ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The William Woods University men's basketball team opened the 2022-23 conference season Thursday evening with a heartbreaking final seconds loss at Missouri Baptist, 60-58.
The Owls compete in the Waldorf Cobblestone Inn & Suites Classic on Nov. 19-20. The Owls first play host Waldorf on Friday with a 5 p.m. tip-off. On Saturday, they face Valley City State (N.D.) at 1 p.m.
12 –
Grant Peters went 6-for-9 from the field for a floor-high 12 points.
11 –
Fred Robinson went 4-for-5 from the field and 3-for-3 from the foul line for 11 points.
10 –
Mike Robinson added 10 points to the board.
7 –
Grant Peters,
Nathan Schwartze and
Jared Crutcher each pulled down seven boards.
6 –
Nathan Schwartze assisted in six buckets.
3 –
Darius Yohe blocked three MBU shots.
2 – The Owls managed just two three-pointers in the game.
The Owls took their first lead of the game just over four minutes in with back-to-back buckets from
Mike Robinson and
Nathan Schwartze, 7-6. MBU went back on top, but the Owls evened the score twice.
A fast break layup from
Spencer Yoggerst following Schwartze's steal put the Owls back on top with 5:22 on the clock, 23-22. MBU pulled back the lead and extended it to six with a 7-0 run. The Owls went into halftime trailing by six, 31-25.
A dunk from
Darius Yohe and a three from M. Robinson cut the game to four just under four minutes into the second half, 34-30.
An 8-0 Owls' run filled with two free throws from Schwartze, back-to-back dunks from
Grant Peters and
Fred Robinson and a jumper from F. Robinson put the team up two with 11:42 on the clock, 40-38.
MBU scored on their next two possessions, going ahead by two. The Owls evened the score twice and went ahead by two again with a
Jared Crutcher jumper with 6:06 to play, 48-46.
The lead switched three times, and the Owls evened the score thrice more.
With nine seconds on the clock, Yoggerst hit a jumper in the paint to even the score, but MBU managed to put in a layup with :03 on the clock to take a two-point lead, 60-58.
The Owls attempted a three at the buzzer to win it, but missed.
