Ottawa won its second straight game, defeating Avila University 77-57 on Monday night in Wilson Field House. OU shot 41 percent from the floor, 25 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 83.3 percent from the free throw line. The Braves had four players in double figures, led by
Jayden Hibbitt's 19 points.
Deondre Buggage scored 17 points,
Najee Jones finished the game with 16 points and
Keith Robinson scored 16 points. Robinson finished with a double-double, tallying 10 rebounds. Buggage led OU with six assists.
Trey Twa had four blocks and three steals.
The Braves are averaging 84.1 points, 41.9 rebounds, and 15.3 assists per game. OU is shooting 46.7 percent from the floor, 32.2 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 74.5 percent from the free throw line.
OU is ranked 40th in the NAIA in points per game (84.1), 15th in field goals made per game (31.9), 14th in field goals attempted per game (68.3), 43rd in free throw percentage (.745), eighth in defensive rebounds per game (29.8), 11th in total rebounds per game (41.9), 44th in rebound margin per game (5.9), 49th in opponent assists per game (11.6), and 23rd in opponent field goal percentage (.405).
Jayden Hibbitt leads the Braves in points per game (17.9),
Keith Robinson is OU's leader in rebounding (8.9),
Deondre Buggage and
Najee Jones are OU's leaders in assists (3.1) per game,
Alex Riddick leads the team in blocks per game (1.0), and Jones is the team's leader in steals (1.9) per game.
Ottawa is 7-2 at home this season and 4-1 in KCAC play in Wilson Field House. The Braves are scoring 87.2 points per game, shooting 45.7 percent from the floor and 29.8 percent from behind the 3-pt line. Opponents are scoring 69.7 points per game, shooting 39.4 percent from the floor, and 29.3 percent from behind the 3-pt line.
The Braves have four starters scoring in double figures at home this season:
Jayden Hibbitt (18.6),
Keith Robinson (16.2),
Najee Jones (13.2), and
Deondre Buggage (11.9).
Wednesday is the 29th game between Ottawa University and Oklahoma Wesleyan University. The Eagles lead the series 19-9 and have won eight straight against the Braves and two straight versus OU in Wilson Field House. The last time OU defeated OKWU was on Dec. 17, 2020 in Wilson Field House. OU won the game, 99-83. The Braves are 8-3 all-time against the Eagles in Wilson Field House. The first game between the two teams happened on Nov. 29, 1980 in Bartlesville, Okla. OKWU won the game 66-65. OKWU won both meetings last season, defeating the Braves 59-55 on Nov. 18 in Bartlesville and winning 84-67 on Jan. 31, 2024 in Wilson Field House.
Oklahoma Wesleyan University is ranked no. 24 in the NAIA Top 25, has an overall record of 10-6 and are in fourth place in the KCAC with a record of 7-3. The Eagles are 4-4 on the road this season and enter Wednesday's game coming off a 91-80 victory over Bethany College in Bartlesville on Monday night. That win snapped the Eagles' three game losing streak.
OKWU is averaging 77.4 points, 37.6 rebounds, and 13.7 assists per game this season. They are shooting 45 percent from the floor, 27.8 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 69.5 percent from the free throw line.
The Eagles are ranked 28th in the NAIA in offensive rebounds per game (12.9), 46th in opponent defensive rebounds per game (23), 43rd in opponent total rebounds per game (32.3), 46th in rebound margin (5.3), 28th in opponent turnovers per game (15.8), and 22nd in steals per game (9.9).
Jaden Lietzke leads Oklahoma Wesleyan University in points per game (16.0), rebounding (7.1), and blocks (1.5). Derrick Talton, Jr. is OKWU's leader in assists (5.8) per game and steals (2.9) per game.
On the road this season, the Eagles are scoring 78.4 points per game and shooting 46.4 percent from the floor.
In their 10 wins, OKWU is scoring 81.7 points per game, shooting 47.6 percent from the floor, and 29.5 percent from behind the 3-pt line. In the Eagles six losses, they are scoring 70.3 points per game, shooting 40.6 percent from the floor, and 24.5 percent from behind the 3-pt line.
