Savage Storm Ready for SAU

Men's Basketball | 2/4/2015 8:45:00 PM

DURANT, Okla. - Southeastern sets out to stretch its current winning streak to three games when it welcomes Southern Arkansas to Bloomer Sullivan Arena on Feb. 5 at 7:30 p.m.
 
The contest will also mark 80's Night in Bloomer Sullivan Arena as fans are encouraged to support SE wearing their favorite 80's outfits.
 
The Savage Storm come into the matchup at 10-10 overall on the year and 6-6 in Great American Conference play after back-to-back wins over Southern Nazarene and Northwestern Oklahoma State.
 
SE lost the first meeting with the Muleriders 78-77 in Magnolia, Ark., and have gone 9-6 since that November meeting.
 
A trio of double-digit scroers leads the offense, with Danny Powell posting 15.9 ppg, while Taylor Smaller is right behind at 15.6 and Sami Bzai is adding 10.4 ppg.
 
The Storm is posting 71.2 ppg as a team, but allowing 70.2 on defense.
 
The Storm holds a slight edge in rebounding over its opponents, with Darius Harris leading the way with 8.9 rpg.
 
SAU comes into the contest with a 13-6 record on the season and a 9-4 mark in league play and has won eight of its last 10 games.
 
The Muleriders are also led by a trio of scorers, with Jaron Brown putting up 15.5 ppg, while Alre'k Brown is adding 13.2 and Chauncy Williams is at 12.7 ppg.
 
Brown also leads the club in rebounding at 8.6 rpg.
 
SAU is averaging 76.7 ppg as a team, and outscoring its foes by an average of 7.3 ppg..