FULTON, Mo. – The William Woods University men's basketball team returns to Anderson Arena this Thursday, February 1 when they host Williams Baptist College in American Midwest Conference. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m.
 
About the Owls
-The Owls enter Thursday's contest with the Eagles with a 11-11 overall record and a mark of 8-6 in the AMC
-WWU currently finds itself in fifth place in the AMC
-William Woods is looking to snap its two game losing streak on Thursday night. The Owls last win came on Jan. 20 against Park
-Darrien Dickey ranks ninth in the nation in field goal percentage. He is shooting 61 percent from the field this season. He has shot over 60 percent in 11 of the 22 games for the Owls this season
-WWU ranks 22nd in the NAIA as they are holding opponents to 72.1 points per game
-Brian Enriquez finds himself ranked 25th in the nation in three-point field goal percentage, as he is shooting 45 percent from behind the arc
-DaShaun Stark leads the Owls in scoring as he is averaging 17.0 points per game. Besides leading the Owls, Stark is ranked 39th in scoring per game
-WWU has three players scoring in double-figures. Besides Stark, Dickey is averaging 13.6 points per game and Brandon Vice is averaging 10.7 points per game
-As a  team, the Owls are scoring 72.0 points per game and are shooting 44.6 percent on the year
-Opponents are scoring 72.1 points per game and are shooting 43.4 percent from the field
-William Woods is outrebounding its opponents on the season by six rebounds per game
 
About the Eagles
-Williams Baptist comes into the contest with a record of 11-8 and a mark of 7-7 in the AMC
-The Eagles find themselves in seventh place in the AMC
-Williams Baptist comes into the game against the Owls after falling to Central Baptist, 90-85, on Jan. 27
-WBC is ranked in the top ten in steals per game. The Eagles are averaging 9.9 steals per game, the seventh most in the nation
-Williams Baptist is making 8.8 three-pointers per game, which is 28th best in the NAIA this season. Six times this season, the Eagles have made ten or more threes in a contest. They have hit a season-high 17 threes against Freed-Hardeman on Jan. 2
-Dominique Dyes is first in the nation in total made threes (74) and three-point makes per game (4.1). On Jan. 10th Dyes hit 10 three-pointers against Hannibal-LaGrange, which is a Williams Baptist school record
-Shackeel Butters ranks fourth in the nation in rebounds per game. He is averaging 10.6 rebounds per game, which leads the team. Butters is averaging 10.6 points per game. He has seven double-doubles on the season, which leads the AMC
-Williams Baptist is averaging 83.1 points per game and are shooting 44.5 percent from the floor on the season
-Opponents are scoring 79.1 points per game and are shooting 45.3 percent from the field on the Eagles
 
What's Next
WWU returns to action on Saturday, February 3 when they host Freed-Hardeman University in AMC action. Tip-off is set for 3 p.m. 

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