SEWARD, Neb. – The Ottawa University men's basketball team suffered its first loss of the season, falling to Hastings College 87-51 on Friday afternoon at Friedrich Arena.

Hastings scored the first eight points of the game to take the early lead. The Broncos pushed its lead to 11 points, 24-14 with 10:24 to go in the half. A jumper by Tristen Hull cut the lead to single digits, 24-15 at the 9:46 mark.

The Broncos ended the final nine minutes of the half on a 20-5 run to take a 44-20 lead over the Braves into the locker room.

HC scored the first four points of the second half, increasing its lead to 49-20. Elijah Mason scored the first points of the second half for the Braves, and Hastings led 49-22. Ottawa was not able to rally and Hastings took the 87-51 victory.

Inside the Box Score

• Ottawa shot 31.7 percent from the floor, 13.6 percent from behind the 3-pt line and 62.5 percent from the free throw line.
• Ian Moore came off the bench to lead OU in scoring with 11 points on 5-for-11 shooting from the floor.
• Amil Fields led the Braves with seven rebounds.

Who is Next
Ottawa (2-1) will play Concordia University in its second game of the Cattle Classic Basketball Tournament on Saturday, Nov. 5. The game is scheduled to start at 3:00 p.m.