Arkansas Baptist routs Southeastern Baptist in men’s NAIA play

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Interstat) — Arkansas Baptist rolled past Southeastern Baptist 119-45 on Saturday in a men’s NAIA basketball game at Dickey-Stephens Park. The Buffaloes improved to 1-0, while Southeastern Baptist dropped to 0-1. Arkansas Baptist shot 49 of 82 from the floor, including 13 of 26 from three-point range, and held a 39-23 rebound advantage. Southeastern Baptist shot 11 of 44 overall and 3 of 20 from beyond the arc, committed 21 turnovers and finished with 23 rebounds. Tray’von Thomas led Arkansas Baptist with 21 points and one rebound. Osiris Mahr and Cordaious Sledge each scored 14 points, Edarious Williams and Sherod Dent each added 11, and Tariq Pitts and Jamariron Harvey each scored nine. Adin Johnson paced Southeastern Baptist with 11 points and seven rebounds. Arkansas Baptist finished with 13 assists, three blocks and 11 turnovers. Arkansas Baptist posted an offensive rating of 134.2, while Southeastern Baptist finished at 59.8.