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Kolten Hitt - February 26, 2021
81
OUAZ OUAZ 10-5, 5-4 GSAC
86
Winner William Jessup WJU 10-4, 7-2 GSAC
OUAZ OUAZ
10-5, 5-4 GSAC
81
Final
86
William Jessup WJU
10-4, 7-2 GSAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
OUAZ OUAZ 43 38 81
William Jessup WJU 39 47 86

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Jessup Takes Series Opener with Second Half Performance

ROCKLIN, Calif. – The OUAZ men's basketball team saw an eight point second half lead disappear as William Jessup rallied back for an 86-81 win on Friday evening in the first of a two game series to be played at Warrior Arena.
 
OUAZ (10-5, 5-4 GSAC) was unable to slow the inside scoring of William Jessup (10-4, 7-2) as the Warriors held a 44-22 advantage in points in the paint while shooting 53.2 percent from the field. OUAZ shot 49.0 percent and hit 10 of 19 from beyond the arc to keep in interesting.
 
Jessup had opened a 10-point cushion with 7:39 to play by completing an 18-4 run over a six-minute span of action. The Spirit would chip away at the deficit and were within 83-81 on a Marcus Williams 3-pointer with 15.4 seconds on the clock. After WJU split a pair of free throws on the ensuing possession, OUAZ committed turnover before getting off a shot to potentially tie the game.
 
Kam Malbrough led the Spirit with 21 points on 7 of 14 shooting, including 4 of 7 from three. He added eight assists and four rebounds.
 
The Spirit finished with 19 assists and 16 turnovers. They were outrebounded 36-26 and allowed 13 offensive rebounds. OUAZ also converted 80.8 percent (21 of 26) at the foul line.
 
Kolten Hitt added 19 points behind a perfect 8 of 8 at the foul line. Marcus Williams scored 15 points while Josiah De'laCerda led the team with nine rebounds.
 
Tarren Storey-Way scored 23 points to lead the Warriors.
 
The two teams will complete the series – and the regular season – on Saturday when they tipoff at 2 p.m. (AZ).
 
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