GAME INFORMATION
ARKANSAS TECH WONDER BOYS 7-11 (4-8 GAC)	OKLAHOMA BAPTIST BISON 14-6 (11-3 GAC)	HARDING BISONS 4-15 (2-11 GAC)
Monday, February 7 | 6 p.m. Noble Complex | Shawnee, Okla. LIVE STATS | LIVE VIDEO | LISTEN LIVE Tuesday, February 8 | 6 p.m. Tucker Coliseum | Russellville, Ark. LIVE STATS | LIVE VIDEO | LISTEN LIVE

TIPPING-OFF
The grind of a schedule continues this week for the Arkansas Tech men's basketball team as the Wonder Boys are slated to play four games in seven days starting with a back-to-back on Monday and Tuesday. Monday's opponent is Oklahoma Baptist and is a makeup from a previously postponed game at OKB back on January 8. Tuesday's game is at home against Harding and is a rescheduled contest following the winter storm that wreaked havoc across the State of Arkansas last week.

While the back-to-back schedule is not ideal with a road game in Oklahoma and then a home game the following day, there is not much of a competitive advantage as Harding will also be playing a road game in Oklahoma on Monday night as they are making up a game at Southern Nazarene.
           
TECH TIDBITS
The Wonder Boys enter play this week 7-11 overall and are 4-8 in the Great American Conference. In their most-recent game, the Wonder Boys snapped a three-game losing streak with an impressive 72-46 win over Arkansas-Monticello this past Saturday afternoon.

So far this year, the Wonder Boys are averaging 69.8 ppg and rank ninth in the GAC. On the defensive end of the court, the Wonder Boys rank fourth in the league in scoring defense, giving up an average of 67.6 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 .448 (491-of-1,097) and are limiting their opponents to a .419 mark (426-of-1,016) to rank second.

From beyond-the-arc, the Wonder Boys are shoot at a clip of .332 (130-of-392) to rank eighth in the GAC while their opponents are making three-pointers at a mark of .339 (128-of-378) to rank eighth. From the free throw line, the Wonder Boys are shooting .668 as a team (145-of-217) to rank 11th.

Individually, the Wonder Boys have one player averaging double figures in scoring. Tony Hall leads the way at 12.3 ppg. The Wonder Boys are also pretty balanced in their scoring with four 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 91-65 record. Overall, Downey is in his 15th season as a head coach and has career record of 257-171.
 
SCOUTING THE BISON   
Oklahoma Baptist enters Monday's game against Arkansas Tech 14-3 overall and 11-3 in league play. The Bison have won three-straight games and are 8-1 at home.

Statistically this season, the Bison average 73.8 ppg on offense to rank fifth in the GAC and give up an average of 70.7 ppg to rank seventh in the GAC. In terms of field goal percentages, OKB shoots at a .464 clip overall (552-of-1,189) to rank third and is allowing opponents to shoot at a mark of .435 (541-of-1,243) to rank seventh.

From three-point range, the Bison shoot at a .340 clip (143-of-420) to rank third in the GAC and are allowing their opponents to shoot .331 (161-of-486) from range to rank seventh. At the charity stripe, the Bison shoot .743 (228-of-307) to rank third in the GAC.

Individually, the Bison have four players scoring in double figures and are led by Burke Putnam at 19.7 ppg. Behind Putnam is Brantly Thompson and Harrison Stoddart at 11.9 ppg, respectively. Jaquan Simms rounds out double-figure scoring at 11.3 ppg.

The Bison are coached by Jason Eaker, who is in his fourth season at Oklahoma Baptist. In his time at Oklahoma Baptist, Eaker has amasses a 68-35 overall record and has won at least 16 games in each of his first three years.
 
SCOUTING THE BISONS 
Harding enters this week at 4-15 overall and 2-11 in league play. The Bisons will have played a game on Monday prior to taking on Arkansas Tech at Southern Nazarene. Harding has also lost their last seven games entering this week. The last win for Harding came back on January 1 as they upset Southeastern Oklahoma at home, 76-73.

Statistically this season, the Bisons average 72.2 ppg on offense to rank sixth in the GAC and give up an average of 81.6 ppg to rank 12th in the GAC. In terms of field goal percentages, Harding shoots at a .427 clip overall (494-of-1,156) to rank 11th and is allowing opponents to shoot at a mark of .465 (562-of-1,209) to rank 12th.

From three-point range, the Bisons shoot at a .335 clip (162-of-483) to rank sixth in the GAC and are allowing their opponents to shoot .377 (174-of-462) from range to rank 12th. At the charity stripe, the Bisons shoot .742 (222-of-299) to rank fourth in the GAC.

Individually, the Bisons have three players scoring in double figures and are led by Taylor Currie at 17.1 ppg. Behind Currie is Stetson Smithson at 15.8 ppg. Ramiro Santiago rounds out double-figure scoring at 11.6 ppg.

The Bisons are coached by Jeff Morgan, who is in his 29th season at Harding. In his time at Harding, Morgan has amassed a 438-365 overall record. Overall, he is in his 30th year as a head coach and has a total career record of 455-375. Morgan has led his teams to 21 postseason tournament appearances, including nine Gulf South Conference Tournament appearances and seven GAC Tournament appearances, six NCAA Division II national tournaments and to one NAIA national tournament.