The Wiley College men’s basketball team will play its 2022 Homecoming game against Arkansas Baptist College at 4 p.m. Saturday in Alumni Gymnasium.
Live statistics will be available. Wiley College students can get in at no charge. Admission for everyone else is $10. This will be the Wildcats first home regular season game. It played an exhibition game against John Melvin University on October 29.
The Wildcats (0-1) are looking to bounce back after they dropped their season opener 78-62 at Central Baptist College. Maurice Harvey led the Wildcats with 15 points, eight rebounds and four assists in his collegiate debut. Deonte Spencer contributed 11 points, three steals and two rebounds. David Williams added 11 points and four rebounds.
Wiley College hopes to lower its turnovers as it gave the ball away 24 times which led to 23 points for the Mustangs. It also seeks to improve its free throw percentage after hitting five of 16 attempts for 31.3 percent.
Arkansas Baptist (3-1) enters Saturday’s game on a three-game winning streak with their latest being an 83-82 overtime victory at Rust College. Brandon Williamson leads the Buffaloes with 19.3 points per game. Antonio Howard is averaging 12 points, 8.3 rebounds and 2.7 steals per game. Joshua Williamson is averaging assists per game.
The Wildcats and Buffaloes have met 14 times. Only six have gone in favor of the Wildcats. The first recorded meeting occurred in the 1966-67 season. The teams last met at Alumni Gymnasium in 2003. Wiley College has won its last 15 home openers. They went 9-1 at home last season.
The homestand will continue on Tuesday as the Wildcats take on their East Texas rival Texas College at 5:30 p.m.
