SE Set for OBU, HSU Road Swing

Men's Basketball | 12/3/2015 11:47:00 AM

DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern aims to stay perfect in Great American Conference play when it takes its first league road trip to face Ouachita Baptist at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 3 and Henderson State at 3 p.m. on Dec. 5, with both games in Arkadelphia, Ark.
 
The Savage Storm enter the trip at 4-2 on the year overall and 2-0 in GAC play and will be back on the court for the first time since a heartbreaking 79-78 loss at the buzzer in overtime at No. 16 Central Missouri.
 
Prior to that SE had won three-straight, including the first two conference contests of the season.
 
The Storm have a trio of double-digit scorers, led by Sami Bzai who is second in the conference in scoring at 20.7 ppg.
 
Anton Cook is 11^th in the league at 15.7 per outing, while Nathan Jackson is adding 11.3 per contest.
 
Bzai is shooting 48.8 percent from three point range, hitting 20-of-41, while also dishing out 3.7 assists per game, while Cook is 10-of-27 from long range with 3.8 apg.
 
Jackson is shooting a team-high 64.3 percent from the floor while also pacing the Storm and the GAC on the glass with 9.0 rebounds per game.
 
SE is outscoring its opponents 83.5 to 76.3, while holding a 46.0 to 38.3 edge on the boards.
 
The Tigers come into Thursday's matchup with a 1-5 record on the year and a 1-1 mark in league play, with its one win coming in a 78-58 victory over Oklahoma Baptist.
 
OBU is led on offense by Lakee Westbrook who is averaging 17.0 ppg, while Tirrell Brown is next in line at 11.7 per outing.
 
Brown also leads the team in rebounds at 4.7 per game, while Jordan Corbitt has dished out a team-high 3.0 assists per game.
 
The Reddies enter the weekend with an 0-5 record on the year, but will be playing its first home games of the season.
 
Kevion Kozan leads HSU with 14.4 ppg, while Zydrunas Jurgutis is next up at 10.6 per game.
 
Matt Panaggio leads the team on the board with 5.8 rpg, while Jurgutis is dishing out a team-high 2.8 assists.