Setting the Scene
- The month of December opens up with SWOSU Men's Basketball hosting Southeastern Oklahoma State on Saturday afternoon at the Pioneer Cellular Event Center in Weatherford
- Both teams are searching for their first conference victory after SWOSU was upended 101-74 at East Central on Thursday night while Southeastern suffered their first defeat of the season by a score of 80-77 in overtime at Oklahoma Baptist
- SWOSU leaves behind the month of November, which saw four road or neutral games, and enters a stretch which will include six-of-seven upcoming games being played at home
- Southeastern has won four straight meetings in the series with SWOSU and they've left Weatherford victorious in three of their last four trips
 
About the Opponent
Southeastern Okla. (3-1, 0-1 GAC)
- Preseason pick to finish second in the GAC, the Savage Storm opened the season with wins over Arlington Baptist, Texas A&M-International and St. Mary's before suffering their first defeat at Oklahoma Baptist
- Southeastern is led by post Kevin Buckingham, who is currently averaging a double-double of 22.0 points and 10.7 rebounds per game while Kellen Manek is close behind with 18.5 points per contest
- Eighth-year head coach Kelly Green has led the Savage Storm since 2011-12, leading the team to 92 victories and five postseason appearances
 
The Series (GAC Era)

*1/26/12	Weatherford	L, 68-92
*2/23/12	Durant	L, 57-64
*1/10/13	Weatherford	W, 82-71
*2/16/13	Durant	L, 51-70
*1/9/14	Durant	W, 72-70
*2/15/14	Weatherford	W, 82-76
*1/3/15	Durant	W, 61-60
*2/28/15	Weatherford	L, 73-83
*1/20/16	Durant	W, 89-82
*2/18/16	Weatherford	W, 79-68
*1/18/17	Weatherford	L, 62-75
*2/18/17	Durant	L, 59-86
*1/13/18	Durant	L, 72-83
*2/15/18	Weatherford	L, 69-96
NCAA Era: SWOSU Leads 23-19
in Weatherford: SWOSU Leads 12-9
in Durant: SWOSU Leads 11-10
GAC Era: SE Leads 8-6
at Pioneer Cellular Event Center: SE Leads 3-2

 
SWOSU Notes
- Tre Evans recorded his second consecutive double-double with 27 points and 11 rebounds on Thursday night at East Central
- Evans remains the leading scorer in the conference, averaging 26.0 points to go along with 6.3 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game in four games this season
- Marcus Thomas was the Bulldogs second-leading scorer at ECU, finishing the contest with 11 points, four rebounds and four assists
- Thomas ranks third on the team with 10.6 points per game this season, scoring 10 or more in three of the first five games
- Jamar Sandifer battled foul trouble against ECU and was limited to a season-low eight points before fouling in 20 minutes of action
- SWOSU is tied with Arkansas Tech for third in the league in scoring offense, averaging 86.6 points per game
- Nick Shoemaker knocked down his first three-pointer of the season last Saturday, giving him 161 for his career, which ranks third at SWOSU for the NCAA Division II era
- Shoemaker needs 10 more three-pointers to surpass former teammate Markeise Champion (170, 2015-17) for second place on that list
- East Central became the third team in five games to score 100 points against the Bulldogs, who are now allowing exactly 100.0 points per game to opponents this season
- SWOSU leads the Great American Conference in steals, recording 45 (9.0 per game) to date this season
- Luke Lewallen knocked down both of his three-point attempts and scored nine points in 16 minutes off the bench at ECU, upping his season average to 6.4 points per game
 
Looking Ahead
- The Bulldogs will step out of conference play next Thursday for a road matchup with Oklahoma Christian
- SWOSU is back at home next Saturday as they welcome nationally-ranked Southern Nazarene to the Pioneer Cellular Event Center on December 8th