3:45 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4 
Sheaffer Center | Waxahachie, Texas
  
THE MATCHUP

• Oklahoma City University takes on Southwestern Assemblies of God for the second time this season.
• SAGU holds a 12-7 lead in the all-time series against OCU. Stars won the last contest this season 72-62 behind Avery Jackson's 23 points

 
ABOUT THE STARS

• The Stars come into the game with a record 11-10, 9-6 (SAC)
• OCU's last game was against Central Christian on Jan. 28. Stars won 70-59 behind Kori Guest's 18 points
• He is averaging 15.9 points per game
• Stars trailed by eight at the half but outscored the Tigers 45-26 in the second half to run away with the game. The Stars had ten steals and ten more rebounds overall.
• The win was coach Berkoff's 400th career win.
• OCU ranks 22nd in the NAIA in defensive rebounds per game with 29.0. per game. They make 15.4 free throws per game which is 23rd in the NAIA
• The Stars came in seventh in the preseason SAC coach's 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 LIONS

• SAGU holds a 14-6, 9-7 (SAC) record
• They are 4-1 in their past five games
• They beat Texas Wesleyan 88-78 in their last game.
• Leading scorer Noah Boling went for a career high 29 points missing just two shots all game
• He is averaging just 9.8 points per game
• SAGU pass the ball around among the best. They average 18.2 assists per game which is 7th in the NAIA
• The Lions took the sixth overall spot in the SAC Preseason Poll  

MEET THE COACHES
 
Mark Berokoff (second season with OCU, 28-24) 
 
• Mark Berokoff directed Oklahoma City to a 17-14 record in his first season as the Stars' head coach. The Stars earned the No. 3 seed in the SAC Tournament after racking up their most conference wins since 2009-10 with a 15-7 mark.
• Berokoff led Randall to three national championships and a national runner-up showing in nine years as head coach of the Saints. Berokoff led Randall to a 147-122 mark. Randall annually squared off with SAC teams and knocked off OCU twice in that span. 
 • Berokoff produced 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 a two-time national coach of the year.
 • Berokoff's coaching career spans the high school, college and professional levels. His combined head-coaching record over 20 years in the college and prep ranks was 389-213 entering the 2022-23 season.
 • Berokoff achieved his 400th career win at Central Christian on Jan. 28. 
 
Delton Deal (fifth season, 114-47)

• Delton Deal has a career college record of 244-130
• Has produced three NAIA All-Americans
• SAC Champions in 2017-18, 2019-20.
• In 2007, he won the TAPPS 3A State Championship and was named the State Coach of the Year
• Reached NAIA National Championship Fab Four round in 2020-21 

ON THE AIR

• Southwestern Assemblies of God will provide live stats and a livestream of the game