SHAWNEE – Oklahoma Baptist (10-2; 4-2 GAC) hosts Arkansas Tech and Harding this week at the Noble Complex.
The Wonder Boys (4-8; 2-4 GAC) play the Bison on Jan. 8 at 7:30 p.m. before a Saturday, Jan. 10 contest with Harding (9-3; 5-1 GAC) starting at 3.
Historically, OBU's matchup with ATU has the team from Russellville holding a slim 10-8 series advantage and have won four of the last five. As for series history with HU, the green and gold lead 11-7. The Bison Sports Network's Todd Miller and Dave Myrick will be on the call of both contests.
Bison Notes
- OBU won 85-77 over Northwestern on Jan. 3. In that contest, the team shot a season-high 77.4 percent from the foul line (24-of-31).
- Seth Grandberry scored a season-high 15 points and made a season-best three 3-pointers.
- In addition to Grandberry, three more players reached double-figure scoring: Terry Coner Jr. (14), Joshua Udoumoh (14) and Jackson Greene (11).
- Coach Jason Eaker's squad is the top scoring team in the GAC at 82.5 points per game.
- They are also second in field-goal percentage (48.3) and third in rebounding (38.9).
- In fact, in nine of the team's 12 games, the Bison have outrebounded their opponent.
- OBU's plus-5.8 margin is slotted third in the league. Furthermore, the team collects 13.9 offensive boards per game, ranked second.
- Greene and Udoumoh lead the rebounding efforts averaging 5.8 and 5.7 boards per game, respectively.
Wonder Boys Notes
- Arkansas Tech has lost four in a row following a 61-55 loss to first-place Ouachita on Jan. 3.
- The Wonder Boys have not won a game (0-5) away from Tucker Coliseum this season.
- Offense has been a struggle for ATU. They rank 10th in scoring (70.4), ninth in field-goal percentage (43.4) and 11th in turnover margin (-1.25).
- David Elliott IV is the team's top scorer at 13.4 points per game. That is ranked 13th in the conference.
- He is also 13th in free throw percentage at 81.1 percent.
- Six-foot-seven forward Aiden Underdown has made 68.2 percent of his shots this season. That is a top-four league mark.
- Lastly, Connor Davis is one of only eight GAC players to make 40 percent from downtown.
Harding Notes
- Defensively, HU gives up the second-fewest points (60.6) in the league. They are also No. 2 in field-goal percentage defense (39.3).
- Offensively, though, Harding is last (12th) in shooting (38.9%) and ninth in scoring average (72.8).
- They do lead the GAC with a 79.2 free throw percentage.
- Individually, Reggie Webster is the team's top scorer at 13.1 points per game. He's one of only two HU players slotted in the top-25 of the league in that category.
- The other player is last season's GAC Tournament MVP Keyln McBride. He scores 12.6 per contest. McBride also is second in assists (5.2) and first in free throw percentage (100.0).
- Wesley Booker is as good a defender as there is in the country. He's the only GAC player to rank top-five in blocks (1.6) and steals (1.9). Booker is also second in rebounding (8.3).
