Box score

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (Feb. 16, 2008) – Oklahoma Christin won for the fourth time in five games on Saturday with a 71-53 win over Lubbock Christian University (Texas).

OC improved to 11-14 overall and 8-10 in the Sooner Athletic Conference. LCU fell to 12-13 and 6-12 in the conference.

A torrential rainstorm outside moved indoors as OC rained down an 11-2 game-opening run on LCU. Jason Taylor scored six points in the rally and put the Eagles up 11-2 with a basket at the 15:20 mark.

The Eagles then used a pair of Taylor free throws to take a double-digit lead at 16-6 at the 11:28 point.

LCU clawed back and cut the deficit to 22-18 at the 6:24 mark, but three straight OC trips resulted in three-straight three-pointers.

Kyle Tefft, David Jackson and Jeff Crocker all nailed triples to give the Eagles' a 31-18 advantage with 4:20 remaining in the half.

OC shot an even 50 percent (13-of-26) from the field en route to a 35-24 halftime lead. Taylor netted 14 first-half points on 5-of-7 shooting.

The Eagles' hot shooting carried over into a 15-2 second-half run that put the game on ice. A Jackson score with 16:29 left upped OC's edge to 46-26.

OC did not make a field goal, but hit 10-of-12 free throws from the 7:26 to 3:45 marks to take the lead to the largest of the game at 67-44.

The Eagles finished the second half 15-of-19 from the foul line and shot 19-of-23 for the game en route to the 18-point win.

Taylor led all scorers with 24 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the field and 10-of-11 free-throw shooting. Crocker added 13 points and Jackson chipped in 12 points.

Tommy Lane paced LCU with 12 points.

The Eagles and Lady Eagles are back in action on Thursday against John Brown (Ark.) in Siloam Springs, Ark. The women's game tips at 6 p.m. with the men's action following at 8 p.m.