The Braves fell 84-67 to no. 4 Oklahoma Wesleyan University in Wilson Field House on Wednesday night. Ottawa shot 40 percent from the floor, 31 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 71.4 percent from the free throw line.
Kamren Woods led OU with 18 points,
Deondre Buggage finished the game with 13 points, and
Amil Fields scored 10 points.
This season, Ottawa is averaging 81.1 points, 40.9 rebounds, and 13.2 assists per game. They are shooting 44 percent from the floor, 34.4 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 76.4 percent from the free throw line.
OU is ranked 50th in the NAIA in 3-pt field goal attempts per game (25.2), 46th in free throws made per game (15.2), 16th in free throw percentage (.764), 12th in defensive rebounds per game (30.7), 29th in total rebounds per game (40.9), and 21st in personal fouls per game (14.4).
Jayden Hibbitt leads OU in scoring, averaging 19.9 points per game. He is shooting 49.7 percent from the floor and 44.8 percent from behind the 3-pt line.
Angok Anyang is OU's leader in rebounding (10),
Deondre Buggage is the team's leader in assists (4.7) and
Kamren Woods leads the Braves in steals (1.6) per game.
Ottawa has a record of 7-4 on the road this season, OU is averaging 81.9 points per game and shooting 47.3 percent from the floor and 38.4 percent from behind the 3-pt line. Opponents are scoring 78.4 points and shooting 43.7 percent from the floor, and 32.3 percent from behind the arc.
In the Braves' 12 wins, OU is averaging 87.3 points per game. In their nine losses, OU is scoring 72.9 points per game.
Ottawa is 8-2 this season when leading at halftime and when four or more Braves score in double figures, they are 8-3.
Saturday is the 155th meeting between Ottawa University and Bethel College. OU is on a two game winning streak against the Threshers, defeating BC 90-84 in Wilson Field House on Nov. 29. The Braves have also won two straight against Bethel in Thresher Gymnasium. Ottawa's last loss in North Newton came on Dec. 5, 2020. Bethel won the game, 90-78.
In the win over Bethel on Nov. 29, Ottawa shot 49.2 percent from the floor, 39.1 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 76 percent from the free throw line.
Jayden Hibbitt led OU with 26 points,
Deondre Buggage scored 21 points,
Kamren Woods finished the game with 12 points, and
Payton Kaiser had 10 points.
Angok Anyang led OU with nine rebounds. Buggage finished the game with six assists.
OU head coach,
Aaron Siebenthall, is just one win away from no. 150. He has a record of 149-113 in nine seasons as head coach of the Braves.
Bethel College has an overall record of 11-10, a KCAC mark of 8-7, is on a two game winning streak, and has a record of 6-3 in Thresher Gymnasium.
During its two game winning streak, Bethel has victories over McPherson (64-58) on Jan. 27 and Bethany (72-53) on Jan. 31.
The Threshers are averaging 72.2 points, 35.8 rebounds, and 12.4 assists per game this season. BC is shooting 42.9 percent from the floor, 33.7 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 67.4 percent from the free throw line.
Bethel is ranked 30th in the NAIA in steals per game (8.8) and 39th in blocks per game (3.7).
Nick Bonner leads Bethel in scoring, averaging 13.7 points per game. He is shooting 48 percent from the floor and 42.4 percent from behind the 3-pt line. Carmelo Yakubu is BC's leader in rebounding (6.3), Keyaun Hoskin leads the team in assists (2.6), and Jared Richardson and Hoskin are Bethel's leaders in steals (1.6) per game.
In Bethel's nine home games, the Threshers are averaging 74.3 points per game and shooting 46 percent from the floor.
Bethel is averaging 71.3 points per game in their 11 wins and 73.3 points per game in their 10 losses.
