Harding Men's Basketball Looks to Bounce Back Monday at Arkansas Tech

Harding (7-6, 6-2) vs. Arkansas Tech (9-5, 4-4)
Jan. 18, 2016 • Tucker Coliseum • Russellville, Ark. • 7:30 p.m.

HOW TO FOLLOW
Radio: KVHU 95.3-FM
Internet:
   Audio: www.HardingSports.com
   Video: www.HardingSports.com
Live Stats: www.HardingSports.com

THE COACHES
Jeff Morgan, Harding
   at Harding: 385-257 (22nd season)
   Career: 402-267 (23rd season)
   vs. Arkansas Tech: 25-20
Chad Kline, Arkansas Tech
   at Tech: 27-19 (2nd season)
   Career: same

THE SERIES
Series Record: Tech leads 62-57
in Russellville: Tech leads 37-19
First Meeting: Tech 84-69 (1/13/1958)
Last Meeting: Tech 77-76 (2/26/2015)
Current Streak: Tech, 1 game

WHAT TO WATCH FOR
Harding suffered its first Great American Conference home loss of the season Thursday against Ouachita Baptist but is still tied for first place in the conference with a 6-2 record. The Bisons have three wins in four conference road games this season but have won only once in its last eight games in Russellville. Arkansas Tech started 4-1 in conference games but has lost three straight, including an 83-80 loss to Southern Arkansas on Thursday.

KEY STAT
Harding leads the GAC in field-goal percentage at 46.5 percent, while Arkansas Tech leads the conference in field-goal percentage defense at 39.6 percent.

PLAYERS TO WATCH
Senior Jacob Gibson is Harding's scoring leader in GAC games at 15.1 points per game. In five career games against Arkansas Tech, Gibson has made 18-of-29 (62.1 percent) from 3-point range.

Marquis Yates, a 6-foot-6 guard from Manassas, Virginia, transferred to Arkansas Tech from Highland Community College in Kansas and leads the Wonder Boys with 17.5 points per game, third in the GAC.

FACTS AND FIGURES
Harding leads the GAC in scoring margin in conference games, outscoring its opponents by 10.2 points per game ... Blake McNair is shooting 48.9 percent (23-of-47) from 3-point range in conference games ... in 1965, Harding's Ronnie Brown scored 47 points against Arkansas Tech, still the most points ever scored in a game by a Bison ... Arkansas Tech leads the GAC with a +7.0 rebound margin but has been outrebounded by 11 during its three-game losing streak.

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Players Mentioned

#15 Jacob Gibson: G; 6' 5"; Senior

#23 Blake McNair: G; 6' 4"; Senior

Players Mentioned

#15 Jacob Gibson
: 6' 5"; Senior
: G

#23 Blake McNair
: 6' 4"; Senior
: G

Players Mentioned

#15 Jacob Gibson

#23 Blake McNair

Players Mentioned

#15 Jacob Gibson

#23 Blake McNair