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LA GRANDE, Ore. -- The No. 23 Eastern Oregon University men's basketball team welcomes Northwest Christian University and Corban University in a pair of Cascade Collegiate Conference games this weekend.

Games 16-17: No. 23 Eastern Oregon vs. Northwest Christian and Corban
When: Friday, Jan. 6, 7:30 p.m. * Saturday, Jan. 7, 7:30 p.m.
Where: La Grande, Ore. (Quinn Coliseum)
Live Stats: EOUSports.com                    
Live Video: EOUSports.com
Live Radio: KUBQ 98.7
Series: The Mountaineers are 10-2 against NCU all-time and 22-27 against Corban.

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
* Friday will only be the 13th meeting all-time between Eastern and NCU.
* The Mountaineers have an 10-2 lead in the all-time series.
* The Beacons won the first meeting, 100-85, in the 1988-89 season in Eugene.
* EOU has never lost to Northwest Christian in La Grande (7-0), but is 3-2 in Eugene against them. The Beacons last beat Eastern on Feb. 21, 2009, 75-64.
* The last three games have been decided by a combined six points, including the last meeting's last second win by Eastern Oregon in La Grande, 66-65.
* Corban holds a 27-22 lead over Eastern Oregon in the all-time series.
* The Warriors have beat EOU only once after they changed the school name from Corban to Western Baptist in 2005. The 75-73 win on Feb. 12, 2010, was in Salem.
* The Mountaineers have won nine out of the last 10 games against Corban.
* In the last meeting, EOU picked up an 88-83 win despite trailing by as many as 11 points and only leading for 8:38 in the game.

QUICK HITS
• The Mountaineers are 7-0 this season when leading at halftime, but 2-5 when trailing.
• When trailing with 5:00 left in regulation, EOU is 0-5.
• Eastern has won 28 of the last 30 regular season home games, and 40 of the last 42 conference regular season home games. The lone losses were to Oregon Tech.
• EOU is 26-3 in regular season games in Quinn Coliseum under Isaac Williams.
• Overall the Mountaineers have won 29 of the 33 games under Williams at home.
• The Mountaineers are first in the nation in offensive rebounds per game (17.2), third in total rebounds per game (43.8), and fifth in total rebound margin (11.0).
• The Mountaineers 84.6 points per game scoring offense is 13th in the country.
• Ervin Felder is 7th in the nation in offensive rebounds per game with 3.8.
• Jamar Johnson is 12th in the nation in three-point field goal percentage (49 percent).

ABOUT THE BEACONS
Northwest Christian comes into the weekend with an 8-9 overall record and it has won one of its first five conference games. The Beacons have struggled to find consistency so far this season beginning the season alternating between losses and wins to a 4-4 record, and they have put two wins together twice since that start. Jordan Buhler leads NCU averaging 11.82 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. The junior was named the Red Lion Cascade Collegiate Conference Player of the Week two weeks ago. Brian Hampton leads Northwest Christian with 2.59 assists per outing. Jordan Myers averages 1.77 steals per contest and is 15th in NAIA Div. 2 in assist to turnover ratio. As a team, NCU is 15th in the nation in scoring defense per game, three-point field goal percentage, and total steals.

ABOUT THE WARRIORS
Corban University began the season picked fifth in the conference preseason poll, and have a 10-7 overall and a 2-3 CCC record. The Warriors have key experience on their 2011-12 team with seven seniors and four juniors. However, one of their best players is a sophomore, Jordan Carter. He is averaging 15.6 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game. Carter is 10th in the country shooting 49 percent from behind the arc. Erik Cronrath leads Corban with 16 points per outing. The senior is shooting 64 percent from the field, which is sixth in NAIA Div. 2. The Warriors 142 made three-pointers this season is fourth in the country, and their 268 assists is seventh. Corban is holding opponents to 63.8 points per game, which is 11th in the country.