Saints Men Suffer Close Loss

HOBBS, N.M. (Jan. 14, 2024) – The Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) men's basketball team battled against the University of the Southwest (USW) but lost 88-84 on Saturday. The Saints move to 7-8 overall and 4-5 in the Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC). The Mustangs now have the same record with the victory.

Head Coach Chris Dial commented, "We let this game get away from us. This was a game that we needed to win and should have won. Losing Trey Law in the early moments was tough and he tends to be our heartbeat. We had an opportunity to find his energy among us as a team and didn't. I'm looking forward to another tough road trip next week."

History

The Saints were 18-8 against the Mustangs prior to the game.

Basics

The Saints lost a tight game against the Mustangs on Saturday night. Both programs displayed steady offense in the first half and the Saints led by one point at halftime. Lonzo Rand and Olivier Yannis Borgol both had eight points at the break.

There were multiple lead changes in the second half. The Saints forced 22 total turnovers by the Mustangs and had 16 steals. The Saints struggled with free throws down the stretch and finished with 61.9 percent shooting from the line. The Mustangs shot over 50 percent from three-point range and held on to win by four points. Four Saints players had double-digit points.

Offensive/defensive standouts

Rand led the Saints with 20 points. Breion Powell grabbed six rebounds for OLLU. Gil tallied eight assists.

Mojus Mojus led Southwest with 20 points. Rahkiem Petterson grabbed seven rebounds. Anthony Scott led the team with five assists.

Inside the box

OLLU combined for 34-of-69 shooting for 49.3 percent, 3-of-15 from three-point range for 20 percent and 13-of-21 from the free-throw line for 61.9 percent. USW shot 31-of-54 for 57.4 percent, 10-of-19 three pointers for 52.6 percent and 16-of-21 from the free-throw line for 76.2 percent.

The Saints grabbed 23 rebounds while USW collected 30. The Saints forced 22 turnovers and committed 10.  

Up next

The Saints face LSU-Alexandria on Jan. 18 at 7:30 p.m.