Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - Oklahoma Christian returned to the Nest after a four-game road trip, and they did so in soaring fashion with 8 dunks on the night.
The Eagles jumped out to a 7-2 lead capped by a dunk off a drop-step move in the post from
Nyk Madison, one of his two dunks on the night. A dunk and a layup from
Jovan Savic gave the Eagles a 19-10 lead as they continued to get and run, taking a 31-18 lead with
Shane Perales converting the old-fashioned 3-point play with the hoop and the harm. And the first-half fun wasn't done as just a few possessions later,
Drew Tennial had the dunk of the year (see video), which sent the Nest into a frenzy.
The Eagles extended their lead to 17 with free throws from Edmundson before the Javelinas cut the lead to 45-36 at the halftime break. The Eagles shot 50% from the field, 60% from beyond the arc, and 90% from the charity stripe in the first half. Four Eagles scored 7 or more points, with Edmundson and
Antonio Gordon each tied with 9 points to lead OC. Gordon added 5 rebounds and 2 assists to his first-half stat line, and Edmundson had 4 assists to go with his 9 points.
Oklahoma Christian kept the same energy in the second half, with Gordon scoring 19 of his game-high 28 points in the second half. He had two big dunks to spark the Eagles, one coming on a fast break that he started with a blocked shot, and the other on a fast break after an Edmundson steal.
Edmundson added 9 more points in the second half and 3 more assists, bringing his total to 18 points and adding 7 assists.
OC tied its largest lead of the game, at 17 points with four minutes remaining, and held on to the double-digit lead until Kingsville dunked it as the buzzer sounded. OC protected the Nest with a 92-83 win in the Nest, in a game that they never trailed and led for all but 28 seconds of game time.
NEXT UP
The Eagles return to the Nest Saturday to take on Texas A&M International at 3 PM
TOP PERFORMANCES
Antonio Gordon: 28 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists 1 block
Moun'Tae Edmundson: 19 points, 7 assists, 2 steals
Shane Perales: 14 points, 2 assists, 1 steal
Jovan Savic: 12 points, 4 rebound
