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LA GRANDE, Ore. -- The Eastern Oregon University men's basketball team welcomes Corban University in the first round of the Cascade Collegiate Conference Tournament Wednesday. It is the 4-seed and 5-seed game.

Game 28: RV Eastern Oregon vs. RV Corban University (18-12, 10-8)
When: Tuesday, Feb. 22, 7 p.m.
Where: La Grande, Ore. (Quinn Coliseum)
Live Stats: EOUSports.com                    
Live Video: EOUSports.com
Live Radio: KUBQ 98.7 FM
Series: The Mountaineers are 23-28 against Corban all-time.

GAME COVERAGE
Wednesday's tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. Live video and stats will be available on EOUSports.com. Live radio can be heard on KUBQ 98.7 FM.

THE SERIES
* Corban holds a 28-23 lead over Eastern Oregon in the all-time series.
* The Warriors have beat EOU only twice after they changed the school name from Corban to Western Baptist in 2005. CU has won two of the last three in Salem.
* The Mountaineers have won eight out of the last 10 games against Corban.
* Eastern has won seven straight over Corban in La Grande dating back to a 110-108 loss on Jan. 11, 2005, when Corban was Western Baptist.
* Since 2000, the Mountaineers are 11-3 versus Corban in Quinn Coliseum.
* EOU is 4-2 under Isaac Williams agains the Warriors, including 3-0 in La Grande.
* Eastern and Corban have met only once in the postseason in the CCC Tournament First Round in 2000. Western Baptist won the game in Salem, 74-64.

QUICK HITS
• Eastern Oregon has clinched a postseason berth for the seventh straight year, and 12th out of the last 13 years.
• EOU is 24-37 all-time in the postseason, including 11-15 in the CCC Tournament.
• The Mountaineers have won in the CCC Tournament First Round the past five years.
• Since 2009, EOU has a 26-4 record in the month of February.
• The Mountaineers are 14-2 this season when leading at halftime, but 2-7 when trailing.
• When trailing with 5:00 left in regulation, EOU is 1-9.
• EOU is 32-4 in regular season games in Quinn Coliseum under Isaac Williams.
• Overall the Mountaineers have won 35 of the 40 games under Williams at home.
• The Mountaineers are second in the nation in offensive rebounds per game (15.6), fourth in total rebounds per game (42.8), and fifth in total rebound margin (9.0).
• The Mountaineers 83.0 points per game scoring offense and 8.5 three-pointers made per game are 12th in the country.
• Jamar Johnson is second in the nation in three-point field goal percentage (49 percent).
• Ervin Felder is 18th in the nation in offensive rebounds per game with 3.1.

ABOUT THE WARRIORS
Corban University enters the postseason as arguably the hottest team in the Cascade Collegiate Conference. The Warriors are 18-12 overall, and were awarded the fifth seed after going 10-8 in conference play. Corban has won seven of the past eight games, with the lone loss coming at then-ranked No. 12 Warner Pacific by one point. The Warriors were named the conference team of the week after upsetting then-ranked No. 1 Oregon Tech in their last game of the regular season. Jordan Carter was named the NAIA Div. 2 National Player of the Week this week after back-to-back 35-point games last weekend. The sophomore leads the Warriors in 13 statistical categories this season, including 13 points per game. Erik Cronrath is adding 15.1 points per game. Jacob Kopra has scored 52 points against EOU this season.

ABOUT THE CCC TOURNAMENT
Oregon Tech and Northwest University shared the 2011-12 Cascade Collegiate Conference regular season men's basketball crown and will enter the upcoming eight-team CCC Tournament as the top two seeds. Oregon Tech earned the No. 1 seed in the tournament by virtue of its two-game series sweep of the Eagles. The Hustlin' Owls, under the direction of veteran coach Danny Miles, are seeking their fourth consecutive conference tournament title. No. 10 Northwest, the regular season co-champ with OIT, is seeded second. No. 12 Warner Pacific is seeded third and Eastern Oregon received the fourth seed. The top four seeds will host quarterfinal playoff games. Corban is seeded No. 5 after owning a tiebreaker over Southern Oregon. The Raiders are seed No. 6, Concordia No. 7 and College of Idaho No. 8.