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Opponent: Pittsburg State
Time: Tuesday, February 4; 7:30 PM
Location: John Lance Arena; Pittsburg, Kan.

Bolivar, Mo. - Southwest Baptist will hit the road for two straight away games, starting with a make-up game against Pittsburg State on Tuesday.

The Coaches and the All-Time Series
SBU head coach Jeff Guiot is in his tenth season on the Bearcat bench, where he has won three MIAA regular season titles, and compiled a 176-111 (.613) record. Coach Guiot is the winningest coach in SBU history, has led the 'Cats to an MIAA Tournament appearance each season, and has three NCAA Tournament appearances.

Kevin Muff is in his 4th season as the head coach of Pittsburg State. Muff holds a school coaching record of 48-37.

Southwest Baptist leads the all-time series against Pittsburg State 30-27. Southwest Baptist has won 13 of the last 15 meetings between the two schools, winning last year's meeting 81-75.

Scouting the Bearcats
SBU is coming off of a tough 96-94 loss to Missouri Southern, and are now 10-10 (3-8 MIAA) on the season.

The Bearcats are led in scoring by Desi Barmore who averages 16.7 points per game and 6.6 rebounds per game, while Rashaad Brown-Peterson averages 16.0 points per game. Derrick Stewart averages 10.8 points per game, hitting a team high 52 three's, while Preston Guiot averages 9.7 points per game and 6.7 assists per game.

Scouting the Gorillas
Pittsburg State comes into the game against Southwest Baptist with a 7-11 (3-8 MIAA) record on the season. Pittsburg State is coming off of a 74-73 loss on the road to Central Oklahoma.

Pittsburg State is led offensively by Devon Branch who is averaging 20.2 ppg and a team high 4.9 rpg. Jake Bullard averages 14.4 ppg and a team high 4.3 apg, while Sam Pugh contributes 10.9 ppg.

Quick Facts
• Rashaad Brown-Peterson tied the SBU single game scoring record when he scored 40 points against Missouri S&T.

• The SBU Men's Basketball team broke the single game steals record when they picked up 28 steals against Barclay College on November 26.

• Desi Barmore (16.7 ppg) and Rashaad Brown-Peterson (16.0 ppg) rank 9th and 10th in the MIAA in scoring.

• Desi Barmore ranks 6th the MIAA and 19th in the NCAA in field goal percentage (61.9%).

• Preston Guiot ranks 2nd in the MIAA and 12th in the NCAA in assists (6.7 apg).

• Menas Stephens ranks 6th in the MIAA in rebounding (6.9 rpg) while Desi Barmore ranks 8th (6.6 rpg).

• As a team, SBU ranks 9th in the NCAA in assists per game (18.8/g), 18th in scoring offense (86.7 ppg), 19th in field goal percentage (49.6%), and 20th in 3-point field goals per game (9.8/g).