8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 14
Abe Lemons Arena
THE MATCHUP: Oklahoma City University aims to avenge a road loss to John Brown (Ark.). The game Monday was originally scheduled for Thursday, but was moved due to inclement weather.
Tickets are $7 for adults, $5 students and free to OCU students, faculty and staff with their ID.
ABOUT THE STARS: Rogers State nippedOCU 74-71 on Saturday at the Reynolds Center in Tulsa, Okla. Shane Rogers provided OCU a 71-70 edge with 50 seconds left, but Larry Cox responded with a tip-in bucket for Rogers State. The Stars fell to 15-9, 8-8 in the Sooner Athletic Conference.Brandon Moton, a 6-foot-3 junior from Beaumont, Texas, provided OCU with 16 points, three rebounds and three steals off the bench Saturday. Moton sank three 3-pointers. Moton averages 12.3 points while shooting 40.8 percent from 3-point range.
Dee Proby, a 6-10 senior from Round Rock, Texas, had 13 points and four rebounds. Proby picks up 11.8 points and 4.4 rebounds a game. Rogers, a 6-4 junior from Flower Mound, Texas, chipped in 11 points and three rebounds Saturday. Rogers supplies OCU with 7.8 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists a game.
OCU ranks in the top five nationally in team field-goal percentage. To see where OCU stacks up statistically in the NAIA, click here.
The Stars were unranked in the latest NAIA Division I 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 11 times.
OCU leads the overall series against John Brown 23-11. JohnBrown defeated the Stars 76-71 on Jan. 3 in Siloam Springs, Ark. Nate Flowers had 16 points and nine rebounds for OCU.
ABOUT THE EAGLES: John Brown won 68-55 over Mid-America Christian on Saturday in Siloam Springs, Ark. John Brown (17-7, 9-7 SAC) forged a 48-21 rebounding advantage.
Adrius Mikutis, a 6-4 senior, led John Brown with 16 points and seven rebounds. Mikutis averages 9.9 points and 4.9 rebounds a game. Adrian Miller, a 6-4 junior, chipped in 15 points, seven rebounds and four assists. Miller records 12.0 points and 6.0 rebounds a game.
SAC coaches expected John Brown to finish fourth in the conference during the preseason.
ABOUT THE COACHES: Kevin Morrissey has posted a 47-37 record in his third season 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.
Clark Sheehy has a 76-48 record in his fourth year at John Brown. Last season he guided the Golden Eagles to their first ever SAC Tournament championship and the NAIA Tournament quarterfinals. The son of former John Brown coach John Sheehy, Clark is a two-time all-conference selection as an alumnus of the John Brown program. Prior to returning to his alma mater, Sheehy spent two seasons at the helm at Fresno Pacific (Calif.) and five seasons assisting at NCAA Division I Texas State.
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.
Check out OCU's 2010-11 men's basketball media guide 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.
OCU HOSTS THE SAC TOURNAMENT: The nation's premier NAIA basketball conference stages its postseason tournament at Abe Lemons Arena on the campus of Oklahoma City University on March 3-5. You'll want to be part of the action as NAIA Division I Tournament berths will be at stake in the Sooner Athletic Conference men's and women's basketball tournaments. For information, visit the tournament page. To see the tournament commercial, click here.
ON THE AIR: The game will be broadcast via the OCU athletics web site. Greg Merick calls the action, while Andrew Himes adds 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. John Brown." Then either enter a user name and password or select "Sign up for a new all-access subscription."
