OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma City plays at home for the final time in the regular season when Wayland Baptist and Oklahoma Panhandle State visit this week.
Wayland Baptist comes to OCU for an 8 p.m. game on Thursday and the Stars celebrate Senior Day against Panhandle State on Saturday at 4 p.m.
OCU Notebook
Previously: Texas Wesleyan held off Oklahoma City on Saturday, 83-74.
Alphonse Muteba had a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
SaVaughn Smith and
Beau Tranter led the Stars with 17 points each.
Jonas Carlisle added 14 points and
Brian Alexander accounted for 13. Carlisle led the team with four assists and three steals.
Postseason Outlook: The Stars are fifth in the Sooner Athletic Conference at 12-6 against the league and have clinched a spot in the SAC Tournament. OCU hosts the SAC Tournament on Feb. 25-28. OCU is three games out of first place with four games remaining.
Stars at Home: The Stars are 9-3 at home this season.
Jonas Carlisle leads the team at 16.2 points per game, followed by
Brian Alexander at 14.2 and
Beau Tranter at 11.3. OCU averages nine more rebounds than their opponents per home game.
Winning Numbers: In 15 OCU wins this season,
Jonas Carlisle is averaging 18.3 points,
Brian Alexander gets 16.2 per game and
Jackson Hopps averages 10. The Stars out-rebounded opponents by an average of 43-33 in the games OCU wins.
Trends: Jonas Carlisle has averaged 21 points per game over the last four games and the Stars are averaging 82.5 points per game in that span.
Scoring: Jonas Carlisle leads the Stars in scoring at 17.6 points per game, with
Brian Alexander close behind at 15.7. Alexander has 89 assists and Carlisle has 87.
Rebounding: Jonas Carlisle leads the team with 6.9 rebounds per game and
Alphonse Muteba averages 6.5. Muteba leas the team with 75 offensive rebounds.
Earlier at Wayland Baptist: Oklahoma City absorbed its first Sooner Athletic Conference road loss in January, falling at Wayland Baptist, 72-65. The Stars shot 25 percent in the first half and trailed 28-21 at halftime.
Jonas Carlisle had 21 points, eight rebounds and six assists.
Brian Alexander and
Destin Jenkins added 12 points each, with Jenkins getting eight rebounds. Khalil Turner had 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Pioneers.
Checking on the Pioneers: The Pioneers are 19-5 overall and 13-5 against the SAC after winning the last four games. Newcomer Jamari Lawrence is averaging 19.5 points per game since joining the team at the semester break.
Earlier at Panhandle: Oklahoma City scored a 76-63 win at Oklahoma Panhandle State in January. OCU took the lead for good with 16:09 left in the first half. The lead peaked at 18 points midway through the second half.
Jonas Carlisle led OCU with 19 points while
Destin Jenkins and
SaVaughn Smith added 14 apiece.
Alphonse Muteba had 11 rebounds and matched Carlisle for the team assists lead with four. Christian Campbell scored 26 points for the Aggies.
About the Aggies: Panhandle enters the week at 5-18 overall and 3-15 against the SAC. Christian Campbell averages a team-leading 19.5 points per game.
