SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Oklahoma Christian fell Thursday night inside Bill Greehey Arena against No. 25 St. Mary's, 81-60.
Tyrus Bayham led all OC scorers, finishing just one point shy of his season-high with 14 points on 5-of-9 shooting and going 3-of-4 from the line while also tallying four rebounds, two blocks and one steal.
Steven Holland made the most of his three minutes off the bench, scoring both of his field-goals while converting his two free-throws for six points.
Following St. Mary's first bucket of the game,
Bryce Kennedy tied it up at 2-2 at the 18:09 on the clock. That was the only tie of the game as the NABC Top-25 Rattlers held onto the lead for the remainder of the game.
A three-pointer from
Keyondre Young just before the under-12 media timeout kept the game within two points, 18-16, but a 17-5 StMU run put the home up double digits as OC was unable to get it back to single digits.
Oklahoma Christian (7-16, 4-14 LSC) will remain in the Lone Star State when it takes on St. Edward's Saturday, Feb. 15 at 3 p.m. as the Eagles look to make it season-sweep of the Hilltoppers.