Columbia, Mo. – The Columbia College men's basketball ran its current win streak to six after knocking off American Midwest Conference (AMC) rival William Woods University inside a sold-out Southwell Complex on Saturday afternoon.
The Cougars (14-10; 8-2 AMC) defeated the Owls (12-11; 6-3 AMC), 63-62.
Columbia started strong as a 3-pointer from
Trendon Tisdale with 17:50 left in the first half gave the Cougars an early 7-2 advantage. The Owls would battle back and take their first lead of the game, 11-10, with just under 15 minutes remaining. The Owls would not trail again until the 2:11 mark of the opening half when a
Chima Oduocha layup gave the Cougars a 26-24 lead. Tisdale would drain another triple with 34 seconds left, and Columbia led 31-29 at the break.
The Cougar lead would swell to nine (47-38) after another Oduocha jumper with 14:41 remaining in the second half. The Owls would again battle back and regain the lead at 53-52 with 7:15 left. The following six minutes saw the Cougars take a six-point advantage (63-57). The Owls would end the game on a 5-0 run to close within one point (63-62) as the game-winner rimmed out as time expired.
Key Moment:
With William Woods leading, 57-55, with 3:18 left in regulation, the Cougars went on an 8-0 run, highlighted by back-to-back
Tony Burks triples, to regain the lead, 63-57.
By the Numbers:
41-34 – Columbia held an advantage in rebounds.
19 – The Cougars had 19 offensive rebounds
20-10 – The Owls bench outscored the Cougar bench.
4 –
Trendon Tisdale knocked down four triples.
25-12 – William Woods attempted 13 more free throws.
Columbia Leaders:
Scoring Leader –
Chima Oduocha (17)
Rebounding Leader –
Beau Washer (9)
Assist Leader –
Chima Oduocha /
Tony Burks (3)
Steals Leader –
Tony Burks (3)
William Woods Leaders:
Scoring Leader – Darius Yohe (16)
Rebounding Leader – Makenzie Fessler / Jared Crutcher (8)
Assist Leader – Nathan Schwartze (5)
Steals Leader – Jared Crutcher (2)
Up Next:
The Cougars face Health Sciences & Pharmacy (Mo.) on Thursday, Feb. 3 at 7:30 PM in the Arena of Southwell Complex.
