3:45 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 15
Abe Lemons Arena inside the Freede Center 

THE MATCHUP

• Oklahoma City University brings a two-game winning streak into Saturday's home contest against NAIA No. 15 ranked Science & Arts
• Science & Arts is in second place in the Sooner Athletic Conference standings with an 8-1 league record, one half game behind Southwestern Assemblies of God at 9-1. OCU is tied for third place in the league with a 7-3 mark
• OCU holds a 39-24 edge in the all-time series against Science & Arts. The Drovers have won three straight in the series and four of the last five matchups. The last win for the Stars was a 74-71 decision on Feb. 21, 2019 in Oklahoma City
• Tickets cost $7 for adults and $5 for students. All tickets must be purchased via OCU's HomeTown Ticketing portal. No tickets are to be purchased via cash on site. OCU students, faculty and staff gain admission to all OCU regular-season home athletics events free of charge with their ID
• Fans will be required to wear masks in place over their faces while observing social distancing. No concessions will be offered

ABOUT THE STARS

• Oklahoma City (8-9,7-3 SAC) brings a two-game winning streak into Saturday afternoon's contest. The Stars defeated Southwestern Christian 80-79 last Saturday in Bethany before notching an 80-72 overtime win over Texas Wesleyan on Thursday at Abe Lemons Arena
• OCU trailed by as many as 14 points in the first half before storming back to claim the win over Texas Wesleyan. TXWES started the game with a 13-0 run with OCU scoring its first basket on an Eric Amandio lay-up at the 13:24 mark. Texas Wesleyan led 56-49 at the 6:42 mark of the second half but OCU would not be denied and the Stars forced the game into overtime on a free throw by senior guard Rashaun Coleman with four seconds remaining in regulation
• Coleman and junior forward Kori Guest each played all 45 minutes for the short-handed Stars in the win over Texas Wesleyan. The two combined to contribute 45 points, 13 rebounds and four steals
• Junior forward Dadrian Hoambrecker contributed a season high-tying seven rebounds in the win over TXWES. He also finished with 11 points, marking the third time this season he has scored in double-figures. Hoambrecker finished with a season-high 12 points in a win over Langston on Nov. 20
• Sophomore guard Nick Bonifay played a season-high 30 minutes in the win, finishing with a season-high nine points to go along with three assists
• Sophomore guard Zach Lerblance played a season-high 35 minutes. He contributed eight points and a season-high five rebounds.
• OCU committed a season-low seven turnovers in the win over TWU. The previous low was nine turnovers in a loss to Carroll (Mont.) on   Nov. 12
• The Stars took the eighth spot in the preseason SAC Preseason Coaches' Poll. OCU owns 13 SAC regular-season championships and 10 SAC Tournament titles. Oklahoma City has advanced to the NAIA Division I Championship Tournament 25 times all-time and has won six national championships in 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2007 and 2008
 
ABOUT THE DROVERS

• Science & Arts (13-3, 8-1 SAC) brings a five-game winning streak into Saturday's game with two of those wins coming by forfeit. The Drovers defeated John Brown (Ark.) 67-63 in Sooner Athletic Conference action on Thursday night in Siloam Springs, Ark.
• The game was tied 61-61 at the 2:40 mark of the second half before USAO made a couple of key baskets and defensive stops to secure the win
• Junior forward Rory Pantophlet contributed his second double-double of the season in the win over JBU, finishing with 15 points and 15 rebounds
• The Drovers rank fourth in the SAC in team offense (79.0 ppg) and ninth in team defense (73.8 ppg)
• Science & Arts holds the 15th spot in the latest NAIA rankings. OCU has gone 0-4 against ranked opponents this season and 0-3 vs. teams ranked in the NAIA top 25
• Science & Arts took second in the preseason SAC poll

ABOUT THE COACHES

Mark Berokoff (first season with OCU, 8-9)
• 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 • 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
 
Chris Francis (seventh season at Science & Arts, 126-69) 
• Has led the Drovers to four NAIA National Championship tournament appearances and two Sooner Athletic Conference tournament titles
• Directed Science & Arts to a quarterfinals appearance at 2018-19 NAIA Tournament, the deepest run for the school since winning the 2001-02 national title
• Played and started his collegiate coaching career at Rogers State
 
ON THE AIR

• Oklahoma City University athletics provides live and on-demand audio and video of its contests on OCU's BlueFrame platform as well as live statistics. 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 calls the action. 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