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INDIANAPOLIS – The NCAA selected the men’s and women’s basketball doubleheader between Henderson State and Southeastern Oklahoma State for its DII Showcase Games of the Week. The women’s game tips off at 5:35 p.m. followed by the men’s contest. Both games air on a vast variety of social media platforms.
All four teams enter the final weekend of the regular season in contention for GAC regular-season crowns. The Savage Storm women sit one game back of Harding while Henderson State trails by two games. The Savage Storm appeared at No. 7 in the initial Central Region rankings. The Reddies won the prior meeting this season, 77-72, at home. Hailey Estes tallied 15 points and 16 rebounds in the win, overcoming the 31-point, 11-rebound effort from Southeastern’s Katie Webb.
The men’s showdown features two of the region’s top 10 teams. Southeastern registered at No. 2 in Wednesday’s ranking while the Reddies garnered the 10thspot. They share second place in the GAC with both one game behind Southern Nazarene. At 19-7, the Reddies need one win to reach the 20-win mark for the first time since the 2006-07 season. In their earlier game, Henderson State rallied late for a 67-63 win. Raekwon Rogers paced Henderson State with 17 points on 8-of-10 shooting. The Savage Storm’s Kevin Buckingham scored a game-high 33 points and grabbed 11 rebounds.
The games stream on the GAC YouTube channel, Southeastern Sports Network, Division II, GAC, Henderson State and Southeastern Oklahoma State Facebook pages, DII Twitter page at @NCAADII and through the Periscope app at @NCAADII.