4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6 
Abe Lemons Arena inside Freede Center | Oklahoma City

THE MATCHUP

• Oklahoma City University returns to action on Saturday with a home non-conference game against Champion Christian (Ark.)
• The Stars hold a 2-0 lead in the all-time series with the Tigers with the most recent contest being played in 2013
• Champion Christian competes at the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) Division II level
 
ABOUT THE STARS

• OCU is off to a 0-3 start this season. Two of those losses have been heartbreakers, an 83-80 setback to McPherson (Kan.) at the McPherson Classic on Oct. 30 and a 59-58 road loss at Wiley (Texas) on Monday
• Senior forward Romario Spence is the team leader in points (15.3 ppg) and rebounds (10.3 rpg) through three games
• Also averaging double-figures scoring for the Stars is senior guard Rashaun Coleman (13.0 ppg)
• The Stars took the eighth spot in the preseason SAC coaches poll. OCU owns 13 SAC regular-season championships and 10 SAC Tournament titles. Oklahoma City has advanced to the NAIA Championship Tournament 25 times all-time and has won six national championships in 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2007 and 2008
 
ABOUT THE TIGERS

• Champion Christian is off to a 1-1 start this season. The Tigers lost to Ecclesia College 94-72 in their opener on Oct. 29 before bouncing back for a 74-73 win over Campbellsville University-Harrodsburg on Oct. 30.
• CCC finished with a 19-9 record for the 2019-20 season, the last full season before the COVID pandemic hit.
 
ABOUT THE COACHES

Mark Berokoff (first season with OCU)
• Mark Berokoff guided Randall to three national championships and a national runner-up finish in nine years as head coach of the Saints. Berokoff's record with Randall was 147-122. Randall regularly challenged SAC squads and defeated OCU twice during that time

• Berokoff coached five national player of the year honorees, 16 all-Americans, three national tournament outstanding player award winners and one scholar all-American with Randall. Berkoff was two-time national coach of the year

• Berokoff's coaching career includes experience on the high school, college and professional levels. His combined head-coaching record over 19 years in the college and prep ranks is 372-199
 
Mo Capaci (8-9, second season with Champion Christian) 
• Capaci is an alumnus of Champion Christian who was a two-time All-American during his playing days. He is the school career leader in assists (600) and steals (250)
• Capaci served as head boys basketball coach at Gospel Light Christian School for five years before taking over at his alma mater

ON THE AIR

• Oklahoma City University athletics provides live and on-demand audio, stats and video of its contests on OCU's BlueFrame platform. Cost to watch OCU athletics live is $4.99 per game, while there is a men's basketball season pass available for $52
• Andrew Himes will offer commentary. Himes enters his 11th season as the voice of the Stars and has been broadcasting OCU basketball for 14 years starting on color commentary as an OCU student
• OCU has partnered with BlueFrame Technology to create the OCU Sports Network. To watch live video, fans can find the Stars' BlueFrame platform over the web on the SAC Network along with streaming apps for mobile devices (iOS and Android) and televisions including Amazon Fire Tablet, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV and Roku. The app can be found and installed by searching for the SAC Network