GREENVILLE, Ill. – Five times in its eight-year history, The W men's basketball teams have hit the 100-point plateau in a game and all have been versus St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) mate Greenville University, including Thursday's barnburner, 141-137, overtime setback at H.J Long Gymnasium.  The track-paced loss dropped the Owls to 10-7 overall (6-3 SLIAC), while the high-octane Panthers improved to 7-12 on the year (5-5 SLIAC).
 
MUW and GU split their 2025-26 series. The 137 points scored in the latest meeting ranks No. 2 in Owls' history, while the 142 points in MUW's December 6, 2025, win in Columbus is its highest-scoring game, ever.
 
And with the SLIAC's two highest scoring teams facing one another, overtime certainly wasn't necessary to produce mind-numbing numbers. But it surely enhanced them. The combined statistics on Saturday bears out that fact: 278 points, 106 field goals made, 195 field goals attempted, 18-of-53 three-point shooting (all but one miss belonged to Greenville), 48-for-62 on free throws, 95 rebounds, 65 assists, 12 blocked shots, and 16 steals. There were 160 points scored in the paint (102 by MUW) and 96 total fast-break points.
 
There were 15 ties and 16 lead changes. 11 total players – four Owls and seven Panthers - hit double-digit scoring totals, led by The W's Tray Huguley, with 43 points.
 
Huguley's total might seem sedate compared to the first encounter versus Greenville, when he poured in a school-record 51 points. On Saturday, the sophomore Huguley shot 20-for-24 from the floor. He also led all rebounders with 13 boards, for his 11th double-double game of the year and 16th-straight with double-figure scoring.
 
Junior guard Devin McCaine posted a career-high 35-point effort, making good on 16-of-22 shots from the floor, for his 17th game (out of 18) in double figures. McCaine also dished out nine assists and grabbed three rebounds.
 
Tyler Shephard turned in a 24-point tally for the second-consecutive outing. Shephard hit 8-of-21 from the field and was 8-of-9 from the charity stripe. He also chipped in six rebounds.
 
Joe Haze Austin was the Owls' fourth man in double digits, with 16 points. He went 5-for-7 from the floor and was 6-of-7 on free throws. Austin looked more like an NFL quarterback at times, beating the Panther press with long, mostly on-target in-bound passes, resulting in a conservative eight assists on the stat sheet. Austin continued to give MUW a little bit of everything, as he rolled up six rebounds, made four steals, and blocked four shots, as well.
 
Like Austin, senior Trent Walker helped his tam across the board with nine points, eight rebounds, and six assists. Ayden McDeavitt booked seven points and Mal Stansfield rounded out the Owls' scorers with three points.
 
"To once again do what these young men did tonight against the opponent we did, facing what we know to be the case every time we step on the floor, speaks volumes to who these young men are," MUW Head Coach Dean Burrows said. "Another gutsy performance for this group. We talked again about this coming down to layups and free throws and - while we made more than they attempted, which is always our goal - our nine missed free throws didn't help us, nor did getting outrebounded overall. We have to stop beating ourselves and learn to move on if and when something doesn't go our way. We won't get to where we've known we can with this group until we stop beating ourselves."
 
The W will get its chance to stop its two-game SLIAC skid on Saturday (Jan. 31/2 p.m. CT) when it takes on Spalding University in Louisville, Kentucky.