Harding Men's Basketball Seeks Road Victory at Southern Arkansas

Harding (9-6, 8-2) vs. Southern Arkansas (9-7, 6-4)
Jan. 25, 2016 • Watson Athletic Center • Magnolia, 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: 387-257 (22nd season)
   Career: 404-267 (23rd season)
   vs. Southern Ark.: 28-14
Andy Sharpe, Southern Ark.
   at SAU: 46-52 (4th season)
   Career: 214-122 (11th season)

THE SERIES
Series Record: SAU leads 70-50
in Magnolia: SAU leads 43-15
First Meeting: SAU 64-61 (11/23/1957)
Last Meeting: HU 89-77 (3/6/2015)
Current Streak: HU, 2 games

WHAT TO WATCH FOR
Harding enters the game tied with Ouachita Baptist for first place in the Great American Conference with an 8-2 record. The Bisons are 4-1 in conference road games, tying their most GAC road wins in the four-year history of the conference. Southern Arkansas is 9-7 overall and 6-4 in the GAC. The Muleriders had a five-game winning streak snapped Saturday with a road loss at Ouachita.

KEY STAT
The game features the top two 3-point shooters in the GAC. Southern Arkansas' Keeton Tennison leads the GAC at 51.6 percent, and Harding's Blake McNair is second at 51.3 percent. Harding's Will Francis is ninth at 44.3 percent.

PLAYERS TO WATCH
Harding senior Jacob Gibson has scored 20 or more points in four of his last six games, including a season-high 26 points in the Bisons' victory Saturday over Henderson State. Gibson is 30 points away from becoming the 36th Harding player with 1,000 career points.

Jaron Davis, a 5-foot-10 senior guard from New Orleans, Louisiana, is Southern Arkansas' leading scorer at 15.8 points per game. Second-team All-GAC last season, he leads the GAC in free-throw percentage (89.3 percent).

FACTS AND FIGURES
Harding has taken over the GAC lead in scoring defense, allowing only 72.6 points per game. The Bisons have held their opponents to fewer than 70 points in seven games this season ... Harding leads the GAC in field-goal percentage (47.1 percent) and have shot 40 percent or better in 14 of 15 games ... Harding leads the GAC with 10.5 3-pointers per game. The Bisons have made 10 or more 3-pointers eight times this season, including seven times in the last nine games ... Harding has shot 49 percent from the field in GAC games and has made 37 more 3-pointers than its opponents (104-67) ... Southern Arkansas is second in the GAC in rebounding margin at +4.4. Five times this season the Muleriders have outrebounded their opponents by 10 or more. Southern Arkansas outrebounded Ouachita 38-31 in its most recent game.

UP NEXT
Harding hosts Northwestern Oklahoma on Thursday.
Southern Arkansas hosts East Central on Thursday.

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Players Mentioned

#21 Will Francis: G; 6' 5"; Junior

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

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

Players Mentioned

#21 Will Francis
: 6' 5"; Junior
: G

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

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

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Harding Men's Basketball Seeks Road Victory at Southern Arkansas

Players Mentioned

#21 Will Francis

#15 Jacob Gibson

#23 Blake McNair

Players Mentioned

#21 Will Francis

#15 Jacob Gibson

#23 Blake McNair