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Eagles shoot down Stars, 88-51

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Senior night in the Eagles' Nest saw Oklahoma Christian end the regular season in a decisive fashion, beating third-ranked Oklahoma City 88-51.

The 37-point win tied the largest margin of victory ever for the Eagles in the series during the Dan Hays era (103-66 in 1986-87). The 51 points represented OCU's lowest point total ever against the Eagles.

The Eagles began the game on a 16-3 run and led by as many as 28 in the first half. OC took a 46-23 lead to the locker room at halftime.

The second half began like the first. The Eagles went on a 12-0 run to extend their lead to 42 points, 68-26, at the 13:13 mark. The Eagles cruised from there, finishing the game with shooting 48 percent from the field while holding OCU to 27 percent.

Four Eagles scored in double figures, led by junior Charles Baldwin's 20. Senior Brady Page, playing his final home game, scored 17 points to move past Terrance Gaines for 14th on the school's all-time scoring list (1,571 career points).

Junior Keith Harris scored 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds and senior Dillon Ripley added 11 points.

The 29th-ranked Eagles completed their regular season schedule with a record of 20-9 and 10-8 in Sooner Athletic Conference play.

OCU, which claimed the conference championship that OC won last year, saw a 14-game winning streak snapped in falling to 22-7 and 16-2.

The Eagles will be the fifth seed in the SAC postseason tournament. They will face John Brown (16-13 overall) in the quarterfinal round on Friday (time TBA).

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