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Harding Men's Basketball
86
Baptist Bible (MO) BapBib 0-1
102
Winner Harding Hard 1-2,0-0 GAC
Baptist Bible (MO) BapBib
0-1
86
Final
102
Harding Hard
1-2,0-0 GAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Baptist Bible (MO) BapBib 49 37 86
Harding Hard 59 43 102

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Scott Goode (11/14/23)

Bisons Open Home Slate; Sink Baptist Bible 102-86

SEARCY – The shots just kept on falling for Harding men's basketball Tuesday in a 102-86 victory over Baptist Bible at the Rhodes-Reaves Field House, the first win for Bison first-year head coach Weston Jameson and his staff.

Harding erased a six-point Baptist Bible lead with 5:02 left in the first half by connecting on eight straight shots and 10 of 11 to close the first half with a 59-49 advantage. Harding shot 61.9% in the half and outscored Baptist Bible 21-5 over the final five minutes.

The Bisons improved to 1-2 on the season with their next four games on the road. Baptist Bible, a team affiliated with the National Christian College Athletics Association, located in Springfield, Missouri, fell to 2-4.

After taking the 10-point lead into halftime, Harding maintained at least a nine-point lead throughout the second half. A 19-4 Harding run that began midway through the second half pushed the Bisons' lead to a game-high 24 points.

The 100th point of the game came on a free throw from Keyln McBride with 1:06 left in the game.

Stetson Smithson and Sam Smith both scored 20 points and had 10 rebounds each to lead Harding. McBride had 14 points and a team-high eight assists. Brahm Harris finished with 12 points, and Abou Gbane and Rylie Marshall both scored 10 points.

TEAM NOTES
  • Harding last scored 100 or more points in its home opener on Nov. 15, 2018, a 101-68 victory over Ecclesia ... Harding last scored more than 102 points in a home opener on Nov. 27, 2007, a 109-64 win over Champion Baptist.
  • Harding scored 59 points in the first half Tuesday ... Harding last scored 59 or more points in a half last season when it scored 60 points in the second half against Champion Christian in a 106-72 victory ... Harding last scored 59 or more points in the first half when it scored 64 in the first half of its 109-64 win over Champion Baptist in 2007.
  • Harding scored 66 of its 102 points in the paint.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
  • With 20 points and 10 rebounds, Sam Smith recorded his second straight double-double.
  • Stetson Smithson had 20 points and 10 rebounds, his ninth career 20-point game and his sixth career double-double.
  • Keyln McBride had eight assists, matching his career high on Feb. 2, 2023, against Southeastern Okla.
  • Brahm Harris matched his season high with 12 points and has made 8 of 9 free throws.
  • Rylie Marshall had his second double-figure scoring game.
  • Abou Gbane scored in double figures for the second straight game.
  • Corban Mora made his Harding debut ... Wyatt Gilbert made his season debut.
SERIES NOTES
  • Harding extended its series lead over Baptist Bible to 7-0 ... Harding leads 3-0 in Searcy ... Tuesday's matchup was the first since a 82-61 Harding win in Point Lookout, Missouri, on Dec. 4, 1981 ... the teams played as part of the McDonald's Classic that season.
  • Harding has scored more than 100 points in four of the seven meetings.
UP NEXT
  • Harding's next action is Saturday on the road at Arkansas-Fort Smith. Tip-off is at 1 p.m.
 
Gallery: (11-14-2023) 2023-24 mbball vs. Baptist Bible

 
 
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