8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 22
Abe Lemons Arena
THE MATCHUP: Oklahoma City University will recognize the achievements of its senior basketball players when the Stars host USAO in OCU's final home game of the season.
Tickets are $7 for adults, $5 students and free to OCU students, faculty and staff with their ID.
ABOUT THE STARS: OCU held off Southern Nazarene 84-73 on Saturday at Abe Lemons Arena. The Stars (15-7, 13-6 Sooner Athletic Conference) put together a late 10-1 run to pull off the win over the fifth-ranked team in NAIA Division I and the conference co-leader.
Corey Bingham, a 6-foot-3 junior from Lynn, Mass., turned in 16 points, three rebounds and two assists. Bingham averages 12.8 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.18 steals a game.
Chris Brown, a 6-foot senior from Spencer, Okla., had 16 points and three assists. Brown leads the Stars with 17.1 points and 1.23 steals a game. Kavon Lytch, a 6-7 junior from Brooklyn, N.Y., totaled 15 points and a game-high 12 rebounds. Lytch records 14.4 points and 8.4 rebounds a game.
OCU's 5.00 blocked shots a game as a team rank in NAIA Division I's top 10. Bryant Williams, a 6-9 junior from Austin, Texas, leads the SAC with 2.27 blocks per game. Williams chipped in 11 points, five rebounds and five blocks Saturday.
The Stars moved to No. 17 in the last NAIA Division I rankings. In the preseason, the Stars have been picked to finish sixth in the Sooner Athletic Conference. OCU has captured the SAC regular-season crown 13 times.
OCU leads the all-time series against USAO 29-11. The Stars edged USAO 68-63 on Thursday in Chickasha, Okla. Lytch had 18 points and 13 rebounds for OCU.
ABOUT THE DROVERS: Mid-America Christian drubbed USAO 93-72 on Saturday in Oklahoma City. USAO (5-19, 3-16 in the SAC) trailed by as many as 36 points.
Fred Savoie, a 6-5 sophomore, keyed USAO with 14 points, four rebounds and three assists. Savoie records 15.9 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. Thomas Peters, a 6-2 junior, had 14 points and five rebounds Saturday. Peters averages 13.9 points a game. USAO's team free-throw percentage of 70.9 tops the conference.
SAC coaches expected USAO to finish 10th in the league in the preseason.
ABOUT THE COACHES: Kevin Morrissey enters his first full season as OCU head coach. 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.
Brisco McPherson has a 267-278 record in his 19th season as USAO coach. McPherson, also the school's athletic director, led USAO to the 2002 NAIA championship.
QUOTABLE: “You might remember he had some big shots at SNU, and I felt psychologically he might have a good game just because he had a good game against them over there. I was really pleased with his play. He continues to get better, and we're happy that he's here.” – Morrissey on Williams' play Saturday
FOLLOW THE STARS: Fans can keep up on the latest on OCU athletics through several ways.
Become a fan of the Oklahoma City University Stars on Facebook by going to www.facebook.com/ocustars.
Become a follower of the OCU Stars on Twitter at www.twitter.com/ocustars.
Check out video of the Stars in action at www.youtube.com/oklahomacityuniver.
Listen to past game broadcasts and pregame and postgame interviews on the OCU pod center by clicking here.
Be sure to catch the OCU Athletics Update video program weekly on the OCU YouTube Channel or on OCU Athletics' Facebook page.
Know when the game is happening and get scores and highlights following 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 play-by-play, while Andrew Himes will provide analysis. 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. USAO." Then either enter a user name and password or select "Sign up for a new all-access subscription."
