3 p.m. Monday, Feb. 28
Gaulke Activity Center | Oklahoma City

THE MATCHUP

• Oklahoma City University squares off against Southwestern Assemblies of God (Texas), ranked 24th in the NAIA, in the Sooner Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament semifinals
• The Stars toppled Southwestern Assemblies of God, ranked ninth at the time, 89-83 in overtime Jan. 27 at Abe Lemons Arena in the most recent meeting. Oklahoma City ended a 15-game losing streak to ranked opponents
• OCU advanced to the SAC Tournament semifinals for the 19th time in the 29-year history of the tournament. The Stars will vie for their 14th appearance in the conference tournament championship game. OCU owns 10 SAC Tournament championships

ABOUT THE STARS

• Oklahoma City ousted Central Christian (Kan.) from the tournament with an 85-56 quarterfinal triumph Saturday at Abe Lemons Arena. The Stars (17-13) equaled their season-best
margin of victory (29 points). OCU routed Langston 100-71 on Nov. 20 at Abe Lemons Arena
• Rashaun Coleman, a 6-foot senior from Houston, boosted Oklahoma City with 22 points, four rebounds and seven assists. Coleman reached 20 points for the 11th time this season. Coleman has accumulated 16.8 points, 4.9 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.25 steals per contest while shooting 41.2 percent from beyond the 3-point arc this season. Coleman landed first-team all-conference acclaim to become a two-time all-SAC performer
• Ryan Birt, a 6-2 senior from Plano, Texas, and Kori Guest, a 6-6 junior from Tulsa, Okla., added 13 points each. Birt turned in six rebounds, three assists and two thefts as well. Birt has collected 13.0 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.48 steals a game in 2021-22
• OCU foes have combined to hit 29.1 percent of their 3-pointers to rank the Stars 10th in the NAIA this season in opponents' 3-point percentage
• 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
• Southwestern Assemblies of God leads the overall series between the two teams 11-7
 
ABOUT THE LIONS

• Southwestern Assemblies of God eliminated Mid-America Christian from the tournament 90-83 on Friday in Waxahachie, Texas. The Lions (20-8) nailed 47.8 percent (11-for-23) from 3-point range at the Sheaffer Center to hit 45 percent or better from downtown for the third time this season
• Nathan Bailey, a 6-5 senior, had season highs with 25 points, four assists and three steals. Bailey sank 4 of 8 3-point attempts. He averages 10.1 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.29 steals a game in 2021-22
• Southwestern Assemblies of God ranks 21st in the NAIA with 16.5 assists per game
• The Lions have taken two SAC Tournament crowns (2018, 2020)
 
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
 
Delton Deal (101-41, fourth season with Southwestern Assemblies of God, 229-126, 11th season overall)
• Deal directed Southwestern Assemblies of God to its first NAIA Fab Four appearance since 2013 in 2020-21. Deal has led the Lions to the SAC Tournament championship twice and NAIA Championship Tournament three times
• Prior to SAGU, Deal took York (Neb.) to three NAIA Division II men's basketball championshp tournaments in seven years. Before his arrival, the Panthers had only one one winning season in program history, and under his watch, the Panthers did not suffer a losing record in a single season in any of his seasons
• Before his time at York, Deal coached in Fort Worth, Texas at Bethesda Christian High School where he was 97-28, and where he won the 2007 TAPPS 3A state championship. That season, he also won state coach of the year honors
 
ON THE AIR
 
• Mid-America Christian will provide a live video stream and live stats of the SAC Tournament games.
Mid-America Christian provides live and on-demand video of its contests on the SAC Sports Network BlueFrame platform 
• Alex Freedman and Andrew Himes will call 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. Freedman is the regular play-by-play announcer for the Oklahoma City Dodgers and started with the organization in 2012 with the Oklahoma City RedHawks. He is a two-time winner of the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters award for best play-by-play
• The SAC has partnered with BlueFrame Technology to create the SAC Sports Network. To watch live video, fans can find the SAC's BlueFrame platform over the web 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