Men's Basketball Opens Season With Loss to Panhandle State

SAN ANTONIO (Oct. 28, 2023) – The Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) men's basketball team fell to Oklahoma Panhandle State University (OPSU) 70-67 to open the season. The Aggies improve to 2-0 while the Saints start 0-1.

History

The Saints won the only previous meeting against the Aggies.

Basics

Both teams shot over 45 percent from the field in the first half. The Aggies grabbed 13 more rebounds than the Saints and Rob Gil had seven points. The score was knotted at 36-36 heading into halftime. The Saints forced four turnovers by the Aggies in the first frame.

Missed free throws and being outrebounded stung the Saints in the second half. The Saints shot better than OPSU from the field but only hit 3-of-7 free throws. The Aggies shot 75 percent from the free-throw line and made timely free throws when the Saints were forced to foul late in the game. Breion Powell, Trey Law and Gil finished with double-digit points.

Offensive/defensive standouts

Gil led the Saints with 12 points. Powell grabbed a team-high eight rebounds. Three different Saints players had two assists each.

Fred Robinson led OPSU with 24 points. Kwessi Anthony grabbed a team-high nine rebounds. Amaree Brown led the Aggies with two assists.

Inside the box

OLLU combined for 25-of-59 shooting for 42.4 percent, 4-of-16 from three-point range for 25 percent and 13-of-21 from the free-throw line for 61.9 percent. OPSU shot 26-of-63 for 41.3 percent, 4-of-20 three pointers for 20 percent and 14-of-22 from the free-throw line for 63.6 percent.

The Saints grabbed 28 rebounds while OPSU collected 45.

Up next

The Saints begin play in the Oklahoma City Classic against The Master's University on Nov. 3 at 5 p.m.