Southwest Mustangs edge SW Christian Eagles in men’s basketball

OKLAHOMA CITY (Interstat) — Ebi Bortey scored 21 points and grabbed nine rebounds as Southwest defeated SW Christian 76-72 in a men’s NAIA basketball game Friday at Pickens-Springer Gymnasium. Treston Gage added 21 points and six rebounds for the Mustangs, while Marc Eyman had 11 points, eight rebounds and four blocks. Southwest improved to 1-0. Deondre Dunn paced the Eagles with six points, seven rebounds, four assists and three blocks. Malakye Schoats scored 10 points, Millet Steelman added 12 points and six rebounds, Lukas Wooldridge scored 10 points, Isaiah Taylor added six points and Elijah Garcia had 10 points and three assists. Jayvian Lawson scored seven points for Southwest. Southwest shot 26 of 64 from the floor, 4 of 18 from three-point range and 20 of 32 from the free throw line. SW Christian shot 20 of 59, 7 of 30 and 25 of 39. Southwest had 49 rebounds to the Eagles’ 35, committed 20 turnovers and was called for 29 fouls. SW Christian had 13 turnovers and 26 fouls. The Eagles fell to 0-1.