The Braves had their two game winning streak broken with an 87-76 loss to no. 13 Kansas Wesleyan University on Saturday night in Wilson Field House. Ottawa shot 46.6 percent from the floor, 43.8 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 75 percent from the free throw line.
Ty Bland led OU with 15 points,
Kamren Woods scored 11 points, and
Amil Fields finished with 10 points.
Deondre Buggage leads the Braves in scoring (15.4) and assists (2.1) per game.
Amil Fields is OU's leader in rebounding (7.3) and steals (1.3).
Elijah Mason leads Ottawa in blocks (0.5) per game.
Away from Wilson Field House this season, the Braves are 4-6 and have a KCAC road mark of 4-5. Ottawa is 3-2 in its last five road games. In road games this season, Ottawa is scoring 80.8 points while opponents are averaging 82.2 points per game.
In Ottawa's 11 wins this season, the Braves are averaging 83.9 points per game and shooting 45.9 percent from the floor. IN its 13 losses, OU is scoring 77 points per game and shooting 41.1 percent from the floor.
This season, Ottawa is averaging 80.2 points, 36.8 rebounds, and 11.6 assists per game. OU is shooting 43.3 percent from the floor, 33.5 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 70.9 percent from the free throw line.
OU is ranked 24th in the NAIA in field goal attempts per game (65.3), 38th in free throws made per game (14.9), 38th in free throws made per game (21), and 51st in defensive rebounds per game (27.7).
Monday is the 16th meeting between Ottawa University and York University. Ottawa leads the series, 8-7, and is 3-2 in its last five games against the Panthers. York won the first meeting this season on Nov. 16, in Wilson Field House, 86-78. The first ever meeting between the two teams happened on Nov. 9, 2001 in Wilson Field House. OU won the game 70-67.
Ottawa is 2-4 in the Freeman Center against York. OU has won the last two road games against the Panthers.
In OU's 86-78 loss to York on Nov. 16, Ottawa shot 41.5 percent from the floor, 36 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 57.7 percent from the free throw line.
Deondre Buggage led the Braves with 25 points on 9-for-13 shooting from the floor.
Elijah Mason scored 13 points,
Ian Moore finished with 12 points, and
Amil Fields scored 10 points. Fields led OU with nine rebounds and five assists.
Kamren Woods finished the game with three steals.
York University is 11-12 overall, 9-8 in the KCAC, 6-5 at home, and 3-2 in its last five games. The Panthers enter Monday's game coming off an 86-82 road victory over McPherson on Saturday.
The Panthers shot 46.4 percent from the floor, 35.7 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 75 percent from behind the 3-pt line. Brent Clark led York in scoring with 29 points on 10-for-18 shooting from the floor. Isaiah King finished the game with 13 points and Trevon Dennis and Much Biel finished with 11 points apiece. Biel had a double-double, tallying 11 rebounds.
York is averaging 80.3 points, 37 rebounds, and 11.3 assists per game. They are shooting 46 percent from the floor, 34.2 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 73.1 percent from the free throw line.
The Panthers are ranked 48th in the NAIA in free throws made per game (14.6), and 50th in defensive rebounds per game (27.7).
In its 11 home games this season, the Panthers are averaging 80.9 points per game and shooting 46 percent from the floor.
In York's 11 wins this season, the team is averaging 82.1 points per game and shooting 48.9 percent from the floor. In its 12 losses, the Panthers are shooting 43.6 percent from the floor and scoring 78.7 points per game.
Brent Clark leads York in scoring (18), Much Biel is the team's leader in rebounding (7.7), Erik Talton is YU's leader in assists (2.6), Biel leads the Panthers in blocks (0.8) per game, and Clark is York's leader in steals (2.3) per game.