COMPLETE GAME NOTES

Henderson State will look for back-to back Great American Conference wins on Saturday as the Reddies play host Oklahoma Baptist at the Duke Wells Center with tipoff set for 3 p.m.
           
Henderson opened GAC play on Thursday with a thrilling 76-72 win over an experience Southern Nazarene team.

Kaylon Tappin scored 20 points in the game and averages a team-best 16.3 points per game this season. The junior from Little Rock has been solid from the foul line making 19-of-22 attempts.           

Kevin Kozan scored the first eight points of the game against SNU and finished with 19 for the contest.

The senior from New Lenox, Ill. needs just 23 points to become the 24th Reddie to score 1000 career points. Kozan, who averages 13.7 points per contest, needs just one 3-point field goal to become the sixth Reddie to reach 200 3-pointers in a career.
 
Toney Foster has been a welcomed addition to the Reddies. In two games he has scored 14 points in both contest while averaging 4.0 rebounds per game.       
           
As a team the Reddies are shooting 47 percent from the field and 42 percent from 3-point range. Henderson has been solid from the foul line making 44-of-53 attempts for 83 percent shooting.
 
Oklahoma Baptist was picked to finish 11th in GAC Coaches preseason poll. The Bison are coming off a 75-62 loss to Ouachita Baptist on Thursday.      

The Bison have had troubles with shooting from beyond the arc making just 28 percent of their 3-point attempts, but more importantly the squad is averaging 18 turnovers per game.       

One of the top returnees for the Bison is Steven Green who was an All-GAC Honorable mention pick a year ago.
 
Green got OBU's first double-double of the season with 13 points and 12 rebounds against St. Gregory's to open the season. Green scored 10 points and had 3 rebounds in the loss to Ouachita Baptist on Thursday.          

Kevin Franceschi leads the Bison averaging 17.5 points and 7.5 rebounds. Last year Franceschi had his season end before it started with an injury.
The senior from Argenteuil, France totaled 20 points and 8 rebounds against the Tigers.          
OBU also benefits from Travon Moore and Chandler Rickey. Moore is scoring 9.5 points per contest while Rickey is averaging 11 points per game.

Henderson State and Oklahoma Baptist meet for the ninth time in a series that dates back to 1967.           

Oklahoma Baptist leads the series with a 5-3 advantage.       

The two teams split the series last year with each team winning on its home court.         

Henderson is 3-1 in games played at the Duke Wells Center, while the Reddies are 0-4 in games played in Shawnee, Okla. 
 
Saturday's double-header will be carried on 106.9 FM KYXK Arkadelphia/Gurdon with Robbie Aaron providing the play-by-play. Former Reddie player and coach Grady Bean will provide the color commentary.
 
The Domino's pregame show will air 12:45 p.m. with the women's game set for 1 p.m.

Live stats, audio and video streaming will also be available via the HSU Athletics website at www.hsusports.com.