Oklahoma City, Okla- Oklahoma Christian (10-11, LSC 7-8) will travel to take on Texas A&M University-Kingsville (5-15, LSC 3-12) and Texas A&M International (11-10, LSC 7-8) this week, in must-win games for the Eagles. 

WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT OC 

• Head coach Kendre Talley is in his 5th season as the Eagles head coach.

• The Eagles sit at 9th in the conference standings with just 5 games left in the regular season.

• Moun'Tae Edmundson leads the Eagles, averaging 14.3 points per game, 4.4 boards, 2.2 assists, and a steal per game. He is in the top 15 in scoring in the LSC and has been crucial to OC's success.

• Seniors Karlyn Kenner and Quinton Johnson II have also helped shoulder the load with 10.4 and 9.9 points per game, respectively.

• Graduate student Hunter Staten has been a big-time player for the Eagles in the last 11 games, averaging 11.8 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks. This has included 2 games with a 20-point-plus performance and another 4 games scoring over 10 points. Staten currently sits 9th overall in the LSC in blocks. 

• After a slow start in conference play, the Eagles have started clicking on all cylinders – winning five of their last six thanks to a balanced attack from their upperclassmen.

Game 1 

OC at Texas A&M University-Kingsville 

Thursday, February 8th - 7:30 p.m. 

Gil E. Steinke Physical Education Center

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What to know about Kingsville 

• Omar Gonzalez is in his first season as the head coach of Texas A&M University-Kingsville. Before becoming the head, he spent 5 seasons as an assistant. 

• The Javelinas sit 13th in the conference, more than 4 games outside the top 8. 

• C.J. Smith is leading the way for the Javelinas, averaging 16.7 points- including a 33-point game against OC back at the beginning of January- 2.7 rebounds, 1.2 steals and 3.2 assists a game. Smith is in the top 10 in scoring in the LSC and is ranked 2nd in steals. 

• The Javelinas are also finding production from Zyon Little, averaging 7 points and 3.9 rebounds a game. 

• Kingsville is currently ranked towards the bottom in most categories in the conference, including shooting percentage. 

Last time against Kingsville 

• The last matchup between the Eagles and the Javelina was a classic offensive battle, with the Eagles pulling out the 88-81 victory. 

  • Kingsville was led by C.J. Smith with a monster performance, scoring 33 points, 6 rebounds, and dishing out 6 assists. 

  • The Javelina had another 3 scores in double figures, Zion Little with 14, Jason Clark with 12, and Allen Singleton with 13.

  • The Eagles were led by Karlyn Kenner, finishing with 19 points and 7 rebounds.

  • Quinton Johnson also gave the Eagles a great performance, earning a 15-point, 10-rebound double-double.

  • Nickolas Traylor came off the bench for the Eagles and dropped 14. 

  • The Eagles had another three players score 9 points.

Game 2 

OC at Texas A&M International 

Saturday, February 10th - 3:30 p.m. 

TAMIU Kinesiology and Convocation Building 

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What to know about the Dustdevils 

• Rodney McConnell has been the head coach at TAMIU since March of 2020.

• The Dustdevils sit tied with the Eagles at 8th in the conference. 

• TAMIU is ranked low in all shooting percentage categories in the conference.

• Mathew Okoye leads the Dustdevils with 14.2 points, 2.4 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 1.2 steals a game. 

• TAMIU also gets production from John Achebe, averaging 9.8 points per game, 6.8 assists 2.3 assists, and a steal. 

Last time against TAMIU

• In the match-up of the season, the Eagles came out on top at home.

  • TAMIU had 9 different Dustdevils score at least a basket. 

  • Led by Mathew Okoye, who scored 14 points, 2 rebounds, and 2 assists. 

  • The Eagles had 3 in double-figures, led by Moun'Tae Edmundson, scoring 15 and grabbing 4 rebounds. 

  • Hunter Staten scored 10 points with 8 rebounds, and Tryus Baynham came off the bench and scored 10 points.