Oklahoma Christian University - Aerie Yearbook (Oklahoma City, OK)

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..-M W M- It was a night filled with fouls for the unlucky Langston Lions with OCC making bonus points on free throws. Junior Kenny Kaaiohelo who made 77'Xa of his free throws, is at the line here. Eagles Pop Langston 110-78 The Eagles rolled to an easy 110-78 victory over the visiting Langston Lions. David Smith led the Eagles in scoring with 31 points and rebounds with 16. Benny Price and J. D. Moomaw chipped in with 14 points each. The Eagles hit their first four shots from the field and it was down hill the rest of the way. OCC led Langston 46-30 at the half and Langston never moved much closer. Mike Harris topped Langston's scoring with 15 points. Eagles Clinch Play-offs with 82-61 Evangel Defeat The Eagles, behind the sterling play of guards Benny Price and Larry Rehl, trounced Evangel 82-61 to clinch a berth in the state NAIA playoffs. Price, a 6-2 junior, led all scorers with 26 points with slick ball handler Larry Rehl tallying 19. Richard Hanke was also in double figures with 17 points. The top rebounder for the game was OCC's Earl Lewis with 1 1. The victory was the Eagles' WW 10th straight. WM

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h l l h Eagles Upset Midwestern 89-86 The Eagles, in one of the best games of the season, beat Midwestern University 89-86. OCC staged a strong second half rally to give them their eighth victory in eleven starts. The Eagles trailed at half-time but fired home almost 50? of their shots the second half to overcome the visitors. Earl Beacham of Midwestern was high for both teams with 34 points. The leading re- bounder was Eagle Lewis who pulled down thirteen. OCC Nips Wayland 79-78 In the closing seconds of the game, Benny Price scored the last two points to nip Wayland 79-78. The Eagles led by one point with eight seconds remaining when Wayland scored giv- ing them the one point edge. OCC brought the ball in and advanced toward one last shot. Two seconds before the final buzzer, Benny Price, on a jump shot from fifteen feet out, ripped the net giving OCC the victory. David Smith led the Eagles' scoring with 18 points while Rick Hanke held a close second with 16. Larry Rehl followed with 13 and Benny Price with 12. 190 What a game! With six seconds to go, the Eagles trailed Midwestern by three points. A series of fouls by the Texans and a field goal put the Eagles out front by three points for the final tally. '22 it e, 4 1? hi Il Wal ' fpahliif 7771 f The E99 Langston points af chipped shots ho OCC led much :la Eagles lhe Eagle larry Rd, Wir- whhslid the in di limi wig lllh Shai

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lwfs W., I QV .ff Aggressive Eagles hustle to make two points. 192 0RU Is Eagles 20th Victim at 73-68 The Eagles ended regular season play with an 80-76 victory over Oral Roberts University. At half-time the Eagles had a 42-34 lead over ORU, but the Titans shot home ten straight points at the opening of the second half to show they had come to play ball. The Eagles finally regained the lead to keep it with 4:30 left in the game as Rick Hanke scored. A free throw by Larry Rehl and another basket by Hanke gave the Eagles a 73-68 cushion. Hanke led all scorers with 21 points. David Smith had 15, Benny Price, 147 and Earl Lewis and Larry Rehl 10 each. Eagle rebounder Earl Lewis captures the ball for the ma- roon and gray. Lewis, a 6'6 freshman, saw action in twenty games and scored ten points against ORU's Titans.