December 19, 2019

San Antonio, TX – Southwestern Assemblies of God University (SAGU) traveled to San Antonio to play Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) in their last game of 2019. The Lions (8-2, 0-2) took care of the Saints (4-10, 0-4) in convincing fashion by the score of 102-82.

Top Performers

• Josh Kashila ( JR/Euless, TX ) led both teams in scoring with 27 points and in rebounding with 13 boards.
• Nyk Mason ( SO/Frisco, TX ) scored 22 points on 8-9 shooting in his first game back after missing the previous game against Paul Quinn College.
• Kentton Williams ( SR/Levelland, TX ) also hit the 20-point mark on 9-14 shooting from the field.
• Mitch McMullen ( SR/San Antonio, TX ) (11) and Terrance Hubby ( SR/Mansfield, TX ) (10) also managed double figures as they combined to go 5-7 from deep.
• SAGU had a hot night from the field as they shot 55% (36-65) as a team. They were almost as good from long-range as the shot 46% (12-26) from the three-point line.

Lions Review

• The Saints scored first and then held a 6-5 lead with five minutes gone in the half.
• Hubby drilled a three-point field goal with 12:22 left to go in the half to tie it at 12-12.
• Williams tied it again at 19-19. The teams traded the lead five times over the next two minutes.
• SAGU used a 9-0 run to push the lead to 35-26 with 3:48 remaining in the half.
• The teams started the game slowly but finished the half with what seemed like a flurry of points. Each team scored 13 points over the last three minutes giving SAGU a 49-40 lead at the break.
• SAGU put together a 19-8 run to open the 2 ^nd half. The run was fueled by 16 points from the trio of Kashila, Mason, and Williams
• The Saints were able to shave a couple of points off the lead here and there, but never cut the lead below 16 points the rest of the way.
• SAGU’s largest lead came after a three-point make by Cody Farmer (SO/San Antonio, TX) to push the margin by 28 points (102-74) with under 2:00 to play.

What’s Next

• SAGU (8-2, 0-2) will look to start the new year off with a bang as they try for their first Sooner Athletic Conference (SAC) win of the season. The Lions will host Wayland Baptist University (8-1, 2-0) on January 2nd at 7:45 at the Sheaffer Center on SAGU campus in Waxahachie, TX.

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