EDMOND, Okla. – A 20-point performance by Paul Williams helped carry the Angelo State University men's basketball team to an overtime victory over Oklahoma Christian on Thursday night, 71-61.

The Rams improve to 16-5 overall and 12-5 in conference play.

In Case You Missed It:

• Both teams started off slow as neither team was able to score within the first three minutes of the game.
• At the 17:19 mark, Collin Turner put the Rams on the board to take a 2-0 lead but the Eagles tied it right up with a jumper by Marcus Blackwell. Camron Reedus gave the lead back to ASU with a three-pointer to lead 5-2.
• The Rams held a 14-5 lead over OCU at the 11:39 mark, giving ASU its biggest lead in the game.
• Angelo State kept the Eagles scoreless for four and a half minutes in order to grab a nine-point lead for the second time at 21-12 at the 5:50 mark.
• Oklahoma Christian ended their scoring drought at the 5:36 mark and went on a 6-0 run to cut in on the Rams lead and trail 21-18.
• Paul Williams ended the OCU run and increased the Blue and Gold lead back up to 24-18.
• With less than a minute and a half remaining, ASU battled to hold on to the lead at halftime, 28-22.
• Angelo State shot 42.9 percent from beyond the arc and 50.0 percent from the charity stripe.
• After the intermission, both teams struggled to get the momentum going but the Eagles ended the drought off a three-pointer to trail the Rams, 28-25. Camron Reedus answered back to keep the lead in favor of ASU, 30-25.
• At the 13:39 mark, OCU tied the game for the second time at 30-30 but the Blue and Gold took the lead right back as Turner hit a three to put the Rams up 33-30.
• From there, it was a battle until the final seven minutes of regulation. At the 6:57 mark, the Eagles tied the game once more at 45-45 but ASU was not giving up easily as Reedus knocked down a three to keep ASU in the lead at 48-45.
• OCU hit a free throw and three to grab its first lead of the game at 49-48 with 5:13 remaining in the game.
• The Eagles battled and held on to the lead until the 2:08 mark when Andres Ibarguen knocked down two free throws to tie the game at 53-53.
• Oklahoma Christian grabbed the lead again but in the final 11 seconds, Williams laid the ball in to tie the game and send it to overtime.
• In overtime, Ibarguen led the scoring off with a free throw to give the Rams a one-point lead and from there ASU never relinquished it to take a 71-61 victory.

Coach Boone's Comment:
"Gutsy win by our team tonight in Edmond. Oklahoma Christian is a well-coached team and with their zone the entire game, we had to try different actions and different people in spots and we did a great job of getting the game to overtime and then winning it. Great job on the boards and a way to find a win when we didn't shoot well from the field."

Key Players:

• Ibarguen registered his ninth double-double on the season, scoring 14 points and grabbing 17 rebounds.
• Williams was vital to the Rams offense as he finished with 20 points while Reedus had 15 points and Turner had 13.
• Marcel Pettway was big on the boards on defense as well, grabbing 10 rebounds with six of them defensively.

Up Next:
The Rams return action on Saturday, February 16 against the University of Arkansas Fort Smith. Tipoff is slated for 4 p.m.