Harding (17-9, 16-5) vs. Southeastern Oklahoma (11-16, 9-12)
Feb. 27, 2016 • Rhodes-Reaves Field House • Searcy, Ark. • 3 p.m.

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THE COACHES
Jeff Morgan, Harding
    at Harding: 395-260 (22nd season)
    Career: 412-270 (23rd season)
    vs. Southeastern Okla.: 9-9
Kelly Green, Southeastern Okla.
    at SE: 62-76 (5th season)
    Career: 70-95 (6th season)

THE SERIES
Series Record: Tied
in Searcy: HU leads 6-2
First Meeting: HU 76-54 (1/21/1998)
Last Meeting: HU 82-70 (1/9/2016)
Current Streak: HU, 1 game

• Harding can clinch a tie for its third regular season conference championship since 2007-08 with a victory Saturday against Southeastern Oklahoma at the Rhodes-Reaves Field House. The Bisons last won the GAC regular season in 2012-13.

• Harding enters the game 17-9 overall. The Bisons are tied with East Central and Ouachita Baptist for first place in the GAC. Southeastern is tied  with Northwestern Oklahoma for the eighth and final tournament spot. 

• Harding is coming off an 80-67 home victory over East Central on Thursday. Will Francis scored 19 of his team-high 26 points in the first half. Harding took the lead midway through the first half and led the rest of the way.

• Southeastern Oklahoma defeated Arkansas Tech 78-64 on Thursday in Russellville. The Storm shot 49 percent and held the Wonder Boys to 38 percent. Reserve forward Tyler Lonzie led Southeastern with 18 points.

• With a win, Harding would have 10 home victories for the 19th time in program history and the ninth time in the last 11 seasons. The record is 14 home wins in 1995-96 and 2012-13.

Harding Team Notes: 
•    Jacob Gibson joined the injured Andraz Kavas (1,068 points) in Harding's career 1,000-point club with his 21-point performance against Southwestern Oklahoma. Gibson ranks 23rd at Harding with 1,178 points. Two more Bisons are nearing the mark -- Will Francis (979) and Blake McNair (976).

•    Jacob Gibson will be playing his 100th career game as a Bison on Saturday. He is Harding's career leader with 213 3-pointers. He is sixth on Harding's single-season 3-pointer list with 74, three behind Ronnie Brothers' 77 in 1992-93. Gibson made a career-high 82 3-pointers in 2013-14.

•    Harding will finish the GAC regular season with a winning percentage over .700 for the fourth time in program history. In 2010-11, Harding set the school record with a 12-2 (.857) conference record in the Gulf South Conference. The Bisons were also 12-4 (.750) in the GSC in 2002-03 and 10-4 (.714) in 2007-08. Harding's winning percentage will be .773 with a win and .727 with a loss.

•    Harding has made 272 3-pointers in 2015-16. With 28 more 3-pointers made, the Bisons will reach 300 made 3-pointers for the third consecutive season. The 2013-14 team holds the record with 319 3-pointers.

Series Notes:
•    Harding and Southeastern Oklahoma are meeting for the 19th time with the series tied 9-9. The Bisons have won six of the eight meetings in Searcy, including five of the last six.

•    Harding won the first meeting between the two teams 82-70 on Jan. 9 in Durant, Oklahoma. Jacob Gibson made 5-of-6 3-pointers and led Harding with 23 points. Will Francis made three 3-pointers and scored 18 points. Harding shot a season-high 54.4 percent from the field. Anton Cook led Southeastern with 19 points.

•    Series Individual Records, Harding vs. Southeastern Oklahoma:
    Points - 34, Zach Roddenberry (2/18/2012)
    Rebounds - 16, Dwayne McDonald (12/2/2000)
    Assists - 9, Weston Jameson (1/13/2014 & 3/1/2014)

Opponent Notes:
•    Southeastern Oklahoma enters the game 11-16 overall and 9-12 in the GAC. The Savage Storm is 4-8 on the road, including 4-6 in GAC road games.

•    Southeastern Oklahoma leads the GAC with 4.3 blocked shots per game. The Storm is one of only two teams in the GAC with more than 100 blocked shots this season.

•    Anton Cook, a 6-foot-2 guard from Birmingham, Alabama, leads Southeastern and ranks ninth in the GAC with 15.3 points per game. He has scored in double figures only once in the last five games.

•    Kelly Green, a graduate of Northwestern Oklahoma, is in his fifth season as head coach at Southeastern Oklahoma. He was also the head coach at Western New Mexico in 1995-96.