Bison Open GAC Play Thursday

SHAWNEE – After a week and a half off, Oklahoma Baptist returns to Mabee Arena at the Noble Complex to take on Southeastern Oklahoma State in the squad's Great American Conference Opener. Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m.
 
Last Time Out

• The Bison fell on the road in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, against Northeastern State
• Antonio Wade led all Bison with 18 points while also pulling down four rebounds and handing out three assists
• Julian Daughtry and Davion Turner were second on the team with 13 points apiece, followed by Dishon Lowery's 10 points. Lowery completed his double-double with a game-high 14 boards
• OBU shot 39.3 percent from the field

Scouting the Savage Storm

• Southeastern is 3-0 on the year after wins over Texas A&M-International and St. Mary's (Texas) this past weekend
• The Savage Storm is pouring in 81.7 ppg, led by Kellan Manek's 20.3 ppg, the fourth-best mark in the GAC. Southeastern has a scoring margin of plus-12.3 points while shooting 49.4 percent from the field
• Jett Jobe holds a 2.8 assist/turnover ratio, while also scoring 15.0 ppg
• SOSU has been out-rebounded by minus-0.7 rpg. Kevin Buckingham has a team-high 9.0 rpg

Bison Offensive Report

• Despite a 1-3 record, OBU leads the GAC in scoring at 91.2 ppg. Wade (17.8 ppg) and Turner (16.3 ppg) both rank in the top 12 in scoring
• OBU is averaging 16.3 apg with a 1.4 assist/turnover ratio. Wade leads OBU with 4.5 apg, good for eighth-best mark in the league, while Daughtry leads the GAC with a 4.3 assist/turnover ratio
• Wade and Caleb Norris are hitting on a combined 56.5 percent of their 3-point attempts
• OBU has struggled from the charity stripe, shooting just 62.2 percent on 98 free throw attempts

Bison Defensive Report

• The Bison are holding opponents to 83.0 ppg, and boast a plus-8.2 scoring margin
• OBU's 39.2 rebounds are the fourth-highest mark in the conference, and the team's plus-8.0 rebounding margin is the third-best mark in the GAC
• Lowery leads the conference with 9.5 rpg, including 7.3 defensive rpg
• Daughtry leads all OBU players with four blocks, while Mohammed Abubakar, Harrison Stoddart, Lowery and Brantly Thompson each have three blocks