WEATHERFORD, Okla. - The UAM Men's basketball team left the gym Saturday with a dominant win under their belt, taking down Southwestern Oklahoma State University on their home court, 71-51.

The Weevils were very successful on defense, holding SWOSU to just 25% shooting field goals as a team and forcing 8 turnovers. UAM would out-shoot the Bulldogs, putting up 40.8% on field goals and a 41.2% for shots beoynd-the-arc.

Josh Williams was the lead scorer for the Weevils, finishing with 20 points. UAM would make the first basket of the match on a three pointer from Wesley Booker. The Bulldogs would score a handful of baskets, but UAM would go on a tear, with a powerful 15-0 run to give them a 24-6 lead with 7 minutes left in the half. The Weevils would continue their domination for the remainder of the first half, heading to the locker room with a 33-17 lead over SWOSU.

Coming into the second half, the Weevils came out hungry and ready to continue their push. Though Southwestern was only out scored by the Monticello boys 38-34 as they finished the half, it proved to be no match for the Weevils as would take the victory 71-51.

Josh Williams led the charge for the Weevils, posting 20 points. Wesley Booker was the MVP for UAM, posting 18 points for the UAM offense, while bringing in 14 rebounds. Richard Feagin Jr. also contributed to the UAM win, putting up 12 points of his own.

Defensively, the Weevils registered three steals and one block while forcing SWOSU into 8 turnovers.

UP NEXT

The Weevils will be back in action on Monday, January 31st as they host Northwestern Oklahoma State University in a makeup match that was originally postponed on Jan. 1. The game is set to begin at 5:30 PM.

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