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Men's Basketball

Lady Eagles win; Eagles' rally falls short

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Rachel Martin scored 24 points to lead the 18th-ranked Lady Eagles to a 67-57 win at John Brown Saturday.

Oklahoma Christian trailed 33-29 early in the second half before back-to-back three-pointers by Katie Fariss ignited a 24-5 run. Martin also hit a pair of treys in the stretch as the Lady Eagles took a 52-38 lead.

JBU cut the deficit to 54-49, but OC scored seven straight points on a baseline jumper by Martin, another Fariss three-pointer and two Charlotte Heron free throws to put the game away.

The Lady Eagles (14-3 overall) improved to 7-1 in the Sooner Athletic Conference to remain tied for first place with Lubbock Christian.

In the men's game, a late OC rally fell short as the Eagles lost 79-72 to John Brown.

JBU's Golden Eagles took a 48-33 lead by outscoring OC 17-2 in the closing minutes of the first half and opening minutes of the second.

John Brown pushed the lead to 20 points at 64-44 and 67-47 before the Eagles stormed back.

Tanner Hazelbaker hit consecutive three-pointers to pull OC within 70-64 with 1:18 left. Treys by Keith Harris and Charles Baldwin offset JBU free throws to make it 74-70 with 59 seconds remaining, then a Baldwin layup cut the lead to 75-72 with 44 seconds left.

But the Golden Eagles hit four free throws down the stretch to close out the victory and send the Eagles (4-4, 10-8) to their third straight loss. Harris and Baldwin led OC with 18 points apiece.

The Lady Eagles and Eagles travel to Southern Nazarene Monday night. The women's game starts at 6 p.m., followed by the men's game at 8 p.m.

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