AMC Men's Basketball Tournament Presented by Tandem HR Semifinals Recap

The No. 1 seed William Woods and the No. 2 seed Central Baptist will face each other in the championship game of the 2025 American Midwest Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Presented by TandemHR.

Game 5: William Woods def. Missouri Baptist, 78-55

• Missouri Baptist's Courtland Soll led the team with 19 points, going 6-for-6 from the foul-line
• D'Mari Wiltz, Tre Titus and Francis Okwuosah of William Woods scored double digits
• Soll pulled down six boards and dished out two assists
• William Woods went a perfect 10-for-10 from the free-throw line during the game, with Henry Shannon III, Wiltz, Titus and Aaiden Ashton not missing a single shot
• The Owls dominated the paint scoring 44 points while the Spartans scored 24
• William Woods shot 48 percent from the field, 36 percent from deep and 100 percent from the foul-line. Missouri Baptist shot 31 percent from the field, 31 percent from beyond the arc and 79 percent from the free-throw line

Game 6: Central Baptist def. Columbia, 78-74

• Central Baptist advanced to their fourth championship game in five years. With the win, the Mustangs has defeated Columbia in five consecutive contests
• Four Mustangs scored in double-figures (Sage Borbon, Gabe Johnson and Wade Williams and Devin Foster)
• Four Cougars also scored in double-figures (Harrison Vickers, Seth Larson, Collin Parker and Kai Steinman)
• Borbon led Central Baptist in points with 22, while Larson led Columbia in points with 18
• The Mustangs blocked seven shots with three coming from Foster. Parker had the only two blocks for Columbia
• Columbia shot 42 percent from the field, 28 percent from beyond the arc and 64 percent from the foul-line. Central Baptist show 41 percent from the field, 32 percent from deep and 78 percent from the free-throw line

Thursday, Feb. 27 - Quarterfinal Schedule - Hosted by Higher Seed
Game 1: (1) William Woods def. (8) Harris-Stowe, 117-57
Game 2: (5) Missouri Baptist def. (4) Hannibal-LaGrange, 59-54
Game 3: (3) Columbia def. (6) Crowley's Ridge, 85-65
Game 4: (2) Central Baptist def. (7) Mission, 83-76

Saturday, Mar. 1 - Semifinal Schedule - Hosted by Higher Seed
Game 5: William Woods def. Missouri Baptist, 78-55
Game 6: Central Baptist def. Columbia, 78-74

Tuesday, Mar. 4 - Finals Schedule - Hosted by Higher Seed
Game 7: William Woods vs. Central Baptist - 7:00 PM