MBB Game Preview: WBU vs Hannibal-LaGrange (Feb. 20 | 7:30 PM)

WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. (2/19/25) – The Williams Baptist University men's basketball team is set to face Hannibal-LaGrange for Senior Night on Thursday, Feb. 20 inside the Southerland-Mabee Center.

GAME INFORMATION

WILLIAMS BAPTIST EAGLES (4-19, 1-16 AMC) vs HANNIBAL-LAGRANGE TROJANS (11-12, 8-8 AMC)
Game info: Thursday, Feb. 20 - 7:30 p.m. CST - Southerland-Mabee Center (Walnut Ridge, Ark.)
Live stats: https://wbueagles.com/sports/mbkb/2024-25/boxscores/20250220_09pl.xml
Live video: https://wbueagles.com/watch 

MATCHUP HISTORY

Last Meeting: Jan. 16, 2025 (HLGU 69-56)
Current Streak: HLGU W1

WBU QUICK FACTS

2024-25 Record: 4-19 (1-16 AMC)
Current Streak: L13
2023-24 Record: 13-13 (5-9 AMC)
2023-24 Postseason: None
Head Coach: Josh Austin (14th season)
HC Record: 263-262
HC Record at WBU: 183-191 (116-139 AMC)
Assistant Coach: Noah Ellis (1st season)

ABOUT HANNIBAL-LAGRANGE

2024-25 Record: 11-12 (8-8 AMC)
Current Streak: L1
2023-24 Record: 7-18 (4-10 AMC)
2023-24 Postseason: None
Head Coach: Jason Durst (19th season)
Assistant Coaches: John Chapman, Nehemiah Baker

HLGU NOTABLES

• The Trojans fell to No. 18 Central Baptist by the final score of 75-61 in their last contest on Saturday, Feb. 15

• Josh Talton led the way for HLGU with 24 points on 10-for-16 shooting off the bench

• Kell Estep added another 11 points off the bench, and Malakai Munoz piled on 10 more

• Talton also led the way on the glass with nine rebounds in the contest

• The Trojans went 23-for-54 (42.6 percent) from the field while holding CBC to 42.0 percent shooting

• CBC scored 14 points off turnovers and converted 18 second chance points

• The Trojans lost the rebound battle 39-32

• Hannibal went 11-for-23 from the free throw line as a team

• HLGU struggled from beyond the arc in the first half at 1-for-8 from downtown

• Hannibal never led in the contest

• HLGU averages 70.1 PPG (10th AMC), while opponents average 72.3 PPG against them (3rd AMC)

• Josh Talton leads the Trojans in scoring average with 15.8 points per game (4th AMC)

• Braylon Diggs leads the team on the glass with an average of 7.5 rebounds per game (3rd AMC)

• The Trojans rank second in the AMC in 3PT% this season (36.5 percent)

• HLGU currently ranks 6th in the AMC standings with an 8-8 conference record

• The Trojans will finish out the regular season on Saturday, Feb. 22 against Crowley's Ridge in Paragould, Ark.

LAST TIME OUT

• WBU lost its last matchup to Missouri Baptist 80-66 on Saturday, Feb. 15

• Elisha Cofield led the way with a double-double on 21 points and a career-high 17 rebounds

• Amarion Wilson followed up with 15 points

• Cooper Rabjohn posted 11 off the bench, and DJ Townsend finished with 10

• The Eagles went 23-for-61 (37.7 percent) from the field, while MBU shot at a 48.4 percent clip

• WBU lost the rebound battle 44-32

• The Spartans used an 8 point surge to take the lead early in the first half and did not let it go

WBU NOTABLES

• Amarion Wilson leads the team in scoring average with 13.6 points per game (11th AMC).  His season is highlighted by a 34-point performance against William Woods (Nov. 23)

• Elisha Cofield leads the team on the glass, averaging 8.6 rebounds per game (2nd AMC) with a season-high of 17 against Missouri Baptist (Feb. 15)

• The Eagles average 71.0 points per game (9th AMC), while opponents average 81.8 points against them (7th AMC).

• The Eagles are third in the AMC in 3PT% this season at a 35.8 percent clip

• WBU is in the midst of a 13-game losing streak

• Williams was picked to finish sixth in the AMC Preseason Coaches Poll

AMC PRESEASON COACHES POLL

1 Columbia (78)
2 Central Baptist (71)
3 William Woods (65)
4 Missouri Baptist (62)
5 Mission (47)
6 Williams Baptist (42)
7 Harris-Stowe (27)
8 Crowley's Ridge (24)
9 Hannibal-LaGrange (23)
10 UHSP (11)

SCHEDULE NOTES

• The Eagles will see the 2024-25 season come to a close against Hannibal-LaGrange

• Williams' 2024-25 schedule features 14 home games inside the Southerland-Mabee Center