Midwestern St. MSUT 12-7,6-7 Lone Star

Okla. Christian OC 9-10,6-7 Lone Star

Midwestern St. MSUT

12-7,6-7 Lone Star

Final

Jan. 27, 2024

Okla. Christian OC

9-10,6-7 Lone Star

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Midwestern St. MSUT	28	33	61
Okla. Christian OC	28	34	62

Summary
Box Score

Dwain Linden

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 1/27/2024 8:13:00 PM | Trey Reed / MSU Athletic Communications

Mustangs fall at Oklahoma Christian, 62-61

THE LEAD

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Quinton Johnson II's 3-pointer from the top of the key with six seconds remaining lifted Oklahoma Christian to a 62-61 win over Midwestern State Saturday afternoon at the Payne Athletic Center.

The Eagles (9-10, 6-7 LSC) snapped a two-game slide, but now have won four of their last six, while MSU has split its last six games, moving to 12-7 overall and 6-7 in league play.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Midwestern State's Bakari LaStrap buried a 3-pointer to give the Mustangs a 56-52 lead with 3:58 to play. That ended up as MSU's last field goal of the game.

The Mustangs managed to go 5-of-6 from the charity stripe down the stretch, but it was enough to hold Oklahoma Christian off.

OC's Javon Grant hit a 3-pointer and a pair of pull-up jumpers to pull the Eagles to within a single points in the closing minutes.

And LaStrap converted 1-of-2 charity tosses with 18 seconds left, leaving the Mustangs with a 61-59 lead.

Midwestern State appeared to tip the ball away from Johnson in the closing seconds, but he snagged the ball out of the air and drilled the game winning triple with six seconds remaining.

Midwestern State's Pierre Sanders drove into the paint in the closing seconds, but his shot was blocked by Grant as time expired.

LEADERS

- Midwestern State junior Bakari LaStrap hit four 3-pointers to lead the Mustangs for the second consecutive game with 19 points. He also grabbed six rebounds. LaStrap has scored in double figures in each of his last five games.
- Pierre Sanders scored in double figures for the first time in three games. The senior from Hutto scored 12 points to go along with six rebounds, and four assists.
- Redshirt-sophomore Amaechi Chukwu notched this second double-figure performance of the season with 10 points and six rebounds.
- Oklahoma Christian's Quinton Johnson II delivered his fifth consecutive double-figure effort, leading the Eagles with 19 points including three triples.

TEAM NOTES

- Midwestern State fell to 4-3 on the road this season.
- MSU is now 1-2 in games decided by two-or-fewer points this season. The Mustangs are 2-4 in games decided by five-or-fewer points.
- Midwestern State fell into a tie for ninth with Oklahoma Christian and Texas A&M International in the Lone Star Conference race. All three teams are 6-7.
- The Mustangs are 3-5 against Oklahoma Christian under coach Justin Leslie since the start of the 2019-20 season. MSU leads the all-time series, 27-16.