FULTON, Mo. – For the third time this season, the Owls upset a ranked opponent in front of their home crowd. This time, the Owls knocked off RV Park, 67-61. The Owls move to 14-13 on the season with a 10-10 conference mark.
After Tuesday's win, the Owls are sitting in seventh place in the AMC standings.
The Owls travel to Freed-Hardeman University for a Thursday evening game starting at 7:30 p.m. FHU currently sits tied for fourth in the AMC.
By The Numbers
20 –
Makenzie Fessler scored a team-high 20 points (6-for-13 FG, 7-for-8 FT).
16 –
Darius Yohe recorded his 11
th double-double with 16 points (7-for-11 FG).
13 – Yohe pulled down a floor-high 13 boards.
10 –
Ian Hodges went 4-for-6 from the field with two threes for 10 points.
7 – Fessler dished in seven assists.
Game Flow
Park took up a 15-point lead in the first 10 minutes of the game and extended it to 17 with 7:48 on the clock, 30-13.
A hook shot from
Darius Yohe started a 15-1 run for the Owls to bring the game back within three with 1:56 left in the first half, 31-28.
Mike Robinson hit a three with just under a minute to play to bring the Owls back within three after Park took back a six-point lead.
Just prior to the buzzer,
Treshawn Gause hit a fade away jumper to bring the Owls within one heading into the locker room, 34-33.
Yohe slammed down a dunk off Gause's pass with 16:35 on the clock to give the Owls their first lead of the game, 40-39. Fouled on the play, Yohe added a point to put the Owls up by two.
Makenzie Fessler followed with four straight free throws to put the Owls up by six, and
D'Aaron Owens hit a short jumper to complete the Owls 11-0 run and take up an eight-point lead, 47-39.
Park tied the game with 7:23 to play and took a three-point lead with their 7-0 run.
A two from Fessler put the Owls back in the lead, but Park responded with a two of their own to take back a one-point lead with 4:40 to play.
Fessler evened the score with a free throw, and after three minutes of silence on both ends, Fessler hit a short jumper in the paint to take a two-point lead, 63-61.
Park missed their shot with 46 seconds on the clock, and Yohe pulled down the rebound.
Coming out of a timeout,
Ian Hodges hit a three from the top of the key to put the Owls up by five with just 15 seconds to play, 66-61.
Park attempted a three with :08 on the clock. Missing, Yohe pulled down the board and was immediately fouled to stop the clock.
Yohe made the first, putting the Owls up 67-61. Park rebounded the second but the Owls' defense held them from scoring to end the game with a win.