SEARCY – Harding men's basketball plays its final game of the regular season Saturday against Henderson State with tip-off at the Duke Wells Center scheduled for 4 p.m. The game will air live in Searcy on KVHU 95.3-FM and on HardingSports.com.
Harding (13-12, 8-7) has lost its last four games but could still finish anywhere between third and sixth in the final Great American Conference standings heading into next week's conference tournament.
The Bisons made a season-high 13 3-pointers Thursday in an 80-73 loss to Arkansas-Monticello on the road. Junior
Zach Roddenberry had 17 points, senior
Bradley Spencer made three 3-pointers and had 15 points, and sophomore
Weston Jameson scored all 12 of his points on four 3-pointers and added six assists.
Henderson State (15-10, 10-5) is also struggling, with losses in its last three, but have already clinched the No. 2 seed. The Reddies fell 69-64 at Southern Arkansas on Thursday. Andrew Ensley scored 23 points and had 11 rebounds to lead the Reddies.
Harding won the first meeting between the teams with a 78-62 victory over Henderson State in Searcy on Jan. 28. The Bisons had four players with 10 or more points with Spencer scoring 18 points and Roddenberry adding 14 points and 14 rebounds.
Henderson State shot only 33 percent and missed nine of its 12 3-point attempts. Harding led 35-33 at halftime but outscored Henderson State by 14 points in the second half.