SHAWNEE – OBU Men's basketball returns home from Thanksgiving break and an exhibition contest in Louisiana to continue Great American Conference play against Arkansas Tech on Thursday evening.
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SCOUTING ARKANSAS TECH:
The 3-0 Wonder Boys were three points shy of beating Division I opponent Texas-San Antonio as a last-second shot sealed their fates. After beating both Southwestern and Northwestern Oklahoma State, Tech beat Graceland in the same fashion, as Justin Graham drained a three to seal their victory. All five of ATU's starters average double figures in the scoring column.
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WATCHING THE WONDER BOYS:
#0 MONTRELL WILLIAMS – Leading the pack for Tech stands Williams with 14.7 points per contest.
#5 BRANDEN WILLIAMS – Averaging a double-double in 13.3 points and 10 rebounds, the guard will look to create offensively and destruct defensively.
#4 JUSTIN GRAHAM – Along with the buzzer beater against Graceland, Graham averages six assists per game, facilitating the Wonder Boys' offense.
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OBU OVERVIEW:
Coming off of a contest against NCAA Division I opponent Louisiana Tech, OBU also has all five starters in double digit scoring, led by
Kevin Franceschi who averages 19 points.
Steven Green follows with 15.5 points and 7.3 rebounds per contest, as
Chandler Rickey,
Vladimir Nemcok and
Travon Moore round out the scoring column with 13.3, 11.3 and 10.3 points consecutively. The Bison also shoot 40 percent from field goal range and 38 percent from beyond the arc.
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Tip off is set for 7:30p.m. in the Noble Complex.
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