The Braves were defeated 89-83 by (RV) Kansas Wesleyan University on Monday night at Mabee Arena. Ottawa shot 50 percent from the floor, 38.9 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 85.7 percent from the free throw line. OU had three players in double figures led by
Deondre Buggage's 28 points on 11-for-16 shooting from the floor.
This season, Ottawa is averaging 81.7 points, 39.5 rebounds, and 13.4 assists per game. They are shooting 44.8 percent from the floor, 36.1 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 78.1 percent from the free throw line.
Ottawa is ranked 44th in the NAIA in 3-pt field goals made per game (8.8), 27th in free throws made per game (15.9), seventh in free throw percentage (.781), 15th in defensive rebounds per game (30.1), 43rd in total rebounds per game (39.5), and 35th in personal fouls per game (14.9).
Jayden Hibbitt leads OU in scoring, averaging 20.3 points per game. He is shooting 49.9 percent from the floor and 41.7 percent from behind the 3-pt line.
Angok Anyang leads the team in rebounding, averaging 9.7 rebounds per game.
Deondre Buggage is Ottawa's leader in assists (4.8) and
Kamren Woods is OU's leader in steals (1.6) per game.
Ottawa is 7-5 at home this season. The Braves are averaging 80.8 points per game and shooting 42.8 percent from the floor and 34.4 percent from behind the 3-pt line. Opponents are scoring 79.9 points per game and shooting 41.2 percent from the floor and 31.9 percent from behind the arc.
The Braves have four players averaging double figures in Wilson Field House this season:
Deondre Buggage: 19.6 |
Jayden Hibbitt: 18.2 |
Kamren Woods: 11.1 |
Angok Anyang: 10.4.
Angok Anyang is averaging a double-double at home this season. He is scoring 10.4 points and 10.9 rebounds per game. Anyang is shooting 55.3 percent from the floor and has 22 blocks.
Wednesday is the second meeting between Ottawa University and Evangel University. OU won the first meeting on Jan. 6, 2023 in Springfield, 90-81. Wednesday's game will be the first time the two teams have met in Wilson Field House.
In OU's 90-81 win over Evangel in Springfield on Jan. 6, the Braves shot 44.4 percent from the floor, 41.2 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 66.7 percent from the free throw line. Ottawa was led in scoring by
Jayden Hibbitt with 25 points on 8-for-14 shooting from the floor. He had three steals.
Amil Fields came off the bench to score 21 points. He had four assists.
Deondre Buggage scored 19 points and led OU with six assists.
Angok Anyang recorded his seventh double-double of the season and his third straight with 10 points and 15 rebounds.
Evangel University has an overall record of 16-9, a KCAC mark of 14-6, are on an eight game winning steak, and have a record of 7-6 on the road this season. The Valor enter Wednesday's game coming off an 82-60 victory over Sterling in Springfield on last Saturday.
The Valor are averaging 82.8 points, 34.6 rebounds, and 17.8 assists per game. They are shooting 48.9 percent from the floor, 33.7 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 74.9 percent from the free throw line.
EU is ranked 44th in the NAIA in points per game (82.8), 49th in field goals made per game (30.0), 28th in field goal percentage (48.9), 33rd in free throws made per game (15.8), 50th in free throws attempted per game (21), 34th in free throw percentage (.749), and 10th in assists per game (17.8).
Josh Pritchett leads Evangel in scoring, averaging 15.7 points per game. He is shooting 51 percent from the floor and 37 percent from behind the 3-pt line. Pritchett also leads EU in rebounding (5.6), assists (5.2), and steals (1.7) per game.
In their 13 road games, the Valor are scoring 79.2 points and shooting 47.8 percent from the floor and 30.9 percent from behind the 3-pt line.
In Evangel's 16 victories, they are scoring 86.9 points per game and shooting 51.2 percent from the floor and 37.1 percent from behind the 3-pt line. In their nine losses, the Valor are scoring 75.6 points per game and shooting 44.6 percent from the floor and 28.4 percent from behind the 3-pt line.
The Valor are averaging 86 points per game in the month of February. That is a six points per game improvement from January where they scoring 80 points per game. Evangel has also improved their shooting in February. They are shooting 53 percent from the floor. In January, EU shot 46 percent from the floor.
