SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Junior forward DeAngelo Adkins got a tip-in layup as time expired, giving men's basketball a 63-62 victory over William Jewell College on day two of the Drury Thanksgiving Classic.  
 
The win makes it a perfect 2-0 showing for the Bulldogs at the event, heading into Thanksgiving Break. They move to 3-2 on the season and will rest up for another busy week starting next Monday.
 
SWOSU survived a scare from the Cardinals. The Bulldogs held a 10-point lead with just under four minutes to play in the contest and had that lead change hands with 12 seconds to play following a made WJC jump shot.
 
Trailing 62-61 out of the ensuing timeout, Kamden Gipson drove to the hole and missed a layup but was saved by a crashing Adkins who grabbed the offensive board and quickly put the ball back in the basketball before the buzzer sounded.
 
The rebound marked Adkins' 11th of the game – tying a career high. He finished with a team best 15 points, also earning the first double-double of his SWOSU career.
 
It was a game controlled mostly by SWOSU, with five lead changes and one tie nearly all coming in the early going. After a back-and-forth start, the Dawgs distanced themselves for much of the remainder – leading by seven at halftime and by as many as 11 in the second half before the Cardinals made their final run.
 
Final numbers showed SWOSU shooting 40% compared to WJC's 38%. After knocking down 17 three-point shots on Tuesday, SWOSU was just 7-for-24 on Wednesday.
 
On defense, SWOSU won the turnover battle 16-10 but got slightly outrebounded 39-35.
 
Gipson was the second-best scoring option. After his career game against Drury, he finished with nine points and a season best five assists.
 
Mentioned above, the Bulldogs will rest up with the holiday before a three-game week next week. They begin on Monday (11/28) when they host non-conference opponent Randall University. Conference play kicks off Thursday (12/1) when Oklahoma Baptist comes to town. They'll finish the week on the road in Durant on Saturday (12/3) for more GAC action against Southeastern.