Harding (14-9, 13-5) vs. Southern Arkansas (13-11, 10-8)
Feb. 18, 2016 • Rhodes-Reaves Field House • Searcy, 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: 392-260 (22nd season)
    Career: 409-270 (23rd season)
    vs. Southern Ark.: 29-14
Andy Sharpe, Southern Ark.
    at SAU: 50-56 (4th season)
    Career: 218-126 (11th season)

THE SERIES
Series Record: SAU leads 70-51
in Searcy: HU leads 32-24
First Meeting: SAU 64-61 (11/23/1957)
Last Meeting: HU 82-67 (1/25/2016)
Current Streak: HU, 3 games

WHAT TO WATCH FOR
With four games remaining, Harding has clinched its spot in the Great American Conference Tournament and is within only one game of the top spot in the GAC. The Bisons are in third place, just a game behind Ouachita Baptist and East Central.

Southern Arkansas is tied for fourth in the GAC and could climb closer to clinching its tournament spot but will have to win at the Rhodes-Reaves Field House, where it has lost 13 straight games.

Harding won the first meeting between the teams this season, 82-67 in Magnolia on Jan. 25. Reggie Anthony led the Bisons with 22 points, connecting on 9-of-17 shots. Blake McNair was 10-of-10 from the free-throw line and scored 18 points. Stefan Andelkovic made five 3-pointers and scored 19. Alvin Braddock came off the bench to lead the Muleriders with 17 points.

KEY STATS
?Harding leads the GAC and ranks 15th in NCAA Division II in assist-to-turnover ratio, with 1.5 assists per turnover. Southern Arkansas is last in the GAC in the category at 0.8.

Southern Arkansas leads the GAC with 12.3 offensive rebounds per game, and Harding is 12th in the conference at 8.1 per game.

PLAYERS TO WATCH
Jacob Gibson made five 3-pointers against Arkansas Tech and became only the second Harding player with 200 3-pointers in his career. With seven more 3-pointers, Gibson will pass Aaron Farley as Harding's career 3-point leader. Blake McNair is third with 173 3-pointers.

Alvin Braddock, a 6-foot-5 forward from Kankakee, Illinois, ranks second in the GAC in field-goal percentage at 60.2 percent. He is eighth in the conference with 6.5 rebounds per game.