Men Finish Regular Season at SAU

SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist faces Southern Arkansas the final regular-season men's basketball game for both teams Saturday. The game is scheduled for 3 p.m. from the Watson Gymnasium in Magnolia, Ark. OBU won the earlier meeting between the two schools with an 88-72 victory last month in Shawnee.

Live video of the game will be streamed on the SAU Sports Network. The game will 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.
 
Oklahoma Baptist – Men's Basketball Notes
Oklahoma Baptist (15-12, 14-7) vs. Southern Arkansas (18-9, 13-8)

TEAMS

• Oklahoma Baptist is 15-12 overall and 14-7 GAC…They are assured a third seed in the upcoming conference tournament…OBU is 5-6 with victories over Southwestern (87-74), Harding (70-67), Arkansas Tech (99-63), East Central (66-64) and Arkansas-Monticello (82-69)
• Southern Arkansas is 18-9 overall and 13-8 GAC, tied with East Central four fourth…They are playing their 14^th home game where they are 12-1…The Muleriders lost for the first time at home Saturday against Southern Nazarene, 75-59

 
COACHES
Oklahoma Baptist – Jason Eaker (Texas-Pan American) 15-12 (55.5%), first season
Southern Arkansas – Andy Sharp (Reinhardt) 100-97 (50.7%), seventh season

SERIES

• Teams are meeting for the eighth time since beginning series in 2016…SAU leads 6-2 series.
• Last meeting OBU won 88-72 in on Jan. 24, 2019 in Shawnee…Brantly Thompson led the Bison with 18 points and Harrison Stoddart added 16…Aaron Lucas added 17 to lead SAU.

 
LAST OUTING

• OBU beat Harding 94-65 Saturday, Feb. 23 in Shawnee…Dishon Lowery and Antonio Wade each had 20 points to lead the Bison in scoring.
• SAU lost 75-59 at home to league regular-season champion Southern Nazarene…C.J. Elkins and Devante Brooks each had 10 to lead the Muleriders in scoring.
   

OBU KEY STATS

• Antonio Wade is averaging 21 points and 4.0 rebounds in the last three games…He is shooting 21-of-32 (56.5%) from the field and is 14-of-16 (87.5%) from the line
• Dishon Lowery ranks second in the league in rebounding averaging 8.1 boards per game…He has nine double-doubles, second to Southeastern's Kevin Buckingham's 11.
• OBU ranks second in the league in rebound margin at +5.4…OBU has outrebounded its opponent 16 of the team's 27 games…They are 11-5 when collecting the most rebounds.