WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. – The William Woods University men's basketball team opened the American Midwest Conference (AMC) Championship with an 82-65 win at Williams Baptist University to advance to the semifinal round.
The Owls will face the one-seeded Columbia College on Saturday, Feb. 25, at 1 p.m. Tickets must be purchased in advance
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73 – The Owls' starting five scored 73 of the team's 82 points.
47.6 – The Owls shot 47.6 percent from the field on the night (30-63 FG).
33 –
Nathan Schwartze put up a career-high 33 points as he went 13-23 from the field with six three-pointers.
15 –
Jared Crutcher posted a double-double with 15 points (6-9 FG), and
Darius Yohe pulled down a team-high 15 rebounds.
14 –
Jared Crutcher pulled down a career-high 14 rebounds for a double-double.
13 –
Fred Robinson added 13 points to the win.
9 – The Owls hit nine three-pointers, their largest amount since early January.
7 –
Jared Crutcher dished in seven assists.
6 –
Darius Yohe recorded six blocks.
The game was tight for most of the first half with the possession changing 12 times through the first 13 minutes of play. A jumper from
Nathan Schwartze followed by his own three 40 seconds later gave the Owls a four-point lead with 6:20 on the clock, 25-21.
The Owls maintained the lead for the remainder of the half. A 7-2 run with a dunk from
Jared Crutcher, a jumper from
Darius Yohe and a three from
Fred Robinson put the Owls up by six with 3:09 to go.
The Owls crammed an 8-0 run in in the final minute of the half to go into break with a healthy 12-point lead, 45-33.
WBU cut the game to five less than three minutes into the second half. The Owls pushed their lead back to double-digits, but WBU again cut the game to a two-possession game three more times.
A layup from F. Robinson started an 11-0 run over a three-minute span to give the Owls a 14-point lead with just under five minutes to play, 72-58. The Owls didn't look back from there.
A three from Schwartze and two good free throws from
Abdulh Diaby with just under a minute to play gave the Owls their largest lead of the game, 81-63. The Owls finished out the game with an 82-65 win.
