FINAL SCORE: #5 Oakwood University Ambassadors 87, #4 Florida National University Conquistadors 79

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March 2, 2016

FINAL SCORE: #5 Oakwood University Ambassadors 87, #4 Florida National University Conquistadors 79

RECORDS: Oakwood 16-9; Florida National 17-11

LOCATION: Penn State Fayette Main Arena, Uniontown, PA

IN BRIEF: Oakland University had five players in double digits as the Ambassadors defeated the Florida National University Conquistadors 87-79 in the opening round of the Men's Division I Tournament Wednesday.

ON THE COURT

  • Oakwood jumped out to an early 24-8 lead halfway through the first half before Florida National responded, cutting their deficit to 7 just before half.  However, a 40-foot buzzer beater by Oakwood's Brandon Daniel allowed the Ambassadors to take a 39-29 halftime lead. 
  • The Conquistadors scored the first five points of the second half, but Oakwood quickly responded with six quick points of their own to regain the double-digit advantage.
  • Florida National was able to cut their deficit to just six with 10:50 left in the half, but the Ambassadors responded, pushing their lead to as many as 16 with 8:02 left in the game.
  • The Conquistadors used a Jonathan Warren and-one conversion to get within eight points with 2:22 left in the contest.
  • After trading buckets, full-court pressure led to a Regan O'Rourke 3-point basket to bring Florida National to within seven points, which was followed by a Warren layup to cut the deficit to just five points with 53.7 seconds remaining.  However, the Conquistadors would not be able to get any closer, as Oakland sealed the victory with seven made free throws in the waning seconds.
  • Oakland had five players with double-digit points in the victory, while Florida National's Regan O'Rourke led all scorers with 28 points.

BEHIND THE BOXSCORE

  • Ollie Felps led the Ambassadors scorers with 20 points, followed by Brandon Daniel with 19, Ronnie Abrams with 18, Maxwell Caines with 11, and Dom Pierre-Louis with 10.
  • Oakwood tallied 19 assists on 32 field goals for the game, while also recording 19 steals.
  • Oakwood was able to capitalize on Florida National's 14 turnovers, converting 32 points off those Conquistador possessions.

NEXT UP

Oakland will advance to face the #1 seed Rochester at 8:00 p.m. Thursday in the Main Arena.  Florida National will face The Apprentice School in a consolation match-up on Thursday at 11:15 a.m. in Maltho.