CLARKSVILLE, AR – The Howard Payne men’s basketball team needed overtime to defeat the University of the Ozarks 83-82 Thursday evening in conference action.
Howard Payne’s Christian Davis would hit a jumper with 3 seconds left in regulation to force overtime. Then it was Michael Thompson that hit a free-throw with one second left in overtime to give the Yellow Jackets the 83-82 conference victory.
The Yellow Jackets led at the break 34-27 despite shooting 38% from the field. Howard Payne heated up in the second shooting 53% but it was Ozarks that had 16 more free-throw attempts that lead to an overtime game.
Brandon Gould led HPU with 22 points, eight assists and 5 rebounds. Michael Thompson added 15 points and a game high 15 rebounds. Christian Davis score 18 and JaKalan Gayden recorded 14 points and 11 rebounds.
Ozarks was led by Andrew Cummings with 24 points and Marcus Bobb followed with 17 points and 10 rebounds.
The Yellow Jackets are now 4-8 overall and 2-4 in conference. Ozarks falls to 3-9 overall and 1-6 in ASC play. Howard Payne will play at the University of Texas at Dallas on Saturday at 3:00 pm.
The Howard Payne women’s basketball team forced 19 turnovers on their way to a 65-56 conference win over the University of the Ozarks Thursday evening.
Howard Payne outscored Ozarks 40-14 in the paint and scored 29 points off of 19 Ozarks turnovers. The Lady Jackets also had 16 fast break points while allowing none.
HPU started the game with a 9-0 run but Ozarks would battle back and tie the game at the half 28-28. The Lady Jackets were 1 of 5 from the free-throw line in the period but neither team shot the ball well in the opening half.
A 10-0 run by HPU in the second half was capped by a Tresta Donahoo three-pointer with 15:51 left to make the game 42-33 Lady Jackets. HPU would lead by as much as 13 with minutes to play and eventually secured the victory 65-56.
This week’s ASC West Division Player of the Week, Tresta Donahoo led HPU with 20 points, five rebounds, eight assists and four steals. Dana Marrs added 12 points on 5 of 9 shooting with four steals. Britani Gattis followed with 10 points.
Ozarks was led by Taylor Farmer with 21 points and Kindra Davis added 14 points and nine rebounds.
Howard Payne is now 10-2 overall and 5-1 in ASC action. Ozarks falls to 5-7 overall and 2-5 in conference. The Lady Jackets will play at the University of Texas at Dallas on Saturday at 1:00 pm.
