SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Ottawa University men's basketball team won its second straight game, defeating Evangel University 82-60 on Wednesday night at AGFinancial Arena.
The Braves opened the contest with a 21-11 lead over Evangel. A 3-pt field goal by
Najee Jones increased the OU lead to 14 points, 31-17, with six minutes remaining in the half.
Evangel cut the OU lead to nine points, 31-22, with 5:06 on the clock. The Braves responded by ending the half on an 18-2 run to take a 49-24 lead into the locker room.
Ottawa continued its dominate play in the second half. The OU lead only dropped below 20 points once in the final 20 minutes of play. Evangel cut the Brave lead to 57-39 with 13:40 left in the game. Five straight points by
Deondre Buggage pushed the OU lead to 23 points, 62-39.
Ottawa's defense held Evangel in check for the remainder of the game and the Braves took the 82-60 victory.
Inside the Box Score
- Ottawa shot 55 percent from the floor, 41.2 percent from behind the 3-pt line and 75 percent from the free throw line.
- OU had five players in double figures. Jayden Hibbitt had 20 points and three assists.
- Alex Riddick came off the bench to score 15 points. He had two blocks and one steal.
- Keith Robinson recorded his second straight double-double, his fourth overall, with 14 points and 11 rebounds. He had four assists.
- Najee Jones scored 13 points and had three steals.
- Deondre Buggage scored 12 points.
- Braylon Wheeler led OU with five assists.
Who is Next
Ottawa (9-2, 5-1) returns to the court on Saturday, Dec. 14 against Sterling College in Sterling, Kan. Game time is set for 3:00 p.m.
