7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 16
Abe Lemons Arena
THE MATCHUP: Oklahoma City University puts its undefeated record on the line against Central Bible (Mo.).
Tickets are $7 for adults, $5 students and free to OCU students, faculty and staff with their ID.
ABOUT THE STARS: OCU (4-0) whipped Baptist Bible (Mo.) 109-48 on Saturday at Abe Lemons Arena. The Stars owned advantages in points in the paint (78-22), points off turnovers (26-15), second-chance points (16-6), fastbreak points (30-2) and bench points (46-17).
Nate Flowers, a 6-foot-5 senior from Waldorf, Md., supplied 19 points, 16 rebounds and three assists. He sank 9 of 13 shots from the field. Flowers averages 15.0 points and a team-high 12.3 rebounds a game.
Kaleb Smith, a 6-5 freshman from Choctaw, Okla., recorded 16 points, six rebounds, two assists and three steals. Smith shot 8-of-10 from the floor. Smith chips in 8.5 points and 4.0 rebounds a game. Jarodiaus Willingham, a 6-5 junior from Decatur, Ala., came off the bench to provide 14 points, six rebounds, three assists and three steals. Willingham has averaged 8.3 points and 3.0 rebounds a game.
The Stars received votes in the preseason national rankings. OCU has been picked to finish fifth in the SAC according to league coaches. Six-time national champion OCU has captured the SAC regular-season crown 13 times.
OCU has gone 2-0 against Central Bible. OCU routed Central Bible 97-51 in the last meeting during the 1994-95 season.
ABOUT THE SPARTANS: Central Bible fell 82-72 to Oklahoma Christian on Monday at the Eagles Nest. Central Bible (2-3) rallied from a 21-point deficit to cut Oklahoma Christian's lead to eight points in the final three minutes.
Blake Hanson, a 5-11 senior, recorded 23 points, five rebounds and two assists Monday. Hanson became a second-team NCCAA Division II all-American last season. Robert Hackett, a 6-2 senior, had 13 points, two rebounds and a steal against Oklahoma Christian.
ABOUT THE COACHES: Kevin Morrissey has posted a 36-26 record through two seasons at OCU. Morrissey spent the previous four seasons as St. Gregory's coach. He also has been an assistant at Missouri State and Texas-Pan American. Morrissey played his college ball at Oklahoma Baptist and Oral Roberts and high school at Bishop McGuinness in Oklahoma City.
Kirk Hanson guides the Central Bible men's basketball program. Central Bible went 21-16 last season.
FOLLOW THE STARS: Fans can keep up on the latest on OCU athletics through several ways.
Be sure to catch the OCU Athletics Update video program weekly on ocusports.com, the OCU YouTube Channel or on OCU Athletics' Facebook page. Click here to see the latest edition or see our video channel in the upper right-hand corner of our home page.
Listen to past game broadcasts and pregame and postgame interviews on the OCU pod center by clicking here.
Know when the game is happening by calling the OCU athletics hotline at (405) 208-5400. Get conference scores and highlights by calling the SAC Hotline at (405) 878-2110.
ON THE AIR: The game will be broadcast via the OCU athletics web site. Greg Merick will call the game, while Andrew Himes will provide commentary. Click here to listen to the broadcast, here for the live stats and here to access the video stream.
To order the video on ocusports.com/showcase, click on "Women's Basketball vs. Evangel, Central Bible." Then either enter a user name and password or select "Sign up for a new all-access subscription."
