The Braves are on a two game winning streak after defeating Tabor College 91-82 on Wednesday night in Hillsboro. Ottawa shot 51.7 percent from the field, including 47.4 percent from three, and forced 18 Tabor turnovers, converting them into 28 points.
Through seven games this season Ottawa is averaging 85.9 points, 36.6 rebounds, and 12.1 assists per game. OU is shooting 47.6 percent from the floor, 41.2 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 75.3 percent from the free throw line.
In KCAC games this season, the Braves are outscoring opponents 92-84, a 7.5 scoring margin.
Ottawa is 1-2 in Wilson Field House this season, averaging 85.3 points per game. OU is shooting 48.1 percent from the floor, 44.1 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 80 percent from the free throw line. Opponents are scoring 92.3 points per game and shooting 51.5 percent from the floor, 42.1 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 84.3 percent from the free throw line.
The Braves have four players scoring in double figures in Wilson Field House this season:
Rich Martelly (17),
Landyn Tyler (13.3),
Cameron Lawson (13.3), and
Micah Willis (13).
Ottawa is ranked 38th in the NAIA in points (601), 42nd in points per game (85.9), 13th in 3-pt field goal percentage (.412), seventh in free throws made per game (19.6), 26th in free throws attempted per game (26.0), 31st in free throw percentage (.753), and 31st in opponent personal fouls per game (20.1).
Rich Martelly leads the Braves in scoring (16.9),
Jackson Harding is OU's leader in rebounding (7.0),
Landyn Tyler is the team's leader in assists (3.3),
Kuol Reech leads the team in blocks (0.6), and Martelly is Ottawa's leader in steals (1.6) per game.
Saturday is the 186th game between Ottawa University and McPherson College. OU leads the series 117-68 and is on a three game winning streak against the Bulldogs. Ottawa swept the series last year. OU won at Holman Fieldhouse on Nov. 23, 2024 85-82 and 101-99 in Wilson Field House on Feb. 1, 2025. The Braves have won four straight in Wilson Field House against McPherson. The last time OU fell to McPherson at home was on Dec. 14, 2020, 103-99 in double overtime. The first ever meeting between Ottawa and McPherson was in 1910. Ottawa won the game 40-25.
McPherson College has an overall record of 4-3 and a KCAC mark of 1-1. The Bulldogs are 2-1 on the road this season and enters Saturday's game coming off a 75-73 home loss to Kansas Wesleyan University on Wednesday.
Through seven games this season, McPherson is averaging 77.4 points, 36.6 rebounds, and 12.4 assists per game. The Bulldogs are shooting 43.4 percent from the floor, 36 percent from the 3-pt line and 70.4 percent from the free throw line.
Korbin Gunn leads the Bulldogs in scoring (14.3) and assists (3.7). Charles Snyder is MC's leader rebounding (7) and steals (2.4) per game. KJ Marshall leads the team in blocks (1.1).
McPherson is ranked 26th in the NAIA in field goals attempted per game (67.9), 10th in turnovers per game (9.7), 12th in steals per game (10.7), and 11th in opponent steals per game (5.1).
On the road this season, the Bulldogs are scoring 72.3 points per game and shooting 40.6 percent from the floor, 40 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 62.5 percent from the free throw line.
