Fulton, Mo. – Tonight the Cougar men's basketball team was on the court in Anderson Arena in Fulton, Missouri, home of the Owls from William Woods University. The Cougars stayed focus throughout the game to defeat the Owls, 59-54, and are now 14-8 on the season and 9-5 in conference play.
 
The Cougars took flight early in the first half taking advantage of the Owls turnovers to score 16 points off of them and stay ahead of William Woods before the break.
 
The Owls found their way back into the game five minutes into the half when they took their first lead of the contest, which the Cougars were quick to take back. William Woods stayed right behind Columbia, but despite their best efforts, the Cougars had scored enough points in the first half to hold on for victory.
 
Key Moment
Five minutes into the second half of the contest, the Cougars went on a 9-4 run to get away from the Owls.
 
By The Numbers
49-30 – William Woods picked up 19 more rebounds than Columbia
12-3 – The Cougars had nine more steals than the Owls
22-7 – The Columbia bench outscored William Woods' bench by 15 points
29-2 – The Cougars scored 27 more points off turnovers than the Owls did
 
Columbia College Leaders
Scoring Leader – Thibault Benabid (23)
Rebounding Leader – Thibault Benabid (10)
Assist Leader – Justin Shaw (5)
 
William Woods Leaders
Scoring Leader – Makenzie Fessler (15)
Rebounding Leader – Darius Yohe (17)
Assist Leader – Treshawn Gause (6)
 
Up Next
Columbia will be back on the court on Saturday, February 1 when they host the Park (Mo.) University Pirates in another AMC matchup. Tip-off is set for 3 p.m. in the Arena of Southwell Complex.