Box Score DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern Oklahoma had its best shooting effort of the season and defeated Harding 96-79 on Saturday at Bloomer Sullivan Arena. The Savage Storm shot 63 percent and made 13 3-pointers.

Harding (13-10, 8-5) lost consecutive games in Great American Conference play for only the second time this season. Despite the loss, the Bisons are still in third place in the GAC standings with three games remaining, one game ahead of fourth-place Arkansas-Monticello.

Southeastern Oklahoma (10-16, 6-8) used 62 percent shooting to take a 44-33 lead at halftime. The Bisons cut the Savage Storm lead to eight points early in the second half, but a barrage of 3-pointers kept Southeastern Oklahoma ahead by double figures the rest of the way.

Harding junior Zach Roddenberry had the best game this season by a Bison, scoring 34 points on 15-of-23 shooting. He also had a team-high eight rebounds. Roddenberry's effort was a career high and the most points by a Harding player since Stephen Blake scored 34 against Southern Arkansas last season.

Junior DeAntra Scott added 12 points, and senior Kirk Porter had 10.

Southeastern Oklahoma, who entered the game as the lowest-scoring team in the conference, made 13-of-24 from 3-point range.

Junior Steven Kohli made three 3-pointers and led the Savage Storm with 22 points. Senior Zac Downing made 5-of-8 3-pointers and had 19 points, and junior James Harris made 4-of-6 from long range and had 18 points.

Harding had only 11 field goals in the first half, seven of them from Roddenberry who had 17 of the Bisons' 33 first-half points.

Harding is back in action Monday as they host GAC leaders Arkansas Tech for Senior Night at Rhodes Field House. Tip-off is at 7:30 p.m.