DURANT, Okla. – After locking up a berth in the Great American Conference Tournament, Southeastern will enter the final stretch of the season looking to close in on a regular-season conference championship when it enters a stretch of three games over four days beginning with a 7:30 p.m. matchup on Feb. 17 with Henderson State in Bloomer Sullivan Arena.
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The Savage Storm will follow that up with a Feb. 19 contest against Ouachita Baptist at 3 p.m. back in Bloomer Sullivan Arena, before going on the road Feb. 20 for a make-up contest against East Central at 3:30 p.m. in Ada, Okla.
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Thursday night will also serve as senior night for a trio of SE players, with
Adam Dworsky,
Bobby Johnson, and
Kellen Manek celebrating their careers.
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Southeastern has won five of its last six and heads into the weekend looking to avenge an early-season loss to HSU and following that by completing a sweep of OBU.
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The weekend will close with the Storm aiming to get a little revenge for one of its tougher losses of the season, a 115-113 double-OT loss to ECU.
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Five players are averaging in double-figures for SE, with
Ante Brzovic taking over the top spot at 17.9 ppg while nearly averaging a double-double with 9.9 rebounds per outing.
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Dworsky is right on his heels with 17.5 ppg while handing out a league-best 7.0 assists per game.
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Jett Sternberger is next in line with 16.8 ppg, while
Kellen Manek is putting up 13.2 and
Bobby Johnson is averaging 13.0.
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HSU comes into Thursday night's game with a 15-9 record overall and an 11-7 mark in GAC play.
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The Reddies are led by Malik Riddle's 10.3 ppg, while Yuri Swinford pulls down 5.8 rpg.
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OBU comes into the weekend with a 5-18 mark on the season and a 3-14 record in GAC play.
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Da'Marius Hobson leads the team with 15.8 ppg, with Tylar Haynes pulling down 5.7 rpg.
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ECU heads into the weekend with an 8-14 record overall and a 6-10 mark in GAC contests.
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Josh Apple leads the Tigers with 15.5 ppg and 7.5 rpg.
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