7:45 p.m., Monday, Feb. 7
Oscar Williams Field House – Goodwell, Okla. 

THE MATCHUP

• Oklahoma City University will face Panhandle State on Monday evening in Goodwell after losing to Wayland Baptist on Saturday evening in Plainview, Texas. The Stars hold a 5-5 record on the road this season.
• The two teams were scheduled to play on Jan. 3 at Abe Lemons Arena but that contest was not playef due to COVID protocols with OPSU receiving a forfeit win. OCU holds a 21-5 advantage in the all-time series against the Aggies had won three straight before taking the forfeit loss.
• OCU enters the game alone in third place in the Sooner Athletic Conference standings with a 12-5 conference mark while OPSU is in ninth place with a 6-11 league record

ABOUT THE STARS

• Oklahoma City University (13-11,12-5 SAC) dropped a 70-57 road contest to Wayland Baptist on Saturday evening. OCU trailed 56-45 at the 9:46 mark of the second half before cutting the deficit to 60-57 on a Dravon Clayborn jumper at the 2:22 mark. That's as close as the Stars would get, however, with WBU clinching the win with a 10-0 run.
• Since resuming play after two COVID-related cancellations, OCU has posted a 7-3 record.
• Clayborn finished with a season-high 16 points in the loss with senior guard Ryan Birt finishing with 12 points and senior forward Romario Spence contributing 11 points and a season-high 15 rebounds.
• Spence has recorded 11 double-doubles for the season and seven in his last eight games played. He has also recorded two or more blocks in nine games.
• OCU shot a season low 31% in the loss (22 of 71).
• The Stars also only made six free throw attempts against WBU, their second lowest number of attempts in a game this season.
• Wayland Baptist out-rebounded OCU 46-44, breaking a streak of five straight games in which the Stars out-rebounded their opponent.
• OCU remains atop the Sooner Athletic Conference and ranks No. 2 in the NAIA rankings in 3-point defense (135 of 513, 26.3%).
• OCU ranks ninth in the SAC in team offense (72.9 ppg) and seventh in team defense (72.6 ppg).
• The Stars took the eighth spot in the preseason SAC Preseason Coaches' 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 AGGIES

• Panhandle State (9-13, 6-11 SAC) enters Monday's game with a two-game losing streak. John Brown defeated OPSU 75-70 on Saturday evening in Goodwell.
• The Aggies are 2-6 since resuming play after the holiday break.
• Sophomore guard Jalen Thomas led the Aggies with 26 points with junior guard Rayquan Elliott and junior forward Justin Pile adding 12 points apiece.
• Thomas ranks third in the SAC in scoring (16.7 ppg) with Elliot ranking fourth (16.3 ppg).
• OPSU ranks sixth in the SAC in team offense (75.7 ppg) and 11th in team defense (80.5 ppg).

ABOUT THE COACHES

Mark Berokoff (first season with OCU)
• Mark Berokoff guided Randall to three national championships and a national runner-up finish in nine years as head coach of the Saints. Berokoff's record with Randall was 147-122. Randall • Berokoff coached 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 two-time national coach of the year
• Berokoff's coaching career includes experience on the high school, college and professional levels. His combined head-coaching record over 19 years in the college and prep ranks is 372-199
 
Mark Laird (third season with OPSU)
• Served as associate head coach at Southwestern Christian before taking over the Aggie program in 2019.
• Prior to his stint at SCU, Laird served as an associate head coach at University of Valley Forge and assistant coach at Texas A&M International.