Columbia, Mo. - Tonight the Columbia College men's basketball team went up against the William Woods (Mo.) University Owls in an AMC matchup. The Cougars defeated the Owls by a final score of 70-68, improving their season to 5-5 and moving to 2-2 in conference play.

Throughout the first half the lead changed four times between the Cougars and the Owls. Columbia was able to create a small gap from William Woods with a 10-2 run but headed to the locker rooms with a just a 27-25 advantage.

Both team came out of the locker room on fire as the score stayed close throughout. With the score tied and just 17.2 seconds on the clock, Columbia's Justin Shaw charged toward the basket, his missed shot was rebounded by Braden Wendel who scored the game winner.

Key Moment
The offensive rebound by Braden Wendel gave Columbia the ball and the chance to take the last shot in regulation, winning the game.
 
By The Numbers.
27- Cougars Made field goals
39- Columbia rebounds
33-26- William Woods' bench outscored the Cougar's bench
32-22 Cougars points in the paint vs their opponents
12- Owl turnovers resulted in 15 Cougar points
 
Columbia College Leaders
Scoring Leader – Justin Shaw (15)
Rebounding Leader – Jack Fritsche (10)
Assist Leader – Braden Wendel (3)
 
William Woods University Leaders
Scoring Leader – Andrew Nett (11)
Rebounding Leader – Makenzie Fessler (8)
Assist Leader – Treshawn Gause (4)
 
Up Next
The Cougars are back on the court on Saturday, December 7 when they travel to Parkville, Missouri to compete against the Park (Mo.) University Pirates in an AMC matchup. Tip-off is set to begin at 3:00 p.m.