Setting the Scene
- Bulldog Basketball returns to action for the final time in 2018 as they host Randall on Saturday afternoon in their final non-conference matchup of the season
- SWOSU enters the contest having lost two straight while Randall brings a record of 5-9 into the matchup as the two teams play for the sixth consecutive season
- Leading the Bulldogs is junior guard Tre Evans, who is the top scorer in the Great American Conference with an average of 27.3 points per game and he's been SWOSU's leading scorer in all eight games he has played this season
- SWOSU is 1-3 at the Pioneer Cellular Event Center this season, but they've dropped three straight - all conference games - after defeating Cameron 106-90 in their home opener on November 24th
 
About the Opponent
Randall (5-9)
- The Saints have dropped two straight, including a 78-65 setback against Rogers State their last time out
- Saturday's contest is the first of three straight games the Saints will play against NCAA Division II competition
- Mark Berokoff is in his sixth year as the head coach at Randall after one year as the Director of Basketball Operations at Texas State
 
The Series

12/30/13	Weatherford	W, 106-86
12/6/14	Weatherford	W, 82-81
1/2/16	Weatherford	W, 92-75
12/31/16	Weatherford	W, 91-83
12/30/17	Weatherford	W, 90-76
NCAA Division II Era: SWOSU leads 5-0
In Weatherford: SWOSU leads 5-0
In Moore: No Meetings

 
SWOSU Notes
- The Bulldogs enter Saturday's contest on a two-game slide, but they've won their last two non-conference games with wins over Cameron and at Oklahoma Christian
- SWOSU's offense was limited to a season-low five made three-pointers and shot 39.7% from the field their last time out against Oklahoma Baptist
- Tre Evans was close to another double-double in the loss to OBU, finishing with 25 points and nine rebounds to go along with two assists
- Evans has scored at least 17 points in each game he's played this season, which is good for a league-leading average of 27.3 points per game while ranking ninth in the GAC with 4.1 assists per game
- SWOSU's second-leading scorer is Jamar Sandifer, who is averaging 16.6 points per game and scored 15 points against OBU in his first action of the season coming off the bench
- Marcus Thomas also came off the bench for the first time against Oklahoma Baptist and finished with 13 points, three rebounds and two assists
- Kamden Gipson logged his first career start against OBU and totaled seven points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals
- Chris Braggs, Jr., is fourth on the team with 6.9 points per game, but he's been limited to six points or fewer in four consecutive games
 
Looking Ahead
- SWOSU stays at home to open up the 2019 calendar year, hosting Arkansas-Monticello on Thursday evening at the Pioneer Cellular Event Center
- The Dawgs are also at home on Saturday, hosting Southern Arkansas before heading on the road for their next four games