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Setting the Scene
- SWOSU Basketball heads to Lawton on Saturday for a non-conference contest against Cameron, with tipoff set for 3:00 pm at Aggie Gym
- This marks the second straight year the Bulldogs have faced the Aggies in a non-conference matchup after not meeting since the 2010-11 season, the final year that both teams were members of the Lone Star Conference
- SWOSU defeated Cameron 73-71 last December inside the Pioneer Cellular Event Center in Weatherford behind a game-high 19 points from Devin Pugh
- The Bulldogs are reeling as they enter the game on a four-game losing skid after picking up a season-opening win against Lincoln on November 10
- Cameron is 2-3 on the year and on a two-game slide after dropping close contests against Maryvile and Dallas Baptist in their last two outings
 
The Opponent
Cameron (2-3)
- The Aggies are playing at home for the first time during the regular season on Saturday after playing in two tournaments to open the season
- Cameron owns victories over Oklahoma Christian and Central Missouri with setbacks coming against Newman, Maryville and Dallas Baptist
- A balanced offense with five players averaging better than 10 points has the Aggies scoring better than 80 points per game
 
The Coaches
SWOSU: Bob Battisti (57-61, 5th season; 466-357 career, 29th season)
- In his fifth season as the head coach of the Bulldogs, having led SWOSU to at least 16 wins in three of his first four years at the helm
- Has coached five players at SWOSU that earned All-GAC distinction, including one GAC Player of the Year and one GAC Defensive Player of the Year
- In 28 years as a head coach, Battisti has a career record of 466-357 (.582) and he is 1-0 against Cameron as the head coach at SWOSU
 
Cameron: Andrew Brown (19-15, 2nd season)
- In his second season as the head men's basketball coach at Cameron after spending the 2015-16 season as the Aggies top assistant coach
- Previously spent eight years (2007-15) at Northwestern Oklahoma State, where he replaced SWOSU's Bob Battisti as head coach of the Rangers
 
Checking the Standings
- After one week of GAC play, three times remain unbeaten in league play with 2-0 records: East Central, Northwestern, and Southern Nazarene
- Six teams sport even 1-1 slates: Arkansas Tech, Arkansas-Monticello, Ouachita, Henderson State, Oklahoma Baptist, and Southeastern
- SWOSU, along with Harding and Southern Arkansas remain winless at 0-2
- Northwestern has collected the most wins overall, sitting at a perfect 5-0 overall record with all four wins coming in Alva
- Ouachita has the most impressive win, coming against Division I University of Arkansas Little Rock in an exhibition 
 
The Series (Last 12 Meetings)
Date                Location         Score
*2/20/06           Lawton             L 61-68
*1/29/07           Lawton             L 100-101
*2/19/07           Weatherford     W 95-73
*2/2/2008         Weatherford    W 79-63
*3/1/2008         Lawton            W 75-72
*1/21/2009       Weatherford    W 85-71
*2/11/2009       Lawton             L 77-80
*2/3/2010         Lawton            W 75-66
*2/6/2010         Weatherford     W 80-75 (2 OT)
*2/3/2011         Weatherford    W 79-66
*2/5/2011         Lawton             L 63-71
12/7/2016        Weatherford    W 73-71
 
NCAA Division II Era: SWOSU leads 22-8
In Weatherford: SWOSU leads 12-3
In Lawton: SWOSU leads 9-5
 
SWOSU Notes
- After posting a season-high 24 points against Rogers State, Charles Beauregard, Jr. leads the team ranks among the top 10 scorers in the Great American Conference with 15.8 points per game
- SWOSU ranks seventh in the conference with an average of 70.8 points per game, but the scoring defense is allowing 77.6 points and ranks 10th among GAC schools
- The Bulldogs have attempted 132 free throw attempts in five games - more than any other league school - and connected at a 72.7% clip (96-132) for the fourth-best free throw percentage in the conference
- Jerry Hurt was held to a season-low nine points against Rogers State but he remains ranked second on the team in scoring with 14.4 points per game
- Justin King returned to double figures with 11 points against RSU after being held to a combined four points in two GAC games last weekend
- In addition to scoring, Beauregard leads the Bulldogs in rebounding (5.2 per game) and he's tied for the team lead with nine assists and eight steals
- SWOSU has recorded just 40 assists on 108 made field goals for a league-low 8.0 assists per game
 
Looking Ahead
- SWOSU will return to GAC play next weekend with games against Arkansas Tech on Thursday night and Harding on Saturday afternoon
- The Bulldogs then play their final two non-conference games in December against Panhandle State (Dec. 8) and Randall (Dec. 30)