BARTLESVILLE, Okla. – Kansas Wesleyan Men's Basketball dropped a 77-64 decision to the No. 13 ranked Oklahoma Wesleyan Eagles on Saturday night at Mueller Sports Complex.
 
A 14-3 by Oklahoma Wesleyan after the Coyotes had cut the difference to two points to start the second half was enough cushion for the Eagles in the game.
 
The run made it 50-37 in favor of the Eagles with 15:12 left in the game.
 
The Coyotes pushed back, cutting the lead to seven at 53-46 with 12:32 left on a bucket by Gabriel Phillips, but KWU got no closer the rest of the night.
 
KWU fell behind 11-3 to start the game with 16:32 left in the first half.
 
OKWU led 25-17 with 5:43 left in the first half but the Coyotes would use a 9-1 run to tie things up at 26 on a bucket by Caiden Punt with 3:28 to go.
 
The Coyotes could not grab the lead, and trailed by four at the half at 36-32.
 
Punt led the Coyotes with 19 points and 12 rebounds. KWU shot 25 of 64 from the field for 39.1 percent, but were just 3 of 24 from 3-point range for 12.5 percent. The Coyotes did outrebound the Eagles 40-38.
 
The Coyotes are back in action on Monday in an exhibition game with Northwestern Oklahoma State at 7 p.m. in Alva, Oklahoma. KWU returns to KCAC action on December 3 at Sterling.