The Braves won their second straight game with an 87-75 victory over York University on Saturday afternoon in Wilson Field House. The win was also interim head coach
Jamie Batish's first collegiate career coaching win. Ottawa shot 52.1 percent from the floor, 44.4 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 50 percent from the free throw line. OU had five players in double figures led by
Keith Robinson's 20 points. He also led OU in rebounding with nine.
Jayden Hibbitt scored 13 points,
PJ Twa finished with 12 points and
Payton Kaiser and
Braylon Wheeler scored 11 points apiece. Hibbitt had eight assists, one block, and two steals. Buggage finished the game with five assists. Kaiser had four steals.
Ottawa is averaging 82.3 points, 40.4 rebounds, and 15.3 assists per game. OU shooting 46.2 percent from the floor, 32.7 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 75.9 percent from the free throw line.
Jayden Hibbitt leads OU in scoring (16.8),
Keith Robinson is Ottawa's leader in rebounding (8.7),
Najee Jones leads the team in assists (3.1),
Alex Riddick is the team's leader in blocks (0.9), and Jones leads OU in steals (1.8) per game.
Ottawa has an overall record of 8-3 and 5-2 record in the KCAC inside of Wilson Field House this season. OU is scoring 86 points per game, shooting 45.6 percent from the floor, and 30.7 percent from behind the 3-pt line. Opponents are scoring 71.9 points, shooting 40.9 percent from the floor, and 31.5 percent from behind the 3-pt line.
Jayden Hibbitt (17.0),
Keith Robinson (16.5),
Najee Jones (14.7), and
Deondre Buggage (11.4) are scoring in double figures this season in Wilson Field House. Robinson is close to averaging a doublep-double. He is pulling down 9.6 rebounds per game.
In OU's 14 wins this season, they are scoring 85.2 points per game and shooting 47.5 percent from the floor. In their six losses, the Braves are scoring 75.5 points per game and shooting 43.3 percent from the floor.
Wednesday is the fourth meeting between Ottawa University and Evangel University. The Braves are 1-0 in Wilson Field House against the Valor and are on a three game winning streak against EU. OU won the first meeting this season in Springfield on Dec. 11, 2024, 82-60. The first game between the two teams happened on Jan. 6, 2024. OU won the game 90-81.
In OU's 82-60 win over Evangel on Dec. 11 in Springfield, 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.
Ottawa is 11-4 when four or more players score in double figures, 2-1 when three players score in double figures, and 1-1 when two or fewer players score in double figures.
Evangel University is 9-11 overall, has a KCAC mark of 6-8, is 3-5 on the road this season, and enters Wednesday's game coming off a 92-67 road victory over Sterling College last Saturday. EU is 3-2 in its last five games.
The Valor are averaging 79.2 points, 31.9 rebounds, and 16.9 assists per game. They are shooting 43.8 percent from the floor, 32.9 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 77.5 percent from the free throw line.
EU is ranked seventh in free throw percentage (.775) and 20th in assists per game (16.9).
Garrett Davault leads the team in scoring (15.9), rebounding (4.9), blocks (0.6), and is tied for the team lead with Carson Cavalier in steals (1.0) per game. Manrique Alvarado is EU's leader in assists (4.8) per game.
In Evangel's nine wins, the Valor are scoring 87.8 points, shooting 47.8 precent from the floor, and 40.7 percent from behind the 3-pt line. In EU's 11 losses, they are scoring 72.2 percent from the floor, 40.3 percent from the floor, and 26.9 percent from behind the 3-pt line.
The Valor are scoring 80.3 points, shooting 46 percent from the floor, and 32.7 percent from behind the 3-pt line in their eight road games this season.
