Harding Men's Basketball Meets Ouachita in Battle of First-Place Teams

Harding (13-8, 12-4) vs. Ouachita Baptist (12-10, 12-4)
Feb. 13, 2016 • Vining Arena • Arkadelphia, Ark. • 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: 391-259 (22nd season)
   Career: 408-269 (23rd season)
   vs. Ouachita Baptist: 32-16
Dennis Nutt, Ouachita Baptist
   at OBU: 74-57 (5th season)
   Career: 156-153 (11th season)

THE SERIES
Series Record: OBU leads 70-55
in Arkadelphia: OBU leads 39-21
First Meeting: OBU 77-59 (12/5/1957)
Last Meeting: OBU 62-58 (1/16/2016)
Current Streak: OBU, 1 game

WHAT TO WATCH FOR
The game is a matchup of two of the three teams tied for first place in the Great American Conference. Harding and Ouachita Baptist are tied with East Central at 12-4 with the best records in the conference. The Tigers defeated the Bisons 62-58 on Jan. 16 in Searcy.

KEY STAT
Harding and Ouachita are the top two teams in the GAC in 3-point field-goal percentage. The Tigers lead at 39.2 percent with the Bisons second at 39.1 percent.

PLAYERS TO WATCH
Harding senior Jacob Gibson is only 17 3-pointers behind Aaron Farley for the career lead in 3-pointers by a Bison. Farley had 206, and Gibson has 189.

Tirrell Brown lead Ouachita in scoring, rebounding and field-goal percentage.

UP NEXT
Harding hosts Arkansas Tech on Monday.

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Players Mentioned

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

Players Mentioned

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

Players Mentioned

#15 Jacob Gibson

Players Mentioned

#15 Jacob Gibson