Box score
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (Feb. 23, 2008) – Oklahoma Christian fell 79-58 to Rogers State (Okla.) Saturday night inside the Eagles' Nest.
OC took the game's first lead at 2-0 when Kyle Tefft made two free throws at the 18:49 mark of the first half. The lead was the Eagles' lone advantage of the game.
RSU then went on a 12-1 run to assume a 12-3 advantage by the 14:48 point.
The Eagles narrowed the gap to seven points twice over the next four minutes. But RSU's James Coats three-pointer moved the Hillcats lead to double-digits at 19-8 with 10:50 to play.
Trailing 28-9, OC went on a 9-0 run from 8:51 to 4:54 to get right back in the game. John Powell had five points in the jaunt, including two free throws that cut the deficit to single-digits at 28-19 with 4:54 left in the half.
The Eagles kept chipping away at the Hillcats' lead. Taylor sunk 2-of-2 free throws at 3:08 to make it a 31-25 game.
Just before the half, Crocker was fouled and sunk both charity tosses to bring OC even closer. The free throws made it 36-31 at intermission.
In total, the Eagles finished the half on a 22-8 run to cut a 19-point deficit down to just five points.
The teams played even through the first four-plus minutes of the second half.
David Jackson then buried a jumper to bring the Eagles within four points at 50-46.
Both teams went scoreless over the next three minutes. Then two Tefft free throws took the score to 50-48 with 11:04 left.
The Hillcats scored six unanswered points to go back up 56-48 by 8:16.
OC fought back with a Crocker triple at 6:46 to make it 60-56, but RSU outscored the Eagles 19-12 from there to take its sixth win its last seven games.
OC fell to 12-15 overall and 9-11 in SAC play.
Three Eagles notched double-figure scoring efforts despite the loss. Tefft led the way with 24 points and eight rebounds. Jeff Crocker dropped 16 points and Jason Taylor added 14 more points.
Roderick Rodgers led RSU with 23 points on 8-of-11 shooting.
The Eagles and Lady Eagles play their regular-season home finale on Feb. 28 vs. Mid-America Christian (Okla.). The women's game is set to tip at 6 p.m. with the men following at 8 p.m.
