Harding women win in OT

Kendrick Bailey’s only basket of the game — a three-pointer with 11 seconds left in regulation — forced overtime, then Harding University (63, 2-0) outscored Southern Arkansas University 12-10 in overtime for a 105-103 victory Saturday at the W.T. Watson Athletic Center in Magnolia.

The Bisons shot 52.2% from the floor and scored 90 points in the lane. They outrebounded the Muleriders 60-39 and scored 20 points off 18 SAU turnovers.

Sage Hawley led Harding with 43 points on 21-of-31 shooting from the floor and 15 rebounds. Jacie Evans and Rory Geer had 21 points each for the Bisons, while Aubrey Isbell added 12. Jessica Jones led the Muleriders (2-4, 0-2) with 24 points, Kylie Minter poured in 21, Addy Tremie added 14 and Diamond Morris chipped in with 12.

In other Great American Conference women’s games, Henderson State University (5-3, 2-0) outscored the University of Arkansas-Monticello 8-3 in overtime for a 75-70 victory in Monticello. Abie Jiles and Jasmine Bailey scored 15 points each to lead the Reddies and Joi Montgomery scored a game-high 20 points in the loss for the Cotton Blossoms (2-5, 0-2). … Jalie Oglesby’s game-high 26 points led Arkansas Tech University (4-2, 2-0) to an 80-77 overtime victory over Ouachita

Baptist University (2-3, 0-2) at Vining Arena in Arkadelphia. Laney Mears led the Tigers with 22 points.