Parker’s Career Night Not Enough in OT Loss

Ottawa, Kan. – Collin Parker tied his career-high with 27 points but it was not enough as the Columbia College men’s basketball team suffered an 86-79 overtime loss at Ottawa University Saturday at Wilson Fieldhouse in Ottawa, Kan.
 
Collin Parker canned a wing three with two seconds left to send the game to overtime as Columbia outscored Ottawa 35-25 in the second half.
 
Ottawa snapped a two-game losing streak and improved to 7-5, while Columbia fell to 8-4 with the loss. The Cougars are 1-3 in road games this season.
 
Trever Moore added 11 points for the Cougars, who shot 37.7 percent (29-77) and hit 13-of-40 three-pointers in the defeats.
 
Columbia trailed 7-2 in the opening two minutes of the game, but hit three-straight three-pointers to gain its first lead at 11-9. Collin Parker hit back-to-back threes to extend the lead to 19-13 as the Cougars hit their first five shots from beyond the arc.
 
Trever Moore drained a three and converted an old-fashioned three-point play to make it 31-25 with 10:43 left before half, but Ottawa went on a 10-0 run to regain the 35-31 lead.
 
Ottawa scored the final six points of the first half and led 48-38 after shooting 54.5 percent (18-33) from the field. Collins Parker led Columbia with 11 points, while Moore added nine as the Cougars drained 8-of-16 from three-point range.
 
Ottawa increased its lead to 56-44 after a three by Deondre Buggage, but the Cougars got back into the contest with a 10-0 run that cut the Ottawa lead to two at 56-54. Hafer canned his second three of the half with 10:11 left to give the Cougars a 59-58 lead.
 
Trendon Tisdale’s three extended the lead to 68-64, but a 5-0 by the Braves gave them a 69-68 lead with 3:26 to play. Buggage hit a 15-foot jumper with 23 seconds to extend the lead to three (73-70).
 
The Braves scored the first four points of overtime, but a bucket by Isaiah Holden trimmed the lead to two (79-77) with 2:24 to play. Ottawa outscored Columbia 13-6 in the extra frame.
 
Jayden Hibbitt had a game-high 30 points for Ottawa, while Buggage (29 points) and Angok Anyang (14 points, 15 rebounds) also scored in double figures. The Braves outrebounded the Cougars 46-41 and hit 14-of-16 from the free-throw line in the win.
 
The Cougars have 14 days off before hosting Webster University on Saturday, Dec. 30 at 3 p.m.
 
NOTES: Columbia and Ottawa have split two all-time meetings … Collin Parker reached 20 points for the seventh time this season … This marked the first overtime game this season for the Cougars … Columbia outscored Ottawa 27-7 in bench points.