Setting the Scene
- Bulldog Basketball concludes their weekend visit to Arkadelphia on Saturday afternoon when they meet Henderson State in a game set for 3:00 pm at the Duke Wells Center
- SWOSU dropped another close conference matchup on Thursday, falling at Ouachita 75-67 to move to 3-10 on the year and 0-7 in league play
- Henderson State returned to their winning ways and snapped a two-game slide by defeating Northwestern Oklahoma State 85-73 to even their conference record at 4-4
- First-year head coach Terry Evans will lead the Bulldogs against Henderson State for the first time while Reddie head coach Jimmy Elgas is 6-0 when facing SWOSU
- The Reddies have been tough at home this season with a 5-1 record at the Duke Wells Center while SWOSU is 1-4 in true road games and 0-2 in conference road contests
 
About the Opponent
Henderson State (9-5, 4-4 GAC)
- The Reddies won their ninth game of the season on Thursday evening, holding off Northwestern 85-73 to move into seventh place in the GAC standings at 4-4
- Henderson State ranks seventh in the leauge with 78.8 points per game scored while holding opponents to 73.6 points per with the fifth-best scoring defense
- Three different Reddies are scoring better than 10 points per game, with Rel Johnson (13.4 ppg) and Chris Parker (12.4) leading the way
- Jimmy Elgas is in his fourth season leading the Reddies and he's guided HSU to a record of .500 or better in back-to-back seasons
 
The Series

Date	Location	Score
1/5/12	Arkadelphia	L, 80-86
2/2/12	Weatherford	L, 73-77
3/1/12	Bartlesville, Okla.	W, 81-60
1/17/13	Arkadelphia	W, 90-84
2/21/13	Weatherford	L, 55-59
1/16/14	Weatherford	W, 79-76
2/20/14	Arkadelphia	W, 79-74 (OT)
1/15/15	Arkadelphia	W, 73-60
2/21/15	Weatherford	W, 74-56
1/7/16	Weatherford	L, 52-77
2/25/16	Arkadelphia	L, 56-75
1/5/17	Arkadelphia	L, 61-87
2/25/17	Weatherford	L, 91-97
11/18/17	Weatherford	L, 73-76
1/25/18	Arkadelphia	L, 67-94
NCAA Division II Era: HSU Leads 9-6
In Weatherford: HSU Leads 5-2
In Arkadelphia: HSU Leads 4-3
Neutral: SWOSU Leads 1-0
at Pioneer Cellular Event Center: HSU Leads 3-1

 
SWOSU Notes
- For just the second time this season, SWOSU was held to fewer than 70 points in Thursday night's 75-67 setback at Ouachita
- The Bulldogs scoring averaged has dipped to 81.4 points per game for the year, a number that is lower in conference play with 77.1 points averaged against GAC foes
- Tre Evans has led the Bulldogs in both scoring in rebounding in five straight games and he enters Saturday's game with team-bests of 24.3 points and 6.8 rebounds per game
- Evans is the leading scorer in the conference and he's scored at least 12 points in each game this season, including 17 on Thursday night at Ouachita
- Nick Shoemaker has knocked down 12 three-pointers during the past four games and he's averaging 9.5 points per game over that span
- With three three-pointers made against Ouachita, Shoemaker passed former teammate Markeise Champion for second place on SWOSU's all-time three-point list with 176 and he now sits six behind Clarke Hale (182; 2006-09) for the top spot
- The Bulldogs have been outrebounded in five straight games and 10 times overall this year, leading to SWOSU having the lowest rebound margin in the conference at -4.7 per game
- Chris Braggs, Jr., scored in double figures for the fourth straight game, finishing with 15 points, five rebounds and two blocked shots against the Tigers
- Daniel Eibel was 3-for-7 from downtown against Ouachita, scoring 11 points to up his scoring average to 5.1 points per game for the year
- Logan O'Neal scored his first collegiate points on Thursday night, knocking down his lone field goal attempt, a three-pointer in the second half as he finished with three points, one rebound and one block in five minutes of action
 
Looking Ahead
- SWOSU will play a pair of in-state rivalry contests next week, first heading to Alva on Thursday to take on Northwestern Oklahoma State
- On Saturday, the Bulldogs are bound for Durant to conclude their season series with Southeastern Oklahoma State