Reddies Welcome Oklahoma Baptist to Town for Saturday Contest

2025-26 Men's Basketball Game Notes

ARKADELPHIA, Ark. -- Henderson State men's basketball continues its short homestand Saturday as it welcomes Oklahoma Baptist to the Duke Wells Center for a Saturday tilt. The Reddies and Bison will tip off at 3:00 p.m.

Henderson State continues the weekend homestand with a home matchup with rival Oklahoma Baptist. The Reddies lost a heartbreaker on Thursday in what tied for the longest game in program and Great American Conference history with a 90-85 loss in three overtimes to Southern Nazarene.

The Reddies had five different players with 35 minutes or more of playing time in Thursday's loss, led by Tyson Whybrew with 52 minutes of action. The stat sheet was relatively balanced: six different players collected at least six rebounds with no player having more than eight, and three different Reddies scored in double figures, led by a 26-point effort from Xavier Owens.

HSU maintains the conference lead in field goal percentage while gaining consistently in other categories. They currently rank second in the league and 22nd in Division II with 4.7 blocks per game, and their 15.7 fastbreak points per game ranks 32nd in the nation and second in the GAC.

Henderson boasts two different players with multiple top-five rankings in the conference. Zaveion Okoh ranks second in field goal attempts and fourth in points per game, total points, and made field goals. Tyson Whybrew ranks third in offensive rebounds per game, fourth in blocks and blocks per game, and fifth in total rebounds.

Scouting (RV) Oklahoma Baptist

Oklahoma Baptist is coming off of a 67-63 win at Ouachita Baptist on Thursday, handing the Tigers their first conference loss of the season. The Bison have won four consecutive games, and hold the best overall record in the league with a 13-2 mark.

In Thursday's win, the Bison held Ouachita to just 63 points. OKBU now leads the GAC with 80.8 points per game while ranking eighth in the conference in scoring defense, allowing 72.7 points per game. The Bison's scoring margin of +8.1 points per game ranks fourth in the league.

Individually, the Bison have two of the conference's top-six scorers. Guard Terry Coner, Jr. is second in the GAC with 20.1 points per game to go along with his fourth-best 3.5 assists per game, while forward Joshua Udohmo's 14.5 points per game place him sixth in the league in scoring while ranking 11th with 5.8 rebounds per game.

Head coach Jason Eaker is in his eighth season with Oklahoma Baptist after tenures as an assistant at Mercer, Liberty, Oklahoma, and Texas-Pan American (now Texas-Rio Grande Valley). Eaker's 130 wins ranks fourth all-time in wins at the institution.

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Players Mentioned

#11 Zaveion Okoh: G; 6' 4"; Junior

#15 Tyson Whybrew: F; 6' 6"; Junior

#20 Xavier Owens: G; 6' 5"; Senior

Players Mentioned

#11 Zaveion Okoh
: 6' 4"; Junior
: G

#15 Tyson Whybrew
: 6' 6"; Junior
: F

#20 Xavier Owens
: 6' 5"; Senior
: G

Players Mentioned

#11 Zaveion Okoh

#15 Tyson Whybrew

#20 Xavier Owens

Players Mentioned

#11 Zaveion Okoh

#15 Tyson Whybrew

#20 Xavier Owens

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