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OZARKS 103, CHAMPIONS BAPTIST 59 Kelby Robinson and Ed Beard scored 16 points as University of the Ozarks (2-1) defeated Champions Baptist on Saturday in Clarksville. EAST CENTRAL 88, HENDERSON STATE

75 Sterling Thomas led East Central (31, 2-0 GAC) with 36 points on 11-of-14 shooting in a victory at Arkadelphia. Micah Walker led the Reddies (2-2, 1-1) with 16 points and 12 rebounds, while Charles Wesley had 12 points and three assists. Kevin Kozan added 10 points. ANGELO STATE 88, ARKANSAS TECH 79,

OT Angelo State (4-0) made 6 of 8 from the floor in overtime to lead the the Rams to a victory over the Wonder Boys in San Angelo, Texas. Mike Balogun led the Wonder Boys (1-3) with 25 points. Nick Wayman had 15 points, while DeChristion McKinney and Clarence Willard scored 12 points each. HARDING 64, SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE 52 Andraz Kavas scored 17 points and Harding (3-1, 1-0 GAC) shot 55 percent from the field in a victory at Rhoades Field House in Searcy. Blake McNair made 3 of 3 from three-point range and scored 11 points. Jonathan McGee scored nine points and had seven assists. SOUTHERN ARKANSAS 78, SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE 77 Southern Arkansas (1-1, 1-1 GAC) held on for the victory when Southeastern Oklahoma State’s Darius Harris missed a free throw with 0.6 seconds left in the game. Harris went to the line and made 1-of-2 when Southern Arkansas’ Alre’k Brown was whistled for a loose ball foul. DJ Frye led the Muleriders with 19 points on 7-of-13 shooting.

UA-FORT SMITH 90, BACONE 60 Sophomore guard Seth Youngblood led Arkansas-Fort Smith (1-3) with 24 points and Blake Branham had 21 in a nonconference victory Saturday at the Stubblefield Center in Fort Smith. Matt Qualls led Bacone (25) with 14 points.

TEXAS-TYLER 96, HENDRIX 72 (OT) Texasforced a turnover at the end of regulation before taking the lead for good on a three-pointer by Stephon Hall in overtime as it defeated Hendrix at Grove Gymnasium in Conway. Hendrix (2-2) was led by Luke Vance with 22 points. Alec Conrad had 13 points and 15 rebounds.

PARK 69 LYON 64 Lyon trailed Park by 13

points with 3:01 remaining before closing the deficit to three points with 36 seconds left, but a three-pointer by Brandon Brady wouldn’t fall with 12 seconds left as Park held on for a victory in Parkville, Mo. Lyon (4-2, 1-1 American Midwest Conference) was led by Devonte Young, who finished 31 points. He hit 6 of 13 three-pointers.

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UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS 78, OZARKS 60 Taylor Farmer led University of Ozarks (21) with 16 points and 10 rebounds while Ashley Hipps had 16 points at the UD TipOff Classic in Irving, Texas. HARDING 105, SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE 69 Arielle Saunders scored a career-high 25 points as Harding (4-0, 1-0 Great American Conference) won its conference opener in Searcy. Freshman guard Lundon Williams had 19 points off the bench. Freshman Sydney Layrock had 12 points, Falan Miller had 11 points and Correy Moyer had 10 points. EAST CENTRAL 67, HENDERSON STATE

46 Taylor Fischer led visiting East Central with 18 points while Erin Walling had 15 and Ashleigh Kelman-Polo had 13 in a victory over at Arkadelphia. Henderson State (1-2) was led by Makynda Simmons, who finished with 16 points and had six rebounds. ARKANSAS-MONTICELLO 79, SOUTHERN

NAZARENE 75 Arkansas-Monticello (1-2, 1-1 GAC) scored 28 points off 21 turnovers and collected 11 steals in a victory over Southern Nazarene in Monticello. Jordan Goforth led the Cotton Blossoms with 26 points. Nikki Mullen had 20 points.

TEXAS-TYLER 72, HENDRIX 62 After Hendrix went on a 9-2 run to close the gap to 47-44 with 9:42 left in the game, Texas-Tyler’s Taylor Seals hit two three-pointers to turn the momentum and lift Texas-Tyler to a victory Saturday in Conway. Anna King led the host Warriors (1-3) with 21 points, and Sara Dyslin had 12 points.

PARK COLLEGE 64, LYON COLLEGE 47 Lyon College turned over the ball 28 times and made 1 of 11 three-pointers in a loss at Parkville, Mo. Lyon (2-3, 1-1 American Midwest Conference) was led by Carina Jackson, who finished with 11 points. Channell Mackey led Park with 25 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. Lauren Labonde had 11 points.

— Democrat-Gazette Press Services