OKLAHOMA CITY – Southwestern Assemblies of God collected the No. 1 seed in the Sooner Athletic Conference men’s basketball tournament, which opens Wednesday with quarterfinal games.

The Lions, ranked ninth among the NAIA, meet Panhandle State (5-6) at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the quarterfinals. Southwestern Assemblies of God (9-1) took the conference regular-season championship.

In the quarters, No. 2 seed Science & Arts of Oklahoma (14-2) gets Southwestern Christian (5-8), third seed Wayland Baptist (7-4) collides with John Brown (7-6) and fourth-seeded Mid-America Christian (9-3) faces Texas Wesleyan (10-4).

Tournament games take place at the higher seeded teams’ home arenas. Semifinal action is set for Saturday, Feb. 27, and the championship contest will be Tuesday, March 2.

Southwestern Assemblies of God is the defending SAC Tournament champion. The Lions won 66-51 over John Brown on March 7, 2020 in Plainview, Texas, to capture the conference tournament crown. Tournament most valuable player Joshua Kashila boosted Southwestern Assemblies of God with 19 points and five steals.

The SAC oversight committee set the tournament seeds.
 
Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament
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At campus sites
Wednesday’s Games
Game 1: No. 8 Panhandle State (5-6) at No. 1 SW Assemblies of God (9-1), 6 p.m.
Game 2: No. 5 Texas Wesleyan (10-4) at No. 4 Mid-America Christian (9-3), 6 p.m.
Game 3: No. 6 John Brown (7-6) at No. 3 Wayland Baptist (7-4), 6 p.m.
Game 4: No. 7 Southwestern Christian (5-8) at No. 2 USAO (14-2), 7 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 27
Semifinals
Game 5: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, TBA
Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, TBA
Tuesday, March 2
Championship
Game 7: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, TBA