The Braves are 10-11 overall and 6-9 in the KCAC. Ottawa is 6-4 on the road this season. OU enters Saturday's game coming off a last second loss to Evangel University on Wednesday night, 73-72.
In the loss to Evangel, Ottawa shot 56.9 percent from the floor, 30.8 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 83.3 percent from the free throw line.
Micah Willis led OU in scoring with 21 points.
Jackson Harding had 10 rebounds and
Landyn Tyler led the team with five assists.
Ottawa is averaging 78.6 points, 35.8 rebounds, and 12.1 assists per game. OU is shooting 45.4 percent from the floor, 34.1 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 74.3 percent from the free throw line.
The Braves are ranked 33rd in the NAIA in free throws made per game (16.5), 38th in free throw percentage (.743), 35th in personal fouls per game (15.6), and 47th in opponent personal fouls per game (18.3).
Micah Willis leads the team in scoring (13.4),
Jackson Harding is OU's leader in rebounding (6.2),
Landyn Tyler leads Ottawa in assists (3.0),
Kuol Reech is Ottawa's leader in blocks (0.5), and
Rich Martelly is the Braves' leader in steals (1.6) per game.
In 10 road games this season, Ottawa is averaging 81.4 points per game and shooting 46.7 percent from the floor, 34.4 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 73.7 percent from the free throw line. Opponents are scoring 79.3 points per game and shooting 44.9 percent from the floor, 28.5 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 74.6 percent from the free throw line.
In OU's 15 KCAC games, the Braves are scoring 76.1 points per game and shooting 44.5 percent from the floor, 31.8 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 72.7 percent from the free throw line. Opponents are averaging 79.1 points per game and shooting 46.5 percent from the floor, 33.2 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 78.6 percent from the free throw line.
Saturday's game is the 187 game between Ottawa University and McPherson College. Ottawa leads the series 117-69. The Bulldogs broke OU's three game winning streak in the first meeting this season on Nov. 22, 2025 in Wilson Field House. McPherson won the game 84-69. It was the Bulldogs first win in Wilson Field House since Dec. 14, 2020, 103-99 (2OT). Ottawa is 3-2 in its last five games in McPherson. OU won the last game at Holman Fieldhouse on Jim's Appliances of Inman Court, 85-82, on Nov. 23, 2024. The first game between the two teams happened in 1910. OU won the game, 40-25.
McPherson College has an overall record of 16-5 and a KCAC mark of 12-3. The Bulldogs are on a seven game winning streak and has a mark of 6-3 at home. MC's last loss came on Jan. 3 at Evangel University, 78-60. The Bulldogs enter Saturday's game coming off an 85-77 victory at Tabor on Wednesday.
Korbin Gunn leads McPherson in scoring (17.6) and assists (4.6) per game. KJ Marshall is MC's leader in rebounding (5.3). Labron Wilson leads the Bulldogs in blocks (1.1) per game and Joseph Gonzales is MC's leader in steals (1.8) per game.
McPherson is averaging 82.5 points, 36.4 rebounds, and 13.4 assists per game. The Bulldogs are shooting 45.4 percent from the floor, 35.5 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 75.3 percent from the free throw line.
The Bulldogs are ranked 40th in the NAIA in points (1,732), 48th in points per game (82.5), 26th in field goals made per game (31.0), 10th in field goals attempted per game (68.3), 21st in free throw percentage (.753), 40th in offensive rebounds per game (12.2), 16th in turnovers per game (10.4), 27th in opponent turnovers per game (15.3), 14th in steals per game (9.9), 21st in opponent steals per game (5.7), and 47th in blocks per game (3.6).
In McPherson's nine home games, the Bulldogs are scoring 89 points per game and shooting 48.9 percent from the floor, 38.8 percent from behind the 3-pt line, and 78.2 percent from the free throw line.
In its 16 wins, the Bulldogs are scoring 87.1 points per game and in its five losses, McPherson is scoring 67.6 points per game.
