FULTON, Mo. – The William Woods University men's basketball team lost a heartbreaker to Williams Baptist University in Anderson Area Thursday evening in a high intensity, fast-paced game. The game tilted in favor of Williams Baptist, 70-67, bringing the Owls to 8-9 on the season with a 2-5 conference mark.
The Owls celebrate senior day on Saturday, Jan. 14, prior to their 3 p.m. tip-off versus Lyon College.
49 – The game saw 49 total fouls, split almost evenly between the two teams.
44 – The Owls scored 44 of their points in the paint.
19 –
Abdulh Diaby posted a career-high 19 points (7-10 FG, 5-8 FT).
14 – The Owls' largest lead of the game was 14 just after the start of the second half.
11 –
Fred Robinson put up 11 points.
10 –
Jared Crutcher went 5-for-6 from the field for 10 points.
7 –
Abdulh Diaby pulled down a team-high seven rebounds.
6 –
Darius Yohe,
Jared Crutcher and
Karter Koenig each pulled down six boards.
5 –
Fred Robinson finished with a floor-high five assists.
WBU pushed out an early lead and maintained it over the first part of the half.
A jumper from
Karter Koenig began a 7-0 Owls' run over a minute and a half span to even the score at 26 all with 7:30 to play. The lead changed possession four times over the next few minutes.
With 2:34 to play in the half, the Owls blasted a 14-2 run to hold an 11-point lead heading into halftime, 45-34.
A fastbreak dunk from
Abdulh Diaby just over a minute into the second half gave the Owls a 14-point lead, their largest of the game.
WBU cut the game to single digits with a 13-2 run, and by the halfway point of the second, they managed to bring the game within two, 54-52. With 8:43 to go, they evened the score, and on the next play, they took hold of the lead for the first time in the half, 56-54.
A three from
Spencer Yoggerst with 1:21 to play brought the Owls within one, but two WBU free throws kept the Owls from being able to win it.
