WEATHERFORD, Okla. – SWOSU's contest with nationally-ranked Southern Nazarene on Saturday afternoon turned into an individual showdown between star point guards, with #5/6 SNU pulling away at the end for an 84-79 victory.

The Bulldogs got a career-high 40 points from junior Tre Evans, who was near a double-double with nine rebounds as well. His counterpart from SNU, Micah Speight, answered with 30 points – including 28 in the second half – and spearheaded an 8-0 run for the Crimson Storm after the Bulldogs tied the game at 63-all with 7:07 to play.

SWOSU trailed by as many as 15 in the middle portion of the second half before Jamar Sandifer spearheaded a 20-5 run that he capped off with a pair of free throws to tie the game at the 7:07 mark. SNU quickly answered, with Speight hitting a three and scoring five straight points before reigning GAC Player of the Year Jhonathan Dunn connected from long range to make it 71-63 with 4:44 to play.

Down the stretch, SWOSU's offense sputtered, relying heavily on Evans to create for himself. He consistently got to the free throw in the final minutes, but was unable to get his team any closer than four points before SNU put the game away. Evans finished 13-of-25 from the field and 10-of-12 from the stripe, while dishing out two assists but committing six turnovers.

Sandifer was SWOSU's only other player to score in double figures, finishing with 16 points and six rebounds while the rest of the starting lineup added just 14 points combined. Cheikh Fall hauled in a team-leading 10 rebounds, while Luke Lewallen chipped in with six points off the bench.

The loss drops the Bulldogs to 2-6 on the year and 0-3 in Great American Conference play with one game remaining before the holiday break. That contest comes next Saturday (Dec. 15) as SWOSU welcomes Oklahoma Baptist to the Pioneer Cellular Event Center.