OBU Faces Dawgs in Weatherford

OKLAHOMA BAPTIST (3-4, 2-1 GAC) AT SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE (2-6, 0-3 GAC)

Saturday, Dec. 15 | 3 p.m.

Pioneer Cellular Event Center | Weatherford, Okla.

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SHAWNEE – After a week away from the court to focus on finals, Oklahoma Baptist resumes action when they head to Weatherford to take on Southwestern Oklahoma State on Saturday, Dec. 15 inside the Pioneer Cellular Event Center.
 
Last Time Out

• The Bison dropped East Central, 76-66, to move to 2-1 in the Great American Conference last Tuesday, Dec. 4
• Dishon Lowery and Antonio Wade led the way with 12 points each, with Lowery completing a double-double thanks to 16 rebounds
• Mohammed Abubakar also touched double figures with 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting
• OBU assisted on 56.5 percent of their made shots, paced by Wade's five assist
• The Bison did well to chase ECU off their spots, forcing the Tigers into shooting just 23.5 percent from long range

Scouting the Bulldogs

• Under the direction of first-year head coach Terry Evans, the Bulldogs have amassed a 2-6 record in the early going. SWOSU most recently lost a close game, 84-79, to No. 5/6 Southern Nazarene this past Saturday
• SWOSU is just behind OBU in scoring offense this year, pouring in an average of 85.0 points. Reigning co-GAC Player of the Week Tre Evans leads the GAC at 27.6 ppg
• The Dawgs are last in scoring defense, however, allowing 95.1 ppg while allowing opponents to hit just under 50 percent of their field goal attempts, including 43.9 percent of attempts from beyond the arc
• Cheik Fall and Evans lead SWOSU with 6.6 and 6.4 rpg, but SWOSU holds a minus-1.1 rebounding margin
• SWOSU is third in the league at 7.8 steals/game

OBU Offensive Report

• OBU boasts the GAC's top offense, pouring in 85.4 ppg. Antonio Wade leads a balanced Bison offense with 16.4 ppg, while Davion Turner (13.7), Lowery (12.6) and Julian Daughtry (10.9) also average 10+ points
• Wade ranks seventh in the league with 5.5 assists/game. Brantly Thompson (3.9) and Daughtry (2.6) also rank in the top 14 in the GAC in the category
• OBU has been dialed in from distance this season, shooting 39.8 percent, the second-best mark in the GAC. The Bison are hitting on 50.1 percent of their shots from the floor
• Caleb Norris is connecting on 53.3 percent of his 3-point attempts while attempting 2.14 3PA/game

OBU Defensive Report

• The Bison are allowing 79.0 ppg and enjoy a plus-6.4 scoring margin. Opponents are shooting 44.4 percent from the field against OBU through seven games this season
• OBU boasts a plus-6.4 rebounding margin, leading the GAC with a mark of 29.4 defensive rpg. Lowery is one of just two players in the GAC to average 10 or more rebounds, pulling down 10.4
• Harrison Stoddart ranks ninth among conference players with .9 blocks/game

Around the GAC

• After three games in league play, OBU sits in a five-way tie for third place
• Southern Nazarene and Southeastern Oklahoma State are tied for first place with matching 3-1 records. OBU owns Southeastern's lone loss in league play this season so far
• SWOSU is tied for last place with Arkansas Tech. Both teams are currently searching for their first conference win of the season at 0-3