Alva Review-Courier -

BARTLESVILLE, Okla. — Henderson State got 22 points from Haleigh Henson and held Ouachita Baptist to 31.1 percent shooting for the game, as the Reddies pulled away to defeat their rival for third time this season 66-50 and claim their first Great American Conference Tournament win in program history. The victory advances the Reddies to the GAC semifinals for the first time since the inception of the conference in 2011.

After leading by eight points at the break, Henderson (21-8) saw its lead trimmed down to 38-35 at the 4:53 mark of third, as OBU hit six of its first nine shots to open the hal...