Omot's 25 Helps Owls Torpedo Coast Guard 86-72
Juju Omot scored 25 points to lead Westfield State in scoring for the second straight game, as the Owls topped the US Coast Guard Academy, 86-72 on the second day of the Cadet-Mariner Classis at the Alumni Gym at the Academy at New London, Conn. on Saturday.
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Westfield St.
4-1,0-0 MASCAC
|
37 | 49 | 86 |
|
Coast Guard
3-1,0-0 NEWMAC
|
38 | 34 | 72 |
Team Stats
| Game Statistics | Westfield St. | Coast Guard |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (30-66) | (25-67) |
| Field Goal % | 45.5% | 37.3% |
| Rebounds | 40 | 40 |
| Assists | 13 | 16 |
| Turnovers | 15 | 19 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 22 | 13 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 3 | 12 |
| Pts in the Paint | 30 | 14 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 8 | 4 |
| Bench Pts | 22 | 28 |
WESTFIELD, Mass. - Juju Omot scored 25 points to lead Westfield State in scoring for the second straight game, as the Owls topped the US Coast Guard Academy, 86-72 on the second day of the Cadet-Mariner Classis at the Alumni Gym at the Academy at New London, Conn. on Saturday.
Westfield finishes 2-0 in the classic, and moves to 4-1 overall this season.
Omot, junior college transfer, shot 7-11 from the floor, and 4-4 from behind the arc. He was 7-8 at the foul line to help seal the win and added 10 rebounds, six assists and five steals.
Westfield State trailed 38-37 at the half, but the Owls opened the second half with a 14-3 run to take control of the game with a 51-41 lead on an Omot layup with 16:30 left in the game.
The Bears trimmed the Westfield lead down to as few as seven points, 66-59, on an Adrian Herren four-point play with 4:58 to play in the game, but Westfield scored three layups in the next minute and a half to extend the lead.
Westfield had five players score in double figures in the win. Brendan Keaveny added 14 on 4-5 shooting from behind the arc, Lid Moreland contributed 13 points, Brendon Hamilton added 12 points and nine rebounds, and Jerome Stephens finished with 11 points.
Coast Guard (3-1) got 17 points from Mitch Settles and 16 from Declan Rooney.
Westfield State will get a break for thanksgiving before returning to play at Clark on Dec. 2.