The Braves enter Saturday's game coming off a 74-57 loss to no. 8 Oklahoma Wesleyan University last Saturday in Wilson Field House. In the loss, Ottawa shot 31.4 percent from the floor, 29.2 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 85.7 percent from the free throw line. Deondre Buggage led OU with 14 points and Tristen Hull came off the bench to score 10 points. Elijah Mason led Ottawa with 10 rebounds.

Deondre Buggage leads the Braves in scoring (15.2) and assists (2.1) per game. Amil Fields leads the team in rebounding (6.9) and steals (1.3). Elijah Mason and Fields lead OU in blocks per game (0.4).

In games inside of Wilson Field House this season, Ottawa is 7-7. In KCAC home games, the Braves have a record of 4-6. OU is scoring 80.1 points per game and opponents are averaging 81.1 points. Ottawa is shooting 43 percent from the floor, 34 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 69.6 percent from the free throw line. Opponents are shooting 42.9 percent from the floor, 35.5 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 69.5 percent from the free throw line. The Braves are being out rebounded 45 to 39 and giving up 13 offensive rebounds per game.

This season, Ottawa is averaging 80 points, 36.9 rebounds per game, and 11.9 assists per game. OU is shooting 43.3 percent from the floor, 34.1 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 71.5 percent from the free throw line.

The Braves are ranked 40th in the NAIA in points (2,161), 23rd in field goal attempts per game (65.5), and 49th in free throws made per game (14.5).

In the month of February, the Braves are shooting 45.2 percent (141-312) from the floor. That percentage is the best that OU has shot, during a month, as a team this season.

Saturday's game is the 66th meeting between Ottawa University and the University of Saint Mary. Ottawa leads the series, 34-31, and is on a five game winning streak against the Spires. The first ever meeting between the two teams happened on Jan. 30, 1993 in Wilson Field House.

The Braves have won the last two meetings against the Spires in Wilson Field House. The last time OU lost to USM at home was on Jan. 7, 2019. Saint Mary took the 77-73 victory.

In OU's 79-58 victory over Saint Mary on Jan. 7 in Leavenworth, Ottawa shot 50.9 percent from the floor, 40 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 86.7 percent from the free throw line. Deondre Buggage led the Braves with 24 points on 8-for-13 shooting from the floor. Amil Fields finished the game with 15 points and Tristen Hull came off the bench to score 14 points.

The University of Saint Mary has an overall record of 8-19, a conference mark of 4-17, is 1-10 on the road this season, and enters Saturday's game coming off a 93-48 loss to no. 8 Oklahoma Wesleyan University in Bartlesville, Okla. on Feb. 15.

USM was held to 17 first half points in its 93-48 loss to OKWU on Wednesday night. Saint Mary shot 26.7 percent from the floor, 20 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 68.8 percent from the free throw line. Deshaud St. Martin was the only Spire in double figures, scoring 10 points on 3-for-12 shooting from the floor.

This season, the Spires are averaging 68.8 points, 31.8 rebounds, and 10.7 assists per game. USM is shooting 41.1 percent from the floor, 30.2 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 69.6 percent from the free throw line.

Deshaud St. Martin leads USM in scoring (15.2), rebounding (7.5), and blocks (0.7).  Braylen Duncan is the team's leader in assists (2.3) and Joey Schultz leads the team in steals (1.5) per game.

In its 11 road games, USM is averaging 63.7 points and shooting 39 percent from the floor and 30.8 percent from the free throw line.

The Spires are averaging a 60.8 points per game in the month of February. November: 76.5, December: 70.0, January: 62.5, February: 60.8.