• The Herd returns to Huntington after playing its last two contests on the road.
• Mikal Dawson registered his second contest of 20 or more points this season with 20 on Wednesday night at Wright State.
• Dawson has now led the team in scoring in four games this season.
• At 48 makes from the charity stripe, Obinna Anochili-Killen leads the Sun Belt Conference.
• Dezayne Mingo sits in second in the SBC at 4.8 assists per game.

• Ohio enters the contest on a two-game winning streak after taking down Robert Morris, 84-68, on November 30 and Morehead State, 88-76, on Saturday.
• AJ Clayton is averaging a team-high 16.2 points and 6.8 rebounds through the team’s first nine games. Clayton also leads the MAC with 17 blocks.
• With 42 assists, Jackson Paveletzke ranks second in the MAC early on in the season.

• West Virginia Wesleyan hosts Salem on Saturday before coming to Huntington as it sits on a seven-game losing streak.
• Alex Mirhosseini leads of a trio of Bobcat scorers at 17.4 points per game with a team-high 38 assists.
• Alex Gray leads his side with 7.3 rebounds per game.