BETHANY, Okla. – Kaley Shipman turned in a 12-point, four-rebound effort, while Jayana Sanders chipped in 11 points and seven boards, but the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns basketball team (7-4, 4-3 Great American Conference) was unable to overcome a hot start from Southern Nazarene (8-3, 5-2), falling 64-46 to the Crimson Storm on Thursday at the Sawyer Center. 
 
UP NEXT

• The Golden Suns return to action on Saturday, Jan. 11, traveling to Shawnee, Okla. for a 1 p.m. matchup with Oklahoma Baptist. 

 HOW IT HAPPENED 

• The two teams traded baskets over the opening minutes of the game, but SNU broke loose from a 4-4 tie at the 7:59 mark, using an 8-0 run that extended the advantage to 12-4 just over a minute later and forced a Golden Suns timeout.
• SNU continued its run on the other side of the timeout, scoring the next five points to extend the run to 13-0 and give the Crimson Storm a 17-4 advantage with 4:46 to play in the opening quarter.
• The Crimson Momentum carried through the end of the opening quarter, as SNU led 23-9 after one. 
• Tech scored the first nine points of the second quarter, pulling Tech to within 23-18 with 6:40 to go until half. 
• SNU scored the game's next six points to stretch their lead back into double figures (28-18) with 3:06 to play until half. SNU carried a nine-point (31-22) advantage into the half. 
• The Golden Suns twice pulled within five during the third quarter, but each time SNU responded with back-to-back buckets. SNU led 46-39 after three quarters.
• A 3-pointer on the opening possession of the fourth quarter pulled Tech to within four (46-42), and Sarah Heard's jumper at the 9:03 mark pulled the Golden Suns to within two (46-44) with 9:03 to play.
• The Crimson Storm extended its lead down the stretch to take a 64-46 victory. 

NOTABLES

• Tech was outshot 40.7 to 30.2 percent from the floor, and outrebounded 46-35. 
• Tech held an 11-7 advantage in points off turnovers and a 9-3 advantage in bench points, but SNU won the inside battle with a 24-18 performance on points in the paint and a 9-5 advantage in second-chance baskets.