LUBBOCK, Texas (February 23, 2017) – Lubbock Christian University cashed in a commanding 83-60 victory over Oklahoma Christian University Thursday evening inside Rip Griffin Center. Senior Ridrell Holman's game-high 25 points were the key to the Chap's 23-point victory, which also marked head coach Todd Duncan's 100^th career-win. Marcus Arrington added to the already memorable night with five assists bumping himself up to fourth all-time in the Heartland Conference record books with 375 career-assists.
 
LCU came out hot by jumping to a quick 19-7 lead over the Eagles just six minutes into the contest. OC's Elijah Strickland answered with five consecutive points to bring the Lubbock Christian margin to 19-12. The Chaps proceeded to go on a 16-5 tear that was capped by a layup from Ja' Qualyn Gilbreath. Michael Grant split a pair of free throws at the 4:33 mark to allow the Chaparrals to double Oklahoma Christian's score at 40-20. The Eagles answered with a small 7-2 run, but senior Marcus Arrington converted on a last-second layup to give LCU a 44-27 lead heading into halftime.
 
Holman opened up the game with an 11-point tirade in the first half. Holman shot 66.7% (4-of-6) from the floor and 3-of-5 from downtown in the opening period of play. Brennen Fowler also shot 4-of-6 from the floor in the half, but recorded all eight of his points from inside the paint. As a team, the Chaps shot a remarkable 62.1% (18-of-29) from the field and 63.6% (7-for-11) from beyond the arc. LCU blasted Oklahoma Christian on the boards 18-8, while holding the Eagle's offense to 36.4% (8-of-22) shooting in the half.
 
The second half was kicked off by Holman scoring five of LCU's first nine points, to open the Chap lead up to 22-points at 53-31. John Moon cut the Lubbock Christian lead to 18 points, 62-44, by converting a layup with 9:12 remaining. Tyler Rogers extended the Chaparral lead to 23 points at 68-45 with 7:28 left in the contest with four consecutive points. Michael Grant knocked down one of two free throws to give the Chaps a 30-point lead, their largest of the evening with just over two minutes to play. Oklahoma Christian scored the game's final seven points.
 
Holman followed up his first-half performance with 14 second-half points on another 4-of-6 shooting. Although not quite as potent as their first half, the Chaparral offense combined for a 45.8% (11-of-24) shooting mark in the final period. Marcus Arrington and Holman each drained two three-pointers to push the Chaps to 62.5% (5-for-8) from downtown in the half. Holman also led Lubbock Christian from the charity stripe by knocking down a perfect 4-for-4 allowing the Chaparral's to grab an 85.7% (12-for-14) free-throw mark in the period.
 
Keilan Horton (12 points) and John Moon (10 points) were the only Oklahoma Christian players to record double- figures for the night. As a squad, OC was held to just 37.8% shooting on 17-of-45 attempts.
 
The Chaps closed out the contest shooting 54.7% (29-of-53) from the floor and 63.2% (12-for-19) from three-point range. Brennen Fowler grabbed 11 of LCU's 33 rebounds for the game. Holman's game-high 25 points marks his fourth game this year scoring over 20 points in a contest. Marcus Arrington was the only other Chap to record double figures in the scoring category. In addition to his 12 points, Arrington also dished out five assists on the offensive end.
 
The win brings the Chaparrals to a 17-10 record for the year and an 11-6 record in Heartland standings. LCU will close out their regular season play with a tilt against St. Edward's University on Saturday afternoon inside Rip Griffin Center. The game will mark the final home competition of the season and will also serve as Senior Day for the Chaps. Tip off is set for 2:00 pm and all five Lubbock Christian seniors will be recognized prior to the contest.