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OCU at Wayland Baptist men's basketball preview

The Stars look to take contol of second place in the SAC

The Stars entered the national rankings for the first time in 2014-15 this week.
8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12
Hutcherson Center in Plainview, Texas
 
THE MATCHUP: Oklahoma City University looks to take sole possession of second place in the Sooner Athletic Conference against Wayland Baptist (Texas).
 
ABOUT THE STARS: Oklahoma City ran their winning streak to six games when they took down Southwestern Christian 75-63 Saturday at Abe Lemons Arena. The Stars (12-6, 8-4 SAC) shot 51.9 percent (28-of-54) from the floor in the game.
Tharone Chilton, a 6-2 senior from Tulsa, Okla., led all scorers with 21 points while hitting on 8 of 11 shots and grabbed four rebounds. Chilton scores 16.2 points, 4.3 rebounds, 3.1 assists and leads the team in steals with 1.5 a game.
Gary Inglett, a 6-6 senior from Ardmore, Okla., was a rebound shy of a double-double with 15 points and nine rebounds. Inglett averages a double-double a game and leads the team with 19.1 points and 10.3 rebounds a game. R.J. McGhee, a 6-6 senior from Baton Rouge, La., chipped in 13 points and nine rebounds off the bench. McGhee drops 17.8 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game.
The Stars rank sixth among NAIA Division I at 17.2 assists a game. To see how OCU ranks among the NAIA's statistical leaders, click here.
OCU cracked the top 25 for the first time this season in the latest edition of the NAIA Division I rankings at No. 23. The Stars were 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 owns a 41-11 advantage in the all-time series against Wayland Baptist. The Stars clipped Wayland Baptist 93-89 on Dec. 6, 2014 at Abe Lemons Arena to give the Pioneers their first loss of the season. Chilton topped OCU with 21 points in the game.
 
ABOUT THE PIONEERS: Wayland Baptist took down No. 25 Southwestern Assemblies of God (Texas) 87-77 on Saturday in Waxahachie, Texas. The 21st-ranked Pioneers (19-4, 8-4 SAC) held SAGU to just 33.8 percent (27-of-80) shooting from the field and never trailed in the game.
WBU had two players collect double-doubles, while Ta'Quan McDew, a 6-4 senior, led the charge with 21 points and added seven rebounds. McDew scores 12.3 points and 4.1 rebounds a game. Royal Crouch, a 6-4 senior, contributed 20 points, 12 rebounds and four assists. Crouch leads the team in scoring with 17.1 points and adds 6.0 rebounds and 1.9 assists a game.
No. 18-ranked Wayland Baptist was picked to finish second in the preseason conference poll.
 
ABOUT THE COACHES: Dionne Phelps owns a 57-44 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.
Matt Garnett enters his third season as Wayland Baptist's head coach. During the 2013-14 season Garnett led the Pioneers to the NAIA National Tournament for the first time since 2008. Wayland went 23-11 on the year and finished the season ranked 22nd in the NAIA Coaches Poll. The Pioneers finished the regular season second in the SAC and narrowly missed out on a conference championship after advancing to the SAC Tournament championship game.
 
QUOTABLE: "They have great size, they have really good guards, they're very athletic. It seems like every element you need to make a run at the national tournament, Wayland Baptist has that. We're going to have to figure out what we need to do." – Phelps
 
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ON THE AIR: Wayland Baptist will provide live stats and live video.
 
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Players Mentioned

R.J. McGhee

#1 R.J. McGhee

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6' 6"
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Gary Inglett

#2 Gary Inglett

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Tharone Chilton

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Players Mentioned

R.J. McGhee

#1 R.J. McGhee

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Gary Inglett

#2 Gary Inglett

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Tharone Chilton

#11 Tharone Chilton

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