CLAREMORE, Okla. – After trailing by 16 points at halftime and as many as 22 early in the second half, the SWOSU Men's Basketball made a charge and got within seven points of Rogers State on multiple points before the Hillcats closed out a 100-85 victory on Tuesday evening at the Claremore Expo Center.
Rogers State hit 12-of-22 three-point attempts, including eight in the first half as they build a lead of 55-39 at the intermission. SWOSU shot 48.6% (17-of-35) from the field in the first, but were unable to slow down the Hillcats, who shot better than 60% from the field and long range prior to halftime.
RSU quickly ran their lead up to 22, 64-42, just over two minutes into the second half but the Bulldogs countered with a 15-3 run that cut the lead to 10, 67-57, on a breakaway lay-in from Jamar Sandifer with 13:28 to play. SWOSU got within seven on two occasions, the final at the 3:51 mark as Cheikh Fall made it 87-80, but RSU knocked in a 3-pointer on their next possession and held off the Dawgs down the stretch.
Following three road or neutral site games to open the season, SWOSU (0-3) will play at home for the first time in the regular season on Saturday (Nov. 24) as they host Cameron at 3:00 pm inside the Pioneer Cellular Event Center.
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