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Opponent: Williams Baptist
Time: Saturday, December 3rd; 3:30 PM
Location: Meyer Sports Center; Bolivar, Missouri

Bolivar, Mo. - Southwest Baptist is set to host Williams Baptist on Saturday in the final tune-up prior to MIAA play.

The Coaches & the All-Time Series
SBU head coach Clark Sheehy begins his third season on the SBU bench after compiling a 21-36 (11-30 MIAA) record while at SBU. Coach Sheehy holds a career coaching record of 203-137 across eleven seasons while coaching six different All-Americans and over 20 athletes that have moved on to play professional basketball.

Josh Austin begins his 6th season as the head coach at Williams Baptist.

Southwest Baptist leads the all-time series against Williams Baptist 2-0. The Bearcats claimed an 80-73 victory over the Eagles last season in Bolivar.

Scouting the Bearcats
The Bearcats come into the game against Williams Baptist 4-2 and are coming off of a 97-71 victory over William Woods. SBU is led in scoring by Brian Patterson who averages 11.3 ppg and 7.2 rpg. Logan Hovey averages 9.8 ppg to go along with 5.7 rpg, while Louis Baltazar averages 9.0 ppg and 7.5 rpg. Cartree Pettis leads the Bearcats in assists with 3.8 apg to go along with 7.3 ppg. SBU presents a balanced scoring attack with seven players averaging over six points a piece. On the boards, the Bearcats are out-rebounding their opponents by 10.1 rebounds per game.

Scouting the Eagles
Williams Baptist comes into the game against Southwest Baptist 4-4 on the season. The Eagles are coming off of a 79-77 victory over Hannibal-LaGrange. WBC is led in scoring by Reece Dunlap who averages 12.0 ppg, while Demoine Brown averages 9.6 ppg and a team high 3.1 apg. On the boards Abel Yekeh is one of three Eagles' to pull down over 5.0 rpg, hauling in a team high 5.6 rpg.