RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – Riding a four-game win streak, the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys will look to carry momentum into contests against Southern Nazarene and Oklahoma Baptist this weekend. Tech hosts Southern Nazarene at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday before welcoming Oklahoma Baptist to Tucker Coliseum at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday.
 
FOLLOW THE ACTION
Live audio, video and statistics for both games are available at www.arkansastechsports.com. The games will be carried live on 102.3-FM (KCJC) in Russellville, with Sam Strasner calling the play-by-play.
 
ALL-TIME SERIES
Tech leads the all-time series against Southern Nazarene, 4-3, despite back-to-back wins by the Crimson Storm. Oklahoma Baptist leads the all-time series against Arkansas Tech, 5-2. The Bison's win over the Wonder Boys earlier this season was OBU's first win over Tech since 1993.
 
SCOUTING THE WONDER BOYS
With a four-game win streak and wins in 10 of their last 12 games, the Arkansas Tech (13-4, 9-4 GAC) is one of the hottest teams in the GAC. The Wonder Boys posted double-digit wins over both Northwestern Oklahoma State and Southwestern Oklahoma State last week.
 
Tech remains at the top of the GAC in scoring, averaging over 95 points in the previous three games. The Wonder Boys lead the conference and rank fifth in Division II with nearly 12 three-point field-goals per game.
 
Since 2016, Justin Graham has transitioned from Tech's primary passer to a scorer. In Tech's nine games during 2017, Graham leads the team in scoring (15.6), field-goal percentage (61.5 percent) and three-point percentage (58.6 percent). He is just one of two players in the GAC averaging at least 12 points, five rebounds and five assists per game this season. Freddy Lee has taken over the point guard position, averaging over nine assists in his last four games. Lee also recorded his first career double-double, tallying a season-high 19 points and 11 assists in Tech's win over No. 16 Arkansas-Monticello.
 
SCOUTING THE CRIMSON STORM
Southern Nazarene (10-8, 7-5 GAC) earned two big victories over Ouachita and Henderson State last week to jump to fifth in the GAC standings. The Storm take on Harding in Searcy before coming to Russellville on Saturday.
 
Despite just the seventh best scoring offense in the GAC, the Crimson Storm have produced the third-best scoring defense in the conference this season. The Storm are fourth in the conference in field-goal percentage and third in field-goal percentage defense. Four of SNU's five starters average at least 10 points per contest, with Jhonathan Dunn leading with 12.6 points. Noah Starkey averages 10.4 points while ranking 10th in the conference in shooting percentage and second in blocks per game.
 
In the first contest between Tech and SNU this season, the Storm outscored the Wonder Boys, 25-10, on points off turnovers and, 34-27, on points in the paint, allowing Southern Nazarene to take the seven-point victory.
 
SCOUTING THE BISON
Oklahoma Baptist (5-12, 2-11 GAC) snapped an eight-game losing streak last Saturday against Ouachita, defeating the Tigers, 77-71. The Bison rank at the bottom of the GAC standings and are currently seven games behind Arkansas Tech.
 
The Bison are 10^th in the GAC in scoring offense and 10^th in scoring defense. Oklahoma Baptist allows its opponents to shoot 46.3 percent from the field, the highest opponent shooting percentage in the conference. The Bison are first in the GAC with just under five blocks per game.
 
All five starters for the Bison average at least 10 points, and Oklahoma Baptist is lead in scoring by Chandler Rickey. Rickey averages 15.8 points per game, seventh-best in the GAC, while leading the conference in field-goal percentage and blocks. Steven Green pulls down eight rebounds per game, ranking fourth in the conference.