Men's Basketball Southern Arkansas vs. East Central 1/11/25

MAGNOLIA, Ark.- The Southern Arkansas University Muleriders (4-8, 1-5) will finish their three-game homestand this week as they play host to the Southeastern Oklahoma State University Savage Storm (3-9, 1-5) on Thursday January 9th and the East Central University Tigers (4-8, 1-5) on Saturday January 11th at W.T. Watson Athletic Center in Magnolia, Arkansas. Tip-off against the Savage Storm is set for 5:00 P.M. and 3:00 P.M. against the Tigers.
Series History vs. East Central
SAU holds a 17-17 overall record against the Tigers of East Central University and have won the last two meetings. The first meeting between the two teams came on November 21st, 1968, a 73-75 loss to the Tigers. The most recent meeting between the schools came on February 8th, 2024, a 73-64 win for the Muleriders.
SAU at a Glance:
The Blue and Gold will look to bounce back after a loss to Harding last Saturday. Despite some offensive woes, Christian Caldwell posted a team leading 15-point performance along with six rebounds and two blocks. Carel Ray Jr. also recorded a double-digit performance in the loss going for 13 points and two rebounds.
BJ Davis currently leads the team in scoring with 161 total points and is averaging 13.4 points per game. Christian Caldwell trails behind Davis as the teams second leading scorer with 120 points and is averaging 10 points per game. Caldwell also leads the team in rebounds with 77 and is averaging 6.4 rebounds per game.
East Central at a Glance
The Tigers are currently riding a five-game losing streak with their last loss coming against in-state foe Southern Nazarene by a score of 68-83. Against SNU, Bishop Jones led the team in points with 16 followed by Jourdyn Grandberry with 12. Bryce Woolridge also recorded a double-digit scoring performance with 10 points and led the team in rebounds with five.
Bishop Jones headlines the Tigers offense with 230 total points on the season and is averaging 19.2 points per game. Mark Rucha currently sits second on the team in scoring with 139 total points and is averaging 11.6 points per game. Nikk Williams is the leading rebounder for East Central with 61 total rebounds and averages 6.1 rebounds per game.
Next Up:
SAU will be on the road for their next two contests as they travel to play Southwestern Oklahoma State in Weatherford, Oklahoma on January 16th at 7:30 P.M. followed by a trip to Northwestern Oklahoma State in Alva, Oklahoma on January 18th at 3:00 P.M.
Broadcast Details
You can follow all the action with live stats at muleriderathletics.com or watch it live right here on the official SAU Mulerider Athletics RUclips page.