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LA GRANDE, Ore. -- The No. 23 Eastern Oregon University men's basketball team hosts key Cascade Collegiate Conference matchups this weekend against Southern Oregon University and No. 3 Oregon Tech.

Games 12-13: No. 23 Eastern Oregon vs. RV Southern Oregon and No. 3 Oregon Tech
When: Friday, Dec. 16, 7:30 p.m. * Saturday, Dec. 17, 7:30 p.m.
Where: La Grande, Ore. * Quinn Coliseum (1,400)
Live Stats: EOUSports.com                    
Live Video: EOUSports.com
Live Radio: KUBQ 98.7 FM
Series: The Mountaineers are 75-95 against SOU all-time and 64-96 against OIT.

GAME COVERAGE
Friday and Saturday will tipoff at 7:30 p.m. Live video and stats will be available on EOUSports.com. Live radio can be heard on KUBQ 98.7 FM.

THE SERIES
* Southern Oregon holds a 95-75 lead in the all-time series over EOU.
* Friday's game is the 171st meeting will be the second-most against any other program for Eastern. EOU and Western Oregon have met 187 times.
* Eastern Oregon has won six straight over Southern Oregon.
* The last Raider victory came on Dec. 5, 2008, 72-87, in Ashland.
* EOU and OIT meet for the 161st time, Tech has won 96 of the previous meetings.
* Eastern has won the last five of the last six meetings at home, but has not won in Klamath Falls since Feb. 16, 1979. The Owls have won 65 straight home games.
* Oregon Tech defeated the Mountaineers 21 straight times before EOU won in La Grande on Feb. 11, 2006.
* Tech has won 84 percent of its games since 2006-07, compared to Eastern's 77 percent.

QUICK HITS
• The Mountaineers are outscoring opponents by an average of 35-32 in the first half this season, and 49-35 in the second half.
• Eastern has won 10 straight home games, 27 of the last 28 regular season home games, and 39 of the last 40 conference regular season home games. The lone loss was to OIT last year.
• Williams is fifth on the most wins by a coach in EOU history, 17 wins away from fourth.
• EOU is 25-2 in regular season games in Quinn Coliseum under Williams.
• Overall the Mountaineers have won 28 of the 31 games under Williams at home.
• Eastern Oregon has won eight straight non-conference games in La Grande.
• In Quinn Coliseum, EOU has won 22 of its last 24 games vs. non-conference opponents.
• The Mountaineers are first in the nation in offensive rebounds per game (17.7), second in total rebounds per game (44.3), and third in total rebound margin (12.7).
• The Mountaineers 17.9-point scoring margin is ninth in the country.
• Ervin Felder is 7th in the nation in offensive rebounds per game with 3.8.

ABOUT THE RAIDERS
Southern Oregon enters the weekend with a 9-4 record and five spots out of the NAIA Div. 2 Top 25. SOU has won four consecutive games. The Raiders have won four of their five road games. The Raiders owe much of their early-season success to Eric Thompson. The freshman is fourth in the country in total scoring with 265 points. He averages 20.3 points per game which leads the Cascade Collegiate Conference. Thompson also leads the team with an average of 7.46 rebounds per outing. Jeff Bush is throwing 3.18 assists per contest. Southern is sixth in the nation with a .765 free-throw percentage. SOU's 49 percent shooting from the field is 10th in NAIA Div. 2, and its 40 percent from behind the arc is 11th. The Raiders opened CCC play with a home sweep over Northwest Christian and Corban.

ABOUT THE HUSTLIN' OWLS
No. 3 Oregon Tech makes the long road trips to The College of Idaho and Eastern Oregon after moving to its highest ranked position in recent years. OIT has won nine straight games entering the weekend. The Hustlin' Owls have won 12 of their first 13 games. Tech has taken care of the ball so far this season ranking first in NAIA Div. 2 in assists per game (19.1) and assist to turnover ratio.  The Owls are second in turnover margin (7.7). OIT is outscoring opponents by 23 points which is fourth in the nation and is sixth in scoring offense per game (86.8), three-point shooting percentage (.419), and field goal percentage (.505). Bobby Hunter leads Oregon Tech in scoring per game (17.3). The freshman is second in the country in total steals (39). David Clarke leads the Owls in assists per game (4.54).