst that gave Southern Nazarene a 34-20 advantage.

Southern Nazarene led by 10 or more the rest of the way pushed the lead as high as 25 points at the 1:04 mark.

The Crimson Storm (9-1, 6-0) remained un...