Setting the Scene
- Bulldog Basketball concludes the first semester of play on Saturday afternoon as they host Oklahoma Baptist at the Pioneer Cellular Event Center in Weatherford
- SWOSU enters the contest searching for their first conference victory of the season while Oklahoma Baptist is 2-1 so far in GAC play
- Both teams are led by first-year head coaches, with SWOSU 2-6 under Terry Evans while OBU has started the season 3-4 under Jason Eaker
- OBU defeated SWOSU 95-82 back in February at the Pioneer Cellular Event Center for their first win over the Bulldogs as GAC foes after SWOSU won the first three meetings between the programs
- SWOSU is led by reigning GAC Co-Player of the Week Tre Evans, who ranks fourth in NCAA Division II with an average of 27.6 points per game heading into the contest
 
About the Opponent
Oklahoma Baptist (3-4, 2-1 GAC)
- The Bison are the highest-scoring team in the Great American Conference, averaging 85.4 points per game while defeating their opponents by 6.4 points each time out
- OBU is 2-1 in conference play with home wins over Southeastern Oklahoma State and East Central sandwiching a one-point loss at Northwestern Oklahoma State
- Four different players average better than 10 points per game for the Bison, who are led by Antonio Wade at 16.4 ppg
- In his first year leading the Bison is Jason Eaker, who has 15 years of coaching experience, most recently as an assistant coach at NCAA Division I Mercer
 
The Series

*1/23/16	Weatherford	W, 82-70
*2/20/16	Shawnee	W, 78-67
*1/21/17	Shawnee	W, 83-73
*2/16/17	Weatherford	L, 82-95
NCAA Division II Era: SWOSU Leads 3-1
in Weatherford: Series Tied 1-1
in Shawnee: SWOSU Leads 2-0
at Pioneer Cellular Event Center: Series Tied 1-1

 
SWOSU Notes
- Tre Evans was named the Great American Conference Co-Player of the Week on Monday after averaging 36.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per game in SWOSU's games against Oklahoma Christian and #5/6 Southern Nazarene last week
- Evans set a new season-high in scoring during both games, starting with 32 points in the win at OC before pouring in 40 - the highest-scoring game in the GAC this season - on Saturday against SNU
- For the season, Evans leads the GAC and ranks fourth in NCAA Division II with 27.6 points per game while scoring 20 or more points in six-of-seven games this year
- Jamar Sandifer set a new season-high with 25 points at Oklahoma Christian on Thursday and followed that up with 16 points against SNU, leaving him second on the team with 16.8 points per game for the year
- Cheikh Fall has grabbed eight or more rebounds in three straight games, including a career-high 10 on Saturday against SNU, and he leads the Bulldogs with 6.6 rebounds per game this season
- SWOSU and Oklahoma Baptist are the two highest-scoring teams in the Great American Conference, with OBU leading the league with 85.4 points per while SWOSU is close behind with an average of 85.0 points per contest
- Following two straight games holding opponents to 85 points or fewer, the Bulldogs have improved their scoring defense to 95.1 points per game
- Luke Lewallen matched his season-high with 19 minutes of action against SNU and he chipped in six points and two rebounds, giving him an average of 5.6 points per game for the year
 
Looking Ahead
- SWOSU will take a two-week break for the holidays before returning to action on Saturday, December 29th, against Randall
- That game is set to tip off at 4:00 pm from the Pioneer Cellular Event Center in Weatherford
- The Bulldogs play their first games of 2019 at home, hosting Arkansas-Monticello (Jan. 3) and Southern Arkansas (Jan. 5)