SILOAM SPRINGS -- Visiting No. 16 Oklahoma Wesleyan limited the Golden Eagles to just 24 percent (6-of-25) shooting from the field and only 20 points in the second half as the visiting Eagles bested the John Brown University men's basketball team 71-52 on Saturday (Nov. 13) afternoon inside Bill George Arena.
The Golden Eagles (4-2) raced out to an early 14-5 lead in the first half after a triple from graduate student Rokas Grabliauskas, and treys from senior Luke Harper and graduate student Densier Carnes and an old fashioned three-point play by graduate student Brenton Toussaint.
But Oklahoma Wesleyan slowly started to mount its comeback, whittling away at the deficit and eventually tying the game at 32 by the intermission.
Oklahoma Wesleyan took its first lead to start the second half on a basket by Brandon Bird and never trailed again.
A transition layup from Lense Ramey gave OKWU a 43-38 lead, which JBU cut to 43-41 on a three-pointer from junior Payton Guiot. That was as close as JBU would get the rest of the way.
Oklahoma Wesleyan (6-0) responded with an 11-0 run to go up 54-41 and it would lead by as much as 20.
JBU finished 17-of-55 for the game (31 percent), including 6-of-27 from behind the 3-point line.
Carnes and senior Ira Perrier each had 10 points to lead the Golden Eagles. Bird led Oklahoma Wesleyan with 15 points while Derrick Talton Jr. had 13.
OKWU shot 25-of-53 (47 percent) from the field and hit 13-of-18 from the free-throw line. The visiting Eagles also completed the season sweep of JBU, coupled with its 77-58 win against John Brown in Bartlesville on Nov. 2.
The Golden Eagles return to action on Thursday (Nov. 18) evening, when it opens Sooner Athletic play at Langston in a 7:45 p.m. contest. The tilt will air live on the SAC Sports Network.
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