Men Get Back on Winning Track

CHICKASHA – Marcus Hines was on fire Saturday night scoring 25 points as the University of Science and Arts took down St. Gregory’s 76-65 inside the USAO Fieldhouse.

Getting back in the win column after Thursday’s loss to Oklahoma Baptist, the win improved the team’s record to 11-12 overall and 7-6 in the Sooner Athletic Conference.

While Hines was the go-to guy throughout the game, J.J. Walsh and Jose Nava got things going for the Drovers. The two combined for the team’s first 10 points to help USAO jump out to a 10-2 lead. Walsh finished the game with 14 points on 4-of-5 shooting and 6-of-8 from the free throw line. USAO steadily increased its lead ending with its largest lead of the half at 42-24.

In the second half, the Drovers were outscored 9-1 as SGU pulled to within 12 points with 16:31 left to play.

Despite not offering a serious threat, the Cavs kept hanging around and were only down 71-62 with 2:02 left to play.

Both teams managed only three points in the final two minutes as USAO got the win. Stanley Bolden had a big game in his fifth start of the year at point guard. The junior from Staten Island, N.Y., finished with 11 points and had four assists with no turnovers in 32 minutes of play.

The will travel Alva Tuesday to play Northwestern Oklahoma at 8 p.m. USAO will host Oklahoma Christian for the home finale beginning at 8 p.m. Saturday.

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