LAKELAND, Fla.— The Southeastern men's basketball team will put its perfect league record on the line this week as the Fire head to No. 22 Warner on Thursday before hosting Webber International on Saturday.
GAME INFO:
#11 Southeastern (16-3, 9-0 TSC) at #22 Warner University (14-6, 8-1 TSC)
Date: Thursday January 17, 2019
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Lake Wales, Fla.
- The Royals will look to avenge their only conference loss of the season, an 86-81 defeat in the Furnace earlier this year, when the Fire travel to Lake Wales.
- Both teams enter the matchup riding significant win streaks. Southeastern has been victorious in seven straight, while Warner has won six in a row.
- The Fire and the Royals are the top two teams in The Sun Conference in both scoring and field goal percentage, respectively. SEU scores 83.53 points per game on 49.6 percent shooting, which ranks 11th in the nation, while Warner averages 83.50 points per contest and makes 48.4 percent of their baskets.
Soaking in the Sun:
- Southeastern, the reigning Sun Conference champions, have won 12 straight against league opponents dating back to last season.
- During the stretch, 10 of the 12 contests have been decided by single digits, with SEU holding an average margin of victory of only 6.9 points per game.
- This season, the Fire are 9-0 in TSC play, boasting five players that average at least 11.6 points versus Sun Conference teams.
The Royals:
- The Royals rank in the top four in the country in assist/turnover ratio (1.6) and total scoring offense (3070).
- Warner, who has edged their last four opponents by less than eight points, is led by the duo of Khalil Ozuna and Trae Graham.
- Ozuna averages nearly 20 and 10 (19.5 points and 9.4 rebounds) to captain the team in both categories. Last week against Johnson & Wales, the senior dropped a career-high 39 points to go along with 13 boards.
- Graham averages 17.0 points and 8.2 rebounds per contest, which each rank second on the squad. The Port Salerno native has collected double-digit point totals in all but one competition this year and leads the conference in field goal percentage (54.7%).
GAME INFO:
#11 Southeastern (16-3, 9-0 TSC) vs. Webber International (10-10, 2-7 TSC)
Date: Saturday January 19, 2019
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: The Furnace- Lakeland, Fla.
The Warriors:
- Webber comes into the contest with Southeastern following losses in three of their last four, all conference games. Prior to the past four competitions, the Warriors had won five straight.
- Despite a 2-7 Sun Conference record, WIU ranks second in the league and 39th in the NAIA in rebounding, grabbing 39.3 rebounds per game. Five players on the team average at least four rebounds per contest.
- Tommie Luke, the scoring leader in the conference, is the main threat for the Warriors. The sophomore leads Webber in points (23.6 ppg), assists (3.4 apg), and steals (1.5 spg), while ranking third in the conference in field goal percentage (51.8%).
- Earlier this year, the Fire defeated the Warriors in Babson Park by a score of 100-93.
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