Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Henderson State gets victory
Four players scored at least 10 points to lead Henderson State University (18-10, 13-9 Great American Conference) to a 91-82 victory over East Central (Okla.) (16-11, 13-9) on Saturday at the Duke Wells Center in Arkadelphia.
Rel Johnson led the way with 20 points, 4 assists and 2 rebounds. Joshua Jones had 19 points and 3 rebounds, Chris Parker had 15 points and 4 rebounds and Mike Fofana had 12 points and 11 rebounds for the Reddies.
Henderson State shot 57.1 percent (33 of 57) from the floor, including 9 of 18 on three-pointers and made 16 of 19 free throws in the victory.
Camron Talley led East Central with 25 points and 3 rebounds, while Da’Rion King had 16 points and 5 rebounds and Jalan Brown had 16 points and 9 rebounds.
East Central was held to 41.percent (26 of 62)
shooting from the floor, including 5 of 22 on three-pointers.
In other games involving in-state Division II teams, Freddy Lee and Alex Brown scored 30 points each in a 115-102 victory for Arkansas Tech University (1016, 10-12) over Southwestern Oklahoma State (5-23. 2-20) at Tucker Coliseum in Russellville. R.J. Glasper added 22 points for the Wonder Boys. Chris Braggs Jr. led Southwestern Oklahoma with 25 points. … Kevin Buckingham led Southeastern Oklahoma State (20-6, 16-6) with 26 points and Adam Dworsky had 24 in a 93-89 victory over Ouachita Baptist University (14-12, 11-11) in Arkadelphia. Kendarious Smith led the Tigers with 13 points.