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Oklahoma Baptist’s fourth-ranked Bison, the No. 1 team in the Sooner Athletic Conference’s 12-team standings, will host SAC opponent Oklahoma City University at 8 p.m. today at the Noble Complex.
The Bison are coming off a loss at John Brown, which put them at 18-3 overall and 11-3 in the SAC.
Oklahoma City’s Stars are 9-9 overall and 6-8 in the conference, and are ninth in the SAC field. OCU has lost four straight.
The Bison trail the Stars in the all-time series, 61-49, but OBU head coach Doug Tolin is 17-9 against OCU. The Bison defeated the Stars three times during the 2010-11 season, including an 84-71 victory at the SAC Tournament.
OBU has prevailed in the last seven meetings between the teams.
Dionne Phelps is in his first year as head coach of the Stars.
Emmanuel Wilson continues to pace the Bison with an average of 17.2 points per game.
DeAngelo McIntosh leads in rebounds with seven, and Jacobi Isham is OBU’s assists leader at 6.5.
Orlan Jackson leads OCU in three categories — scoring (13.4), rebounds (8.7) and blocks (0.7).
OBU’s women will take on the top-ranked Stars at 6 p.m. today in the Noble Complex.
The Lady Bison (11-11, 7-7 SAC) are coming off back-to-back losses to SAC foes Rogers State and John Brown, while the Stars (19-1, 13-1) hold a five-game winning streak.
OCU’s lone loss of the season was an 88-66 setback to visiting Lubbock Christian on Jan. 12. LCU (16-3, 13-0 SAC) is ranked seventh nationally, and is first in the SAC standings.
OCU’s Stars are second in the conference, and OBU is tied for fifth with St. Gregory’s and Northwestern Oklahoma State.
Lillian Prince leads OBU in scoring (13.2), rebounds (8.8) and steals (1.9), and she leads in field-goal percentage at 52 percent. Dietra Caldwell is OCU’s leading scorer at 13.5 points per game.
The Lady Bison won the last meeting with OCU, 77-71, at last year’s SAC Tournament.
The Stars won the two regular-season encounters, however, and are 41-22 against OBU in the series.
OCU has the No. 6 defense in the NAIA, allowing an average of 53.2 points per contest.
The Stars also have the third-best scoring offense with an average of 89 points, and they are No. 1 in scoring margin at 35.8 points.
Oklahoma Baptist’s fourth-ranked Bison, the No. 1 team in the Sooner Athletic Conference’s 12-team standings, will host SAC opponent Oklahoma City University at 8 p.m. today at the Noble Complex.
The Bison are coming off a loss at John Brown, which put them at 18-3 overall and 11-3 in the SAC.
Oklahoma City’s Stars are 9-9 overall and 6-8 in the conference, and are ninth in the SAC field. OCU has lost four straight.
The Bison trail the Stars in the all-time series, 61-49, but OBU head coach Doug Tolin is 17-9 against OCU. The Bison defeated the Stars three times during the 2010-11 season, including an 84-71 victory at the SAC Tournament.
OBU has prevailed in the last seven meetings between the teams.
Dionne Phelps is in his first year as head coach of the Stars.
Emmanuel Wilson continues to pace the Bison with an average of 17.2 points per game.
DeAngelo McIntosh leads in rebounds with seven, and Jacobi Isham is OBU’s assists leader at 6.5.
Orlan Jackson leads OCU in three categories — scoring (13.4), rebounds (8.7) and blocks (0.7).
OBU’s women will take on the top-ranked Stars at 6 p.m. today in the Noble Complex.
The Lady Bison (11-11, 7-7 SAC) are coming off back-to-back losses to SAC foes Rogers State and John Brown, while the Stars (19-1, 13-1) hold a five-game winning streak.
OCU’s lone loss of the season was an 88-66 setback to visiting Lubbock Christian on Jan. 12. LCU (16-3, 13-0 SAC) is ranked seventh nationally, and is first in the SAC standings.
OCU’s Stars are second in the conference, and OBU is tied for fifth with St. Gregory’s and Northwestern Oklahoma State.
Lillian Prince leads OBU in scoring (13.2), rebounds (8.8) and steals (1.9), and she leads in field-goal percentage at 52 percent. Dietra Caldwell is OCU’s leading scorer at 13.5 points per game.
The Lady Bison won the last meeting with OCU, 77-71, at last year’s SAC Tournament.
The Stars won the two regular-season encounters, however, and are 41-22 against OBU in the series.
OCU has the No. 6 defense in the NAIA, allowing an average of 53.2 points per contest.
The Stars also have the third-best scoring offense with an average of 89 points, and they are No. 1 in scoring margin at 35.8 points.
