ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – Junior Taylor Currie had 18 points and eight rebounds and was one of four Harding players in double figures but the Bisons fell 87-66 to Henderson State on Saturday in Great American Conference men's basketball play at the Duke Wells Center.

It was Harding's final game of 2022. The Bisons (4-6, 0-4) will next play East Central in Ada, Oklahoma, on Jan. 5, 2023. Henderson State improved to 5-4 overall and 3-1 in conference.

Currie, the leading scorer in the GAC, shot 6 of 12 from the field and 6 of 7 from the free-throw line.

Keyln McBride made four of Harding's seven 3-pointers and scored a season-high 12 points. Robert Chougkaz tied his season high with 11 points, and Stetson Smithson scored 10.

Henderson State averaged only 5.4 3-pointers made per game entering Saturday's contest but made eight from long range in the first half and led 48-28 at the break. The Reddies connected on a season-high 12 3-pointers for the game.

Harding shot 36% in the first half. Currie led the team with nine points, and McBride made two 3-pointers to score six points.

Harding pulled within 16 points early in the second half but got no closer.