Men Looking to Upset Nationally-Ranked SNU

SHAWNEE – After falling in an epic 58-57 contest in Shawnee on Jan. 17, head coach Jason Eaker's Bison get another shot at 17th-ranked Southern Nazarene as the rivals face off Thursday night in Bethany. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. inside the Sawyer Center on the SNU campus.
 
OBU stands in a tie for third place in the Great American Conference standings, with a chance to move up the rankings and solidify its position for the GAC Tournament with an upset of the league's top-ranked team.
 
Live video of Thursday night's game will be streamed on SNU's YouTube channel. The game will also be broadcast live on KGFF 1450 AM in the Shawnee/Seminole area, as well as online at KGFF.com, with the "Voice of the Bison", Todd Miller on the call.
 

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Oklahoma Baptist – Men's Basketball Notes
Oklahoma Baptist (12-10, 11-5) vs. Southern Nazarene (20-4, 13-3)

TEAMS

• Oklahoma Baptist is 12-10 overall and 11-5 GAC, tied with East Central for third place…The Bison are on the road for the ninth time…They are 3-5 on the road with wins at Southwestern Oklahoma (87-74), Arkansas Tech (99-63) and Harding (70-67)
• Southern Nazarene is 20-4 overall and 1-3 GAC, alone in first place one game in front of Southern Arkansas…SNU is playing at home for the 12^th time…They are 10-1 in Bethany with their lone loss to Southeastern Oklahoma (81-77)

 
COACHES

• Oklahoma Baptist – Jason Eaker (Texas-Pan American) 12-10 (54.5%), first season
• Southern Nazarene – Adam Bohac (Nebraska) 220-112 (66.2%), 11th season

SERIES

• Teams are meeting for the 104th time since beginning series in 1968…SNU leads 60-43…SNU has won seven straight…OBU's last win was in the 2012 Sooner Athletic Conference Semifinals …OBU finished 32-5 that year and made the NAIA Championship game losing to Concordia
• Last meeting SNU won 58-57 on Jan. 17 in Shawnee…Jhonathan Dunn's jumper was the game winner with 23 seconds to play.

 
LAST OUTING

• OBU was an 83-69 winners over Southwestern Oklahoma Saturday in Shawnee…Julian Daughtry and Tyler Lester each had three three-point baskets as the Bison combined for 14 on the day,
• SNU lost at home Saturday to Southeastern, 81-77...Micah Speight had 22 points for SNU.

 
OBU KEY STATS

• Antonio Wade leads OBU in scoring (16.0), assists (117) and steals (30)…He has scored 10-or-more points 20-of-22 games with 36 against Northwestern as his season-high mark.
• OBU is making 47.3% of its shots from the field, second best in the GAC…The Bison have made better than 50 percent seven times including 51 percent in their latest win over Southwestern.
• OBU is the best rebounding team in the GAC…The Bison own a +5.6 margin over their opponents…OBU has outrebounded its opponents 14-of-22 games.

 
SNU KEY STATS

• SNU is allowing the second fewest points per game in the GAC at 67.0…They have held six opponents under 60 points in which they are unbeaten.
• SNU has made 182 three-pointers this year, fifth best in the GAC…Micah Speight leads the team and ranks seventh in the conference with 54 makes.
• Noah Starkey leads SNU and the GAC in blocked shots with 52...He had a GAC best seven blocks in a win over Arkansas-Fort Smith.