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SENIOR NIGHT Southeastern (10-14, 8-10 GAC) at SWOSU (14-10, 10-8 GAC) Thursday, February 18, 7:30 pm Weatherford, Okla (Pioneer Cellular Event Center) Live Stats  |  Watch Live  |  Live Audio SWOSU Game Notes (pdf)

Setting the Stage
- The final home game of the 2015-16 season will be played on Thursday night as the Bulldogs welcome Southeastern Oklahoma State to the Pioneer Cellular Event Center for Senior Night
- The Bulldogs are looking to rebound from a tough loss at Northwestern Oklahoma State on Monday evening while Southeastern is coming off a rivalry loss against East Central
- SWOSU won the first matchup in the series, taking down Southeastern 89-82 last month in Durant for their third straight road win in the series
- Southeastern Oklahoma State, now 10-14 overall and tied for eighth in the GAC at 8-10, seeks their second straight win over the Bulldogs in Weatherford after downing SWOSU 83-73 last February
- SWOSU has fallen back into a tie for fourth place in the GAC standings at 10-8 along with Southern Arkansas and Southern Nazarene
- Five Bulldog seniors will be playing their final game at the Pioneer Cellular Event Center on Thursday night and the group will be honored prior to tipoff
- SWOSU's senior class is comprised of Martell Collins, Juwan Newmen, Ayo Ojo, Emeche Wells and Oliver Willis
 
The Opponent
Southeastern Oklahoma State (10-14, 8-10 GAC)
- Had a three-game winning streak snapped on Monday evening with a 76-72 setback against conference-leader East Central
- Tied for eighth place in the GAC standings at 8-10 and fighting for the last spot in the conference tournament, which is held next month in Bartlesville
- While they are .500 at 7-7 on their home floor, the Savage Storm have struggled to find success in true road games with a 3-7 record away from home
- One of the lowest scoring teams in the GAC, avearging 73.3 points per game while opponents have scored 78.3 points per game against Southeastern
- Thursday's game will match the top two teams in blocked shots against each other with Southeastern leading the conference (104) and SWOSU ranked second (96)
- Led in scoring by Anton Cook, who averages 16.6 points per game, along with Sami Bzai (14.2 ppg) and Nathan Jackson (10.3 ppg)
- Tyler Lonzie is the team's leading rebounder with 6.5 per game and he's ranked fourth in the conference with 33 blocked shots (1.4/game)
 
The Coaches
SWOSU: Bob Battisti (47-33, 3rd season; 456-329 career, 27th season)
- In his third season as the head coach of the Bulldogs, having led SWOSU to back-to-back winning seasons in his first two years at the helm
- Has coached three players at SWOSU that earned All-GAC distinction, including one GAC Player of the Year and one GAC Defensive Player of the Year
- Previously spent 25 years at Northwestern Oklahoma State, coaching the men's basketball team for 21 seasons before taking over as the school's athletic director
- In 26 years as a head coach, Battisti has a career record of 456-329 (.582) and he is 4-1 against Southeastern Oklahoma State as the head coach at SWOSU
 
Southeastern Oklahoma State: Kelly Green (60-75, 5th season)
- In his fi fth season as the head coach of the Savage Storm, where he has coached six all-conference honorees, including three first-team selections
- Joined the Southeastern program after 14 seasons as the head coach at Arizona Western Junior College, where he posted a winning percentage of 76.2%
- Other prior coaching stops include Frank Phillips College, Western Texas College, Texas-Pan American, Western New Mexico and Angleton (Texas) HS
 
The Series
GAC History Only
      Date                Location                            Score             
      *1/26/2012       Weatherford, Okla.           L 68-92
      *2/23/2012       Durant, Okla.                    L 57-64
      *1/10/2013       Weatherford, Okla.           W 82-71
      *2/16/2013       Durant, Okla.                    L 51-70
      *1/9/2014         Durant, Okla.                    W 72-70
      *2/15/2014       Weatherford, Okla.           W 82-76
      *1/3/2015         Durant, Okla.                    W 61-60
      *2/28/2015       Weatherford, Okla.           L 73-83
      *1/20/2016       Durant, Okla.                    W 89-82
*GAC Conference Meeting
 
Last Time Out
- SWOSU battled foul trouble, poor shooting and turnovers as they suffered an 85-55 rivalry defeat on Monday night against Northwestern Oklahoma State
- Martell Collins led the Bulldog with 14 points while Collin Jennings had 13 points and six rebounds and Juwan Newmen totaled 12 points and nine rebounds
 
SWOSU Notes
- Five SWOSU Basketball seniors will be honored in a ceremony prior to tipoff of their final game inside the Pioneer Cellular Event Center
      - Martell Collins has been SWOSU's leading scorer the past two seasons, currently leading the GAC with 19.9 points per game in league play
      - Juwan Newmen is a one-year member of the Bulldog squad and he leads the team with 174 rebounds while ranking third in the league with 7.9 rebounds per game
      - Ayo Ojo is in his second year with the Bulldogs, where he has avearged 6.3 points and 5.7 rebounds per game and he ranks sixth in the GAC with 26 blocked shots this season
      - Emeche Wells is the GAC's steals leader (45) this season and he has filled up the stat sheet the past two seasons, averaging 8.9 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists at SWOSU
      - Oliver Willis has seen action in 76 games over the course of his four-year career at SWOSU and he's averaging 1.2 points and 1.5 rebounds per game this season
 
Looking Ahead
- The home portion of the schedule is completed, leaving the Bulldogs to play their final three regular season games on the road beginning on Saturday at Oklahoma Baptist
- Next weekend, SWOSU heads to Arkansas one final time to face Henderson State on Thursday and Ouachita Baptist on Saturday