The William Woods University men's basketball team is set to close out the home slate for 2011 against Mount Mercy University. Tipoff for Saturday's game is set for 2 p.m., and admission is free. The Owls enter the game with a 7-6 record on the season and are coming off the team's first road win of the campaign, a 73-47 triumph over St. Louis Christian College.

Looking Back
The Owls snapped a two-game skid and moved back above the .500 mark last time out, with a Thomas Chadwick (Springfield, Mo.) double-double quietly pacing the team to a 73-47 win over St. Louis Christian College in Florissant, Mo. Chadwick was one of four WWU players to finish the evening scoring in double figures, as he recorded 12 points and 10 rebounds in a 16-minute outing. Logan Decker (Kansas City, Mo.), Dontre' Jenkins (New Madrid, Mo.) and Jonathon Nutt (Palmyra, Mo.) also scored in double-digits on the night, with Nutt posting a team high 15.

WWU led wire-to-wire, but mustered just a .355 shooting pace in the first half for a seven-point lead. In the second half, the Owls improved to a .484 pace and put on a stifling defensive display to hold SLCC to just .286 from the floor to run out 26-point winners.

Quick Look - William Woods
Through 13 games, WWU has averaged 68.8 pts/gm behind a solid .440 shooting pace. The team has also been strong from three-point range, averaging .355 from beyond the arc, good for 28th best among NAIA Division I squads. On the glass is where the team shines, however, as they are ranked nationally both in rebounds taken - 41.6 per game (17th) - and rebounds allowed - 33.7 per game (36th) - with the margin of +7.9 good for 20th in the country as well. Defensively, the team holds its opponents to a .406 shooting pace (33rd best in the country) and just 65.9 pts/gm (29th in NAIA).

Individually, Logan Decker leads WWU on the year with 15.1 pts/gm on the year. Andrew Miller (Whangamata, New Zealand) is also just shy of the double-digit mark on the year, adding 9.6 points per contest, with Jonathon Nutt chipping in 8.3 pts/gm and Seth Miller (Hannibal, Mo.) adding 8.0/gm. Miller is also strong on the glass for the Owls, averaging 5.2 pts/gm, on par with Roy McElroy (Aurora, Ill.), although McElroy has eight more total rebounds in one extra appearance.

Quick Look - Mount Mercy
Mount Mercy comes into the game with a 10-2 record. The NAIA Division II squad is averaging 81.3 pts/gm, while holding its opponents to just 70.3 pts/gm on the year. The Mustangs and their opponents are much closer than the scoring margin would suggest; MMU has posted a shooting average of .454 on the year, but its opponents are managing a .420 pace. In the specialty categories, however, MMU is trailing its opponents on the year, albeit by slight margins: .339-.341 from three-point range and .654-.659 from the free throw line.

Individually, Chad Underwood is leading the Mustangs offensively, with 18.3 pts/gm. Sam Kenyi (15.2 pts/gm), Alex Coleman (13.6 pts/gm) and David Campbell (11.9 pts/gm) are also in double digits for MMU on the year. Kenyi is the team's leading rebounder, with 9.3 rebounds/gm on the season. Underwood is also strong defensively for MMU, recording 13 blocks on the 2011-12 campaign.