GAME INFORMATION
ARKANSAS TECH WONDER BOYS 6-10 (3-7 GAC)	SOUTHERN NAZARENE CRIMSON STORM 13-5 (8-4 GAC)
Monday, January 31 | 5:30 p.m. Sawyer Center | Bethany, Okla. LIVE STATS | LIVE VIDEO | LISTEN LIVE | ATU NOTES

TIPPING OFF

A lengthy road trip to the state of Oklahoma comes to a close Monday night as the Arkansas Tech men's basketball team is set to take on Southern Nazarene in a game that is a makeup from an earlier postponement back on January 6.

The Wonder Boys will be looking to end their stay in Oklahoma on a high note as they dropped each of their last two games this past weekend at East Central and at Southeastern Oklahoma.

The loss at ECU was a role reversal from the last time they met just days prior as the Tigers caught fire in the second half to pull away from Tech. The loss at Southeastern saw the Wonder Boys get off to a great start offensively and held a significant lead over one of the top teams in the GAC this season. Southeastern engineered a comeback and sustained it in the second half thanks to a near perfect showing at the free throw line, going 21-of-22 in the second half.

Monday night's game with Southern Nazarene will be the first between the two teams in nearly two years. In the recent history of the series, SNU has held the advantage winning three-straight and seven of nine dating back to 2016.

TECH TIDBITS

The Wonder Boys enter play on Monday 6-10 overall and are 3-7 in the Great American Conference. The Wonder Boys have dropped their last two games.

So far this year, the Wonder Boys are averaging 70.5 ppg and rank seventh in the GAC. On the defensive end of the court, the Wonder Boys rank sixth in the league in scoring defense, giving up an average of 69.3 ppg. In terms of field goal percentage and field goal percentage defense, the Wonder Boys are eighth in the conference as they shoot at an overall clip of .444 (443-of-998) and are limiting their opponents to a .422 mark (386-of-915) to rank fourth.

From beyond-the-arc, the Wonder Boys are shoot at a clip of .325 (115-of-354) to rank ninth in the GAC while their opponents are making three-pointers at a mark of .346 (118-of-341) to rank 10th. From the free throw line, the Wonder Boys are shooting .661 as a team (127-of-192) to rank 11th.

Individually, the Wonder Boys have player averaging double figures in scoring. Tony Hall leads the way at 12.0 ppg. The Wonder Boys are also pretty balanced in their scoring with five other players averaging at least 7.0 ppg.

The Wonder Boys are coached by Mark Downey, who is in his second season back on the sidelines at Tech after a 10-year hiatus. In his first stint, Downey patrolled the sidelines at Tech for four seasons from 2006-07 - 2009-10. In his final season, Downey guided the Wonder Boys to a program-record 30 wins and during the course of that season, the Wonder Boys were ranked No. 1 in NCAA DII for the first time ever.

In his time at Tech, which is now in its sixth season overall, Downey has amassed a 90-64 record. Overall, Downey is in his 15th season as a head coach and has career record of 256-170.

SCOUTING THE CRIMSON STORM

Southern Nazarene enters Monday's game against Arkansas Tech 13-5 overall and 8-4 in league play. The Crimson Storm are also one of the hottest teams going in the Great American Conference as they have won nine-straight games, eight of which have come in league action.

Just prior to this run, the Crimson Storm were 4-5 overall and 0-4 in the GAC. What's equally as impressive as the streak itself is the fact that the last eight games/wins have come after they had four games postponed around the Christmas break.

Statistically this season, the Crimson Storm average 69.8 ppg on offense to rank eighth in the GAC and give up an average of 65.4 ppg to rank second in the GAC. In terms of field goal percentages, Southern Nazarene shoots at a .449 clip overall (459-of-1,022) to rank sixth and is allowing opponents to shoot at a mark of .449 (440-of-980) to rank ninth.

From three-point range, the Crimson Storm shoot at a .337 clip (143-of-424) to rank fifth in the GAC and are allowing their opponents to shoot .340 (107-of-315) from range to rank ninth. At the charity stripe, the Crimson Storm shoot .622 (196-of-315) to rank 12th in the GAC.

Individually, the Crimson Storm have three players scoring in double figures and are led by Tyler McGhie at 17.9 ppg. Behind McGhie is Adokiye Iyaye at 13.8 ppg. Jalen Lynn rounds out double-figure scoring at 10.4 ppg.

The Crimson Storm are coached by Adam Bohac, who is in his 14th season at SNU. In his time at SNU, Bohac has amassed a 277-136 overall record. He has led the Crimson Storm to 20 or more wins seven times and has won three GAC Regular Season Championships and two GAC Tournament Championships which have resulted in three trips to the NCAA Regional Tournament.