SEMINOLE, Oklahoma --  Deon Berrien had 18 points and 12 rebounds leading the NOC Mavs to a 73-56 road win over Seminole Thursday night.

Berrien, a sophomore from Augusta, Georgia, added four assists and two steals.

NOC (15-8) improved to 6-3 in league play while Seminole (15-6) fell to 5-4 in the OCAC.

The Mavs held a 37-36 lead at half but dominated the second 20 minutes outscoring the Trojans 36-20.

Sayvon Traylor added 10 points in his first Maverick start.

"This was a big road win for us," said coach Donnie Jackson.  "It was a total team effort, we held them to 20 points in the second half and I truly believe it's from the energy we brought going after rebounds and loose balls.  Seminole is a balanced team and it's hard to key on just one or two guys."

"Our bench was key once again," Jackson added.  "We had four guys in double figures and I hope the guys see that trusting each other and having confidence in one another is fun and that's it's okay to move the ball and let things flow."

Khobe Austin-Johnson and Michael Lee added 10 points each off the Mav bench.

The Mavs host Connors Monday night at 7:30 p.m.

"They (Connors) are playing really well," Jackson said.  "We will need the same energy that we have been playing with to avenge our loss to them at Connors."

Mavs 73, Seminole 56

                 1     2 --Total

Mavs        37   36--  73

Seminole  36   20--  56

Mavs -- D. Berrien 18, S. Traylor 10, K. Austin-Johnson 10, M. Lee 10, O. Boone 9, K. Perry 7, E. Stone 5, M. Downing 4.

Seminole -- A. Kinser 9, B. Jenkins 9, D. Adkins 8, C. Kolowski 8, J. Williams 6, C. Slaughter 4, S. Primer 3, D. Wade 3, L. Cleare 2, G. Gardner 2.