GAME INFORMATION
ARKANSAS TECH WONDER BOYS 9-16 (6-13 GAC)	SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA SAVAGE STORM 20-5 (15-4 GAC)
Tuesday, February 22 | 5:30 p.m. Tucker Coliseum | Russellville, Ark. LIVE STATS | LIVE VIDEO | LISTEN LIVE | ATU GAME NOTES

TIPPING OFF

Down to the final three games of the regular season are left for the Arkansas Tech men's basketball team and after action and results in the Great American Conference on Monday night, only one more spot in the upcoming GAC Tournament is left unclaimed as seven of the eight participants have been decided.

Entering play on Tuesday night, the Wonder Boys are on the outside looking in, but are still within reach of securing that final bid and a positive result will go a long way toward that end. They still control much of their own destiny down the stretch, but could still benefit from some help around them.

Currently, the Wonder Boys sit in ninth place, one game up in the loss column to UAM and one full game back in both the win and loss column to East Central. UAM is down to its final two games of the regular season and will play Thursday/Saturday. ECU, like Tech has three more games remaining and will play tonight as well as this coming Thursday/Saturday.

The challenge on Tuesday night will be stout for the Wonder Boys, however, as they are set to play a makeup game with Southeastern Oklahoma. The Savage Storm are securely in the field for the GAC Tournament, but are playing for a lot more down the stretch as they are eying a conference regular season championship.

Coming into play on Tuesday, the Savage Storm are just one game back of the top spot in the standings trailing only Oklahoma Baptist. A positive result for Southeastern against Tech would set up a showdown with Oklahoma Baptist on their home court this coming Thursday, likely with the regular season title hanging in the balance.

TECH TIDBITS

The Wonder Boys enter play on Tuesday night 9-16 overall and are 9-13 in the Great American Conference. The Wonder Boys are coming off a pair of road losses this past weekend at Northwestern Oklahoma and at Southwestern Oklahoma.

So far this year, the Wonder Boys are averaging 70.3 ppg and rank seventh in the GAC. On the defensive end of the court, the Wonder Boys rank seventh in the league in scoring defense, giving up an average of 70.6 ppg. In terms of field goal percentage and field goal percentage defense, the Wonder Boys are sixth in the conference as they shoot at an overall clip of .453 (672-of-1,485) and are limiting their opponents to a .441 mark (622-of-1,410) to rank eighth.

From beyond-the-arc, the Wonder Boys are shoot at a clip of .356 (195-of-548) to rank third in the GAC while their opponents are making three-pointers at a mark of .355 (188-of-530) to rank 10th. From the free throw line, the Wonder Boys are shooting .679 as a team (218-of-321) to rank 11th.

Individually, the Wonder Boys have two players averaging double figures in scoring. Tony Hall leads the way at 13.6 ppg while Cameron Kennedy rounds out double-figure scoring with 10.8 ppg. The Wonder Boys are also pretty balanced in their scoring with three other players averaging at least 8.0 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 93-70 record. Overall, Downey is in his 15th season as a head coach and has career record of 259-176.

SCOUTING THE SAVAGE STORM

Southeastern Oklahoma enters Tuesday's makeup game against Arkansas Tech 20-5 overall and 15-4 in league play. The Savage Storm have won four-straight and eight of their last 10 games dating back to January 22.

Statistically this season, the Savage Storm average 86.1 ppg on offense to rank first in the GAC and give up an average of 73.5 ppg to rank ninth in the GAC. In terms of field goal percentages, Southeastern shoots at a .484 clip overall (754-of-1,559) to rank first and is allowing opponents to shoot at a mark of .436 (717- of-1,643) to rank sixth.

From three-point range, the Savage Storm shoot at a .381 clip (282-of-740) to rank first in the GAC and are allowing their opponents to shoot .340 (213-of-626) from range to rank sixth. At the charity stripe, the Savage Storm shoot .781 (363-of-465) to rank first in the GAC.

Individually, the Savage Storm have five players scoring in double figures and are led by Ante Brzovic at 17.8 ppg. Just behind Brzovic is Adam Dworsky at 17.4 ppg. Jett Sternberger and Bobby Johnson are next at 16.5 ppg and 13.4, respectively. Kellen Manek rounds out double-figure scoring at 12.8 ppg.

The Savage Storm are coached by Kelly Green, who is in his 11th season at SE. In his time as a head coach at SE, Green has amassed a 161-140 record. Twice he has led the Savage Storm to the NCAA Regional Tournament, doing so in 2018-19 and in 2019- 20.