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[Men's Basketball] Hall Reaches 1,000-Point Milestone as #12 USAO Wins on Senior Day
CHICKASHA, Okla. – Ahead of an expected winter storm, No. 12 ranked University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma (14-2, 9-2 SAC) was able to stay hot with their fifth consecutive #DroverDUB. The Drovers were able to celebrate their seniors in fashion with a dominant 93-53 performance against Langston University (0-10, 0-10 SAC).The Drovers led from start-to-finish in the lop-sided contest. In the opening half, the Drovers led by as many as 36-points, and they took a 50-18 lead into halftime.Following the break, the Drovers were able to outscore an under-manned Langston team, 43-35.The Drovers did not shoot the ball at a high percentage, but they made up for it by dominating the glass and by forcing turnovers. USAO won the rebounding battle 57-34, and 21 of the Drovers rebounds came at the offensive end of the floor. Additionally, USAO forced Langston into committing 21 turnovers, 14 of which were caused by a Drover steal.Elvin Rodriguez (SR/New York, NY) turned in a SPECTACULAR performance on Senior Day. Rodriguez nearly recorded a quadruple-double in only 26 minutes of action. The senior from New York, closed the win with 22 points, seven rebounds, seven assists, and SIX steals. Trenton Sandifer (SR/Dallas, TX) also had a big Senior Day performance and another thunderous alley-oop dunk from Cameron Hines (SR/Ft. Cobb, OK). Sandifer concluded the night with 15 points, eight rebounds, and four blocks on the defensive end of the court.With his 13th point of the game, Stephon Hall (JR/Oklahoma City, OK) became the 16th player in program history to reach the 1,000-point milestone. Hall closed the game just three rebounds shy of his first career triple-double. The junior contributed 14 points, seven rebounds, 12 assists, and four steals. Hall is just the sixth player in program history to record at least 12 assists in a single-game. Cameron Hines joined the 1,000-point club one month ago, and on Saturday evening, Hines closed with 12 points and three assists in 23 minutes of action.Jaden Causwell (SO/Johns Creek, GA) overcame a slow start, and concluded the win with 11 points and seven rebounds.Boubacar Diakite (JR/Mali), Theran Lantz (SO/Paoli, OK), and Eli Hollis (SO/El Reno, OK) each score points off the bench. Diakite also added four rebounds, while Hollis grabbed six.Silas Elliott (SO/Oklahoma City, OK) scored three points and corralled four rebounds. Tre'veon Ellis (JR/Oklahoma City, OK) and Kator Ago (JR/Nigeria) each scored a pair of points.The Drovers will try for their sixth win in a row on Thursday, February 18 when they are scheduled to travel to Plainview, Texas to face Wayland Baptist University. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:45 PM CT inside the Hutcherson Center. BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE VIDEO BELOW!! This year's Senior Day ceremony was unlike any other, and we wanted to make it as special as possible for our AMAZING seniors! Stay up to date on all USAO Athletics news by following us on our media platforms!Athletics Website: www.usaoathletics.comLive-stream: www.portal.stretchinternet.com/usao/YouTube: USAO AthleticsTwitter: @DroverAthleticsFacebook: @USAODroversInstagram: @usao_drover_athletics