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Blake McNair and the Harding Bisons battle Southeastern Oklahoma on Saturday in Durant, Oklahoma.

Men's Basketball by Scott Goode (1/8/16)

Basketball Bisons Seek Oklahoma Road Trip Sweep at Southeastern

Harding (5-5, 4-1) vs. Southeastern Okla. (4-7, 2-3)
Jan. 9, 2016 • Bloomer Sullivan Arena • Durant, Okla. • 3 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: 383-256 (22nd season)
    Career: 400-266 (23rd season)
    vs. Southeastern Okla.: 8-9
Kelly Green, Southeastern Okla.
    at SE: 55-68 (5th season)
    Career: 63-86 (6th season)

THE SERIES
Series Record: SE leads 9-8
in Durant: SE leads 7-1
First Meeting: HU 76-54 (1/21/1998)
Last Meeting: SE 79-74 (2/14/2015)
Current Streak: SE, 3 games

WHAT TO WATCH FOR
Harding enters the game 4-1 and tied with Arkansas Tech and Southwestern Oklahoma for first place in the Great American Conference standings. Southeastern Oklahoma won its first two conference games but has lost its last three in the GAC and its last six overall.

Harding is attempting to snap a seven-game losing streak against Southeastern Oklahoma in games played in Durant.

KEY MATCHUP
Harding ranks second in the GAC in scoring offense at 80.6 points per game. Southeastern is last of the 12 teams in the GAC in scoring defense, allowing 82.5 points per game.

PLAYERS TO WATCH
Harding sophomore Reggie Anthony scored a career-high 25 points in Harding's overtime victory at East Central on Thursday and is second in the GAC with a 2.1 assist-to-turnover ratio. Junior Will Francis scored 17 points in the second half at East Central and has averaged 14.0 points in four games against Southeastern, including a 32-point game against this Savage Storm in his freshman season.

Southeastern junior guard Anton Cook, a resident of Birmingham, Alabama, leads the Storm and ranks eighth in the GAC with 16.3 points per game. He has scored 10 or more points in 10 of 11 games with a season high of 25 against Arkansas Tech on Thursday.

FACTS AND FIGURES
Harding leads the GAC in assists (16.7) and assists-to-turnover ratio (1.4). Harding has had even or more assists than turnovers in each game and has not made more than 13 turnovers in a game this season. Harding leads the GAC with only 12.0 turnovers per game. The Bisons have had 13 or more assists in each game.

Harding leads the GAC in field-goal percentage at 46.5 percent. The Bisons have shot 42.2 percent or higher in each game this and have shot over 50 percent three times, including 54 percent at East Central.

Southeastern ranks third in the GAC with 4.1 blocks per game. The Storm has had more than five blocks in a game four times. Tyler Lonzie is fifth individually in blocked shots with 1.2 per game.
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Players Mentioned

Reggie Anthony

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Will Francis

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Players Mentioned

Reggie Anthony

#3 Reggie Anthony

6' 1"
Sophomore
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Will Francis

#21 Will Francis

6' 5"
Junior
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