MARSHALL, Texas - Remaining home for this week's American Southwest Conference action, the East Texas Baptist University men's basketball team resumes their play back in Ornelas Gym. They have won six of their last seven games and will host the University of the Ozarks on Thursday night and the University of Texas Dallas on Saturday.
Below is information on the games.
▶️G17 #ETBU🐯🆚 Ozarks 🦅
🗓️ Thursday, February 4, 2021 |🕰️5:30 PM
🔢All-Time Series: ETBU 30-14
*Last ETBU Win: Jan. 16, 2021 (76-65)
*Last UO Win: Jan. 26, 2019 (95-83)
▶️G18 #ETBU🐯🆚 Texas Dallas ☄️
🗓️Saturday, February 6, 2021 |🕰️1:00 PM
🔢All-Time Series: UTD 30-17
*Last ETBU Win: Feb. 28, 2020 (59-45)
*Last UTD Win: Feb. 8, 2020 (84-76)
ETBU
* 11-5 overall and 5-2 in the American Southwest Conference
* Defeated Louisiana College, 72-59, and Belhaven, 78-56, last week.
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Charlie Cochran averaged 18.5 points per game on the week with 17 and 20-point games.
* Have won six of their last seven games and trail only LeTourneau in the ASC East Standings by one game.
* Won against UO, 76-65, on Jan. 16, 2021, in Arkansas.
Aaron Gregg scored 20 points to lead ETBU while
Landin Brown (17 points),
Kevin Charles (12 points),
Jayden Williams (12 points), and
Chris Haynes (10 points) tallied double-digits.
* Winners of 16 of their last 17 contests with the Eagles with the lone loss coming on Jan. 26, 2019.
* Last defeated UTD, 59-45, in the semifinals of the 2020 ASC Tournament. Haynes finished one rebound shy of a double-double to go along with 14 points.
* Defeated UTD, 83-74, on Jan. 9, 2020 at home. Haynes scored 13 points to lead all Tigers.
* Averaging 78.3 ppg, 36.0 rpg, and 17.4 apg
* Concede the fewest points in the ASC with 67.9 ppg
* Second in field goal percentage (47.8%)
* Third in steals (10.1 per game)
* Haynes (14.0 ppg) is fourth in the ASC in field goal percentage (60.4%)
* Gregg (5.4 apg; 4th) and Brown (4.3 apg; 8th) are in the top 10 in assists.
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Logan Blow is second in the ASC in free throw percentage (89.7%)
UO
* 2-1 overall and 2-1 in the conference after a 94-88 win over Howard Payne University. Bryson Johnson led all scorers with 25 points.
* Against ETBU on Jan. 16, Johnson scored 23 points to lead the Eagles
* Averaging 76.7 ppg, 32.8 rpg, and 14.3 apg
* Lead the ASC in blocks with four per game.
* Johnson is fifth in scoring (21.7 ppg)
* Zach Byrd is second in rebounds (9.0 rpg) and assists (6.3 apg) while fifth in steals (2.7 per game)
UTD
* 4-2 overall and 2-2 on the season after an 85-77 loss to Sul Ross State University. Dimitrius Underwood scored 27 points in the loss.
* Held to 33.3% field goal shooting in the last meeting against ETBU. This includes 25% from three-point range and 16 points in the first half.
* Underwood averages 16.3 ppg against ETBU in six meetings all-time.
* Averaging 85.2 ppg (3rd), 47.2 rpg (1st), 20.5 apg (2nd)
* Underwood is averaging 17.5 ppg (8th), 8.5 rpg (6th), 3.2 steals per game (1st), and 7.2 apg (1st)
* Brady Boyd leads the ASC in field goal percentage (55.6%)
