DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern will set its sights on avenging its only back-to-back conference losses when it makes the trip to central Arkansas, first to take on Harding at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 2 in Searcy, Ark., before heading to Russellville, Ark., to take on Arkansas Tech at 3 p.m. on Feb. 4.
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The Savage Storm come in at 12-6 on the season overall and 9-4 in Great American Conference play, with two of those losses coming to open the spring semester in early January against HU and ATU in the only back-to-back losses SE has suffered in league play.
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Southeastern enters the weekend tied for third in the GAC standings with the Wonder Boys, one game behind Southern Arkansas.
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The Storm is led this season a group of five double-digit scorers, led by
Jett Sternberger who is putting up 19.2 ppg on the year while shooting 50.4 percent from the field.
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Brennen Burns is adding 14.4 per game and shooting 52.8 percent, while
Kody Clouet is next in line at 12.0 ppg.
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Kyle Leslie checks in with 10.5 ppg coming off his career-high 34 points in a win over Henderson State, while
Landon Condiff is averaging 10.4 ppg off the bench.
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Leslie leads the way on the boards with 6.4 rebounds per game, while Burns ranks among the top guards in the conference with a league-leading 4.8 assists per game.
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HU comes into Thursday's matchup with a 5-14 record on the year and a 1-12 mark in league play, led by Taylor Currie who is putting up 22.8 ppg and pulling down 10.0 rebounds per contest.
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J.T Smith leads the Bisons in assists with 2.8 per game.
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ATU enters the weekend with an 11-8 record overall and a 9-4 mark in GAC play, with Taelon Peter leading the way on offense with 13.6 ppg.
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The Wonder Boys are led on the boards by Wes Harris who is pulling down 5.6 rebounds per game, while Andre Leavell is handing out 3.2 assists per game.
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