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OCU at St. Gregory's men's basketball preview

Stars look for fourth conference win of season

Caleb House scored his first points of the season against Oklahoma Baptist on Jan. 24.
5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24
W.P. Wood Fieldhouse in Shawnee, Okla.
 
THE MATCHUP: Oklahoma City University meets the preseason favorite to win the Sooner Athletic Conference, St. Gregory's, on the road.
 
ABOUT THE STARS: Oklahoma City edged Southwestern Assemblies of God (Texas) 65-62 on Thursday inside Abe Lemons Arena. The three contests featuring the Stars (7-6, 3-4 SAC play) and SAGU have been decided by a combined 11 points.
Tharone Chilton, a 6-foot-2 senior from Tulsa, Okla., ramrodded OCU with 24 points, six rebounds, three assists and two steals. Chilton accumulates 16.8 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.54 steals per game.
Gary Inglett, a 6-6 senior from Ardmore, Okla., racked up 21 points and 13 rebounds. Inglett piled up his fifth double-double of the season. Inglett notches 18.4 points, 10.3 rebounds and 2.2 assists a game. He is the ninth best rebounder in the NAIA this season. R.J. McGhee, a 6-6 senior from Baton Rouge, La., had nine points, six rebounds and three assists. McGhee averages 19.2 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.1 assists a game.
The Stars hit 71.9 percent from the free-throw line to rank 12th in NAIA Division I. To see how OCU ranks among the national leaders, click here.
OCU has been projected to finish fourth in the SAC by league coaches. Oklahoma City owns six NAIA national championships won in 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2007 and 2008.
Oklahoma City has gone 33-3 against St. Gregory's over the years. The Stars knocked off St. Gregory's 92-83 on Feb. 18, 2014 at Abe Lemons Arena in the most recent meeting. McGhee topped OCU with 30 points.
 
ABOUT THE CAVALIERS: St. Gregory's upended then-17th-ranked Texas Wesleyan 99-90 on Saturday, Jan. 17 in Shawnee, Okla. St. Gregory's (8-6, 4-2 SAC) sank 21 of 27 second-half free throws to pull away from Texas Wesleyan. St. Gregory's game originally scheduled for Thursday against Wayland Baptist (Texas) in Plainview, Texas, had been moved to Monday due to snowy weather this week.
Marty Wilkerson, a 5-9 senior, piled up 31 points, 21 in the second half. Wilkerson downed five 3-pointers. Wilkerson ranks third in the NAIA at 23.7 points a game. Richard Shields, a 6-3 junior, had 22 points and 12 rebounds for his first double-double of the season. Shields averages 9.0 points and 4.4 rebounds per game.
St. Gregory's received votes in the latest NAIA poll. The Cavaliers' 5.93-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio ranks third nationally. SGU had been picked to win the SAC in the preseason.
 
ABOUT THE COACHES: Dionne Phelps owns a 52-44 record in his fourth season as OCU coach. He led the Stars to the SAC Tournament title and an NAIA Division I Tournament appearance in 2012-13. Phelps took over the Stars after serving as assistant coach for Oklahoma, which featured future No. 1 NBA Draft pick Blake Griffin during his tenure. Phelps has been a part of five conference title teams as well as three NCAA Tournament teams during his 24-year coaching career. Phelps played for Texas Lutheran, eventually joining the Bulldog Athletic Hall of Fame.
John Martin is in his seventh season as St. Gregory's coach with a 62-128 record since taking the helm. Martin played college basketball at St. Gregory's, when it was a junior college, and OCU.
 
QUOTABLE: "Dorion has freakishly long arms, and he was able to contest those shots, which is what we needed." – Phelps on Dorion Gigger's three blocks, which equaled the three he had against Central Oklahoma on Nov. 14, 2013
 
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ON THE AIR: OCU athletics has partnered with Stretch Internet to provide live and on-demand audio, stats and video of the Stars' games. To listen to the game, visit OCU's Stretch portal by clicking here. Andrew Himes calls the action.
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Players Mentioned

Dorion Gigger

#32 Dorion Gigger

F
6' 5"
Sophomore
R.J. McGhee

#1 R.J. McGhee

F
6' 6"
Senior
Gary Inglett

#2 Gary Inglett

F
6' 6"
Senior
Tharone Chilton

#11 Tharone Chilton

G
6' 2"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Dorion Gigger

#32 Dorion Gigger

6' 5"
Sophomore
F
R.J. McGhee

#1 R.J. McGhee

6' 6"
Senior
F
Gary Inglett

#2 Gary Inglett

6' 6"
Senior
F
Tharone Chilton

#11 Tharone Chilton

6' 2"
Senior
G