Setting the Scene
- Bulldog Basketball goes for their second straight win over Harding on Thursday evening when they visit the Bisons at Rhodes-Reaves Field House in Searcy
- SWOSU defeated the Bisons 71-70 in Searcy last season for their first win at Harding since the formation of the Great American Conference and the Bulldogs handed Harding an 89-82 defeat last month in Weatherford
- In the first matchup this year, SWOSU's single-season scoring leader Tre Evans scored a career-high 45 points while connecting on 27-of-34 free throw attempts
- Harding has a record of 4-8 at home this season while the Bulldogs are 1-11 on the road and 0-9 in conference road games
 
About the Opponent
Harding (5-21, 3-17 GAC)
- The Bisons are winless in 2019 after their last victory came over Ouachita on December 15th
- Harding averages a league-low 69.8 points per game and their leading active scorer is Romen Martin with 8.9 points per game for the year
- Jeff Morgan is the longest tenured coach in the Great American Conference, now in his 26th season at Harding, where he also assumed the duties of Athletic Director on August 1st, 2018
 
The Series

1/14/12	*Weatherford	W, 85-67
2/11/12	*Searcy	L, 76-79
1/3/13	*Searcy	L, 54-76
2/9/13	*Weatherford	W, 71-60
1/2/14	*Weatherford	L, 65-89
2/8/14	*Searcy	L, 71-89
11/22/14	*Searcy	L, 52-64
2/7/15	*Weatherford	L, 52-79
11/21/15	*Weatherford	W, 81-76
1/30/16	*Searcy	L, 59-84
11/19/16	*Searcy	L, 50-77
1/26/17	*Weatherford	L, 76-83
12/2/17	*Searcy	W, 71-70
2/1/18	*Weatherford	L, 89-90
1/26/19	*Weatherford	W, 89-82
NCAA Era: Harding Leads 13-8
in Weatherford: SWOSU Leads 6-5
in Searcy: Harding Leads 8-2
GAC Era: Harding Leads 10-5

 
SWOSU Notes
- A victory on Thursday would give the Bulldogs a season sweep of Harding for the first time since the formation of the Great American Conference
- In the first meeting between the teams, SWOSU's Tre Evans recorded one of his six double-doubles this season with 45 points and 11 rebounds
- Last week, Evans set SWOSU's single-season scoring record and he enters the final two games of the year averaging a league-leading 24.2 points per game, which would also set a new single-season school record
- Phill Baker and Chris Braggs, Jr., had 12 points apiece in the first meeting with Harding as Baker set his career high in both scoring (12) and rebounds (6)
- Nick Shoemaker has knocked down a school-record 208 three-pointers in his four-year career at SWOSU and his 45 made three's this season is the second-most on the team
- Daniel Eibel leads the Bulldogs this year, making 49-of-137 (35.8%) three-point attempts while averaging 7.0 points per game
- Braggs, Jr., missed the last two games but he's SWOSU's second-leading active scorer with 8.0 points per game while pulling down 3.2 rebounds per game
- Kamden Gipson has also had a strong freshman campaign, scoring 7.7 points per game while dishing out 94 assists, the second-most on the team
 
Looking Ahead
- The Bulldogs will conclude the 2018-19 season on Saturday in Russellville, taking on Arkansas Tech