Men’s Basketball Begins AMC Play on Thursday

Quick Notes:

• The Cougars are coming off a 91-72 win against NCAA DIII Webster University on Saturday. CC is 5-6 on the season. 
• Lyon is 2-6 under new head coach Rodney Mayes. The Scots have dropped three-straight. 
• The Scots are led in scoring by Ben Keton (22.4), Grant Patterson (13.1) and Trenton Bell (11.4). 
• Tony Burks leads CC in scoring at 16.6 points per game, while Chima Oduocha (14.7), Carson Parker (11.4) and Kemryn Jenkins (10.8) are averaging double figures.
• John Paul Morgan (Lyon) leads the AMC in rebounds per game (9.6), while Oduocha (CC) is fifth at 7.9. 
• Oduocha (Columbia) is shooting a team-best 63.6-percent from the field. The clip is good enough for second in the conference. 
• The Cougars are averaging 82.3 points per game, only trailing Williams Baptist (83.7) in the AMC. 
• Defensively, Lyon is allowing opponents to shoot an AMC worst 47.3-percent from the field and 40.4-percent from the 3-point line, the second-worst in the league. 
• CC is third in the AMC allowing opponents to shoot just 41.5-percent from the field. 
• The Cougars are the best free throw shooting team in the league at 76.0-percent. 
• CC also leads the AMC with a 16.4 assists per game average. 

Tickets: 
Fans will need to purchase tickets online in advance to gain entrance to the following Columbia College home events – volleyball, men’s and women’s soccer, basketball and lacrosse. This includes all American Midwest Conference (AMC), Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC), and National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) postseason events.

How to purchase tickets (general public): 

• Visit www.columbiacougars.com/tickets
• Click on the game you want to attend. 
• Fill out necessary information. 

How to claim tickets (Columbia College faculty and staff):

• Visit www.columbiacougars.com/tickets
• Click “Have a passcode” under the “General Admission – Student (K-12) ticket. 
• Enter your seven-digit ID number with “EMP” in front – i.e – EMP0000001
• Hit apply
• You can then claim up to 5 free faculty/staff tickets. 

How to claim your ticket (Columbia College Students):

• Visit www.columbiacougars.com/tickets
• Click “Have a passcode” under the “General Admission – Student (K-12) ticket. 
• Enter your seven-digit ID number with “CC” in front – i.e – CC0000001
• Hit apply
• You can then claim 1 free student ticket