MUSKOGEE, Okla. - Senior Wesley Haynes had 18 points and six rebounds but that was not enough as Bacone College defeated Texas Wesleyan, 81-71, Saturday evening in Red River conference play.

     Texas Wesleyan (10-8, 6-2 RRAC) turned the ball over 16 times and shot a dismal 46 percent from the free-throw line. The Rams had won six straight conference games before tonight.

     Bacone College (7-10, 4-3 RRAC) started out the game hot from the outside, nailing five treys to take a 23-13 lead at the 11:30 mark of the first half.

     Texas Wesleyan fought back to cut the lead to three at 30-27, with 6:45 remaining in the half. Freshman Aaron Smith came off of the bench to spark the Rams with two treys.

     However, the Warriors pushed the lead to 12 at the break, as the Rams turned the ball over four times in the last two minutes.

     In the second half, Bacone's Ramone Stewart three pointer gave the Warriors a 17-point lead with 14:31 left on the clock.

     The Rams cut the lead to eight with 6:07 remaining on a layup by Haynes. That is as close as Texas Wesleyan would come as Bacone hit its free throws down the stretch.

     Texas Wesleyan shot 42 percent (28-67) from the field and 28 percent (5-18) from behind the arc.

     Sophomore Brian Carter finished with eight rebounds and four blocks in his first game as a Ram. Senior David Johnson tallied 12 points and nine rebounds, while junior Anthony Martin led the Rams with seven assists.

     Bacone College shot 43 percent (28-65) from the floor and 45 percent (9-20) from the three-point line. The warriors also shot 76 percent (16-21) from the charity stripe.

     The Rams will try and regroup on Monday at 7:30 p.m., when they travel to take on conference-rival Langston.