Oakwood OU 1-27

Southern New Orleans SUNO 8-21

Oakwood OU

1-27

Final

Feb. 28, 2024

Southern New Orleans SUNO

8-21

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Oakwood OU	32	55	87
Southern New Orleans SUNO	47	49	96

Summary
Box Score

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 2/29/2024 8:41:00 AM

OAKWOOD SEASON COMES TO AN END IN GCAC CHAMPIONSHIP

TUSCALOOSA – Oakwood University basketball coach Simon Jacob declared his team was ready to shock the world going into Wednesday's game against Southern University of New Orleans in the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference 2024 Hope Credit Union Men's Basketball Championship.

The Ambassadors didn't shock the world, but they came close.

Oakwood, the No. 10 seed, gave No. 7 seed SUNO all it wanted before falling 96-87 inside Birthright Alumni Hall.

"Our guys really competed, especially in the second half," Jacob said. "They could have folded being down 15 at halftime, but we challenged them and they refused to quit."

The Ambassadors ended the season 1-27. SUNO (8-21) advanced to play No. 2 seed Philander Smith (18-8) today at 2 p.m.

Oakwood fell behind 12-4 early on, but battled back and used a 16-8 run to pull within 24-20 on a 3-pointer by Nicholas Kennard midway through the first half.

Unfortunately, SUNO closed the half with a 23-12 run to take a 47-32 lead at intermission.

The Ambassadors wouldn't go away.

Jeray Randall Jr. drained a 3-pointer to pull Oakwood within 58-48, but the Knights pushed the lead to 66-50 with just over 12 minutes remaining. The Ambassadors got within eight points on two different occasions, the last time with two minutes left on a layup by Amyr Dickerson that made it 90-82, but couldn't get any closer.

Judelin Prophete, playing his last game in an Oakwood uniform, led the Ambassadors with 22 points, five rebounds, five assists, three steals and three blocks. He was 9-of-13 from the field, 4-of-6 from the free throw line in 29 minutes.

Kennard finished with 12 points on 5-of-9 shooting, including two 3-pointers, two rebounds, six assists, one steal and one block.

Randall Jr. scored 12 points on 5-of-11 shooting, including two 3-pointers, five rebounds, one assist and two steals.

Jaywill Thornton had 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting, four rebounds, two assists and one steal.

Oakwood shot 47.3 percent (35-of-74) from the field, including 32.1 percent (9-of-28) from 3-point range, and 57.1 percent (8-of-14) from the free throw line.

Jamal Gibson led SUNO with 33 points and 13 rebounds. Taj Gilyot and Isaiah Lewis finished with 15 points apiece, while Caleb Williams added 11.

The Knights shot 49.2 percent (31-of-63) from the field, including 36.4 percent (4-of-11) from 3-point range, and 63.8 percent (30-of-47) from the charity stripe.

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