Midwestern State plays host to Angelo State in its Lone Star Conference South Division finale Wednesday night at D.L. Ligon Coliseum.
Tipoff is set for 8 p.m. or 25 minutes after the conclusion of the women's which begins at 6.
Get your tickets here!
General admission tickets are available at Jerry's Sporting Goods on Southwest Parkway behind the Bridge Creek Post Office.
Tickets are also available in the MSU Athletics Office at D.L. Ligon Coliseum or by calling (940) 397-4044.
Where to find the game
- 100.9 BOB FM - The broadcast features the play-by-play voice of former Lone Star Conference Broadcaster of the Year Bill Powers. The Taco Casa Pregame Show follows immediately after the conclusion of the men's broadcast.
- On the Web - BOB FM's audio broadcast simulcasts on bobradio.fm and on MSUMustangs.com.
- Live Stats - Live stats are available free of charge courtesy of MSUMustangs.com.
For the record
Midwestern State and Angelo State have clinched berths in the next week's Lone Star Conference Championships which will be played at Bruin Field house in Bartlesville, Okla. from March 3-7.
Now, it's all about positioning.
The Mustangs can clinch its fifth overall and second-straight LSC South Division title as well as the No. 1 seed in the South with a win over Angelo State Wednesday night at D.L. Ligon Coliseum.
Midwestern can finish with no lower than the No. 2 seed. Here are the possible scenarios as Midwestern State and Tarleton State finish the season with a single game against Angelo State.
If MSU defeats the Rams and Angelo State defeats the Texans on Saturday, the Mustangs would be outright division champions. Angelo State would be the No. 2 seed and Tarleton would be No. 3.
If MSU and Tarleton defeat the Rams, the Mustangs and Texans are Co-LSC South champions with the No. 1 seed going to Midwestern. Angelo State could possibly slide into a tie for third with West Texas A&M which the tiebreaker would be determined by the placement of Eastern New Mexico and Texas A&M-Kingsville.
If Angelo State upends MSU, but loses to Tarleton, the Texans would claim an outright LSC South title. The Mustangs would be the No. 2 seed with the Rams grabbing the No. 3.
If Angelo State defeats MSU and Tarleton, all three teams would earn a share of the Co-LSC South title. The Rams (3-1 vs. tied teams) would gain the top seed, while Midwestern (2-2 vs. tied teams) would be No. 2 and Tarleton (1-3 vs. tied teams) would be No. 3.
At No. 2 in the South Central Region rankings, Midwestern State definitely has its eye on hosting the regionals which will be held from March 13-16 on the campus of the top-ranked team.
Central Missouri currently holds the top spot with a 24-1 overall record.
The Mustangs own NCAA Division II's fifth longest home court winning with 25 consecutive victories under the dome at D.L. Ligon Coliseum.
About the opponent
Angelo State had its six-game winning streak snapped at West Texas A&M last Wednesday, but bounced back with an 84-72 win at home over Eastern New Mexico Saturday night at Stephens Arena.
The Rams have been nearly unbeatable at home where they have posted a 10-1 mark which included handing Midwestern State is first loss of the season by a 84-76 count back on Jan. 13.
Angelo State is 6-8 away from Stephens Arena this season.
The Rams are led by dynamic scorer LaMarshall Corbett, a 6-3 transfer guard from Kilgore College.
Corbett leads the Lone Star Conference and is fifth in NCAA Division II in scoring at 24.2 points a game.
The deadeye shooter from Reidsville, N.C. shoots 46.9 percent from the field and 49 percent from the beyond the arc where he hits 3.04 treys per game.
Corbett ranks third in NCAA Division II in 3-point field goal percentage (76 for 155) and is fourth in free throw percentage at 91 percent (192 for 211).
Junior transfer Stavon Williams (Utah State) pours in 14.4 points a game and pulls in 4.3 rebounds a game, while senior forward Johnny Barnes averages 11.2 points and 8.8 rebounds a contest.
Senior point guard Derrick Webster give the Rams a fourth scoring option at 10.1 points a game, while averaging 2.6 assists.
Angelo State scores 81 points per game and allows 73.4.
Who's hot
The hot shooting of Craig Green helped No. 9 Midwestern State roll to wins over Texas A&M-Kingsville and Abilene Christian.
The senior guard from Keller has scored at least 22 points in each of his last three games while averaging 25 points a game for the Mustangs last week. Green connected on 16 of his 13 shots (53.3 percent) from the field including a 7-of-10 (70 percent) showing from beyond the arc.
He splashed in a game-high 23 points including three treys in an 87-74 win Wednesday at Texas A&M-Kingsville before claiming game-high honors with 27 points and was perfect from the arc (4-for-4) and charity stripe (9-for-9) in a 96-83 victory over Abilene Christian.
Green has scored 20-or-more points in eight games this season and is shooting 48.6 percent (18-of-37) from the arc over his last six games.
Senior point Jason Ebie has been nothing short of unbelievable on both ends of the floor over the past two weeks.
Ebie has picked up the scoring pace by tallying totals in all-around games with 20 points, seven rebounds and five assists against Eastern New Mexico and had 13 points, seven rebounds and six assists at Texas A&M-Kingsville before notching his third double-double of the season with 14 points, 11 assists and five rebounds Saturday against Abilene Christian.
The Houston native is averaging 13.8 points, 6.8 assists, 6.0 rebounds and 3.3 steals over his last four games while shooting 61.5 percent from the field which including a 6-of-9 (66.7 percent) effort from 3-point range.
Senior forward Anthony Moore has scored in double figures in three of the last four games including a 19-point, 7-rebound outing Saturday night against Abilene Christian.
About the series
Midwestern State meets Angelo State for the 60th time on the hardwood Wednesday night at D.L. Ligon Coliseum.
The Mustangs own a 38-21 edge in the series and have won 13 of the last 16 games over the Rams dating back to the 2001-02 season.
Angelo State has lost in each of its last 17 trips to D.L. Ligon Coliseum and last defeated MSU on Stockton Court on Jan. 7, 1988 (86-76).
Midwestern is 24-2 all-time against the Rams at Ligon Coliseum which includes an 88-86 victory in its first-ever game at the facility on Nov. 29, 1969.
Notables
- Midwestern State can clinch its second-straight Lone Star Conference South Division championship with a win over Angelo State Wednesday night at D.L. Ligon Coliseum in its regular season finale. It would be the Mustangs' fifth division cup as it also claimed South crowns in 1999, 2000, 2007 and 2009.
- MSU extended its home court winning streak to 25-straight games with a win Saturday night over Abilene Christian which rates as the program's second longest home court winning streak paling only to Midwestern's legendary 70-game streak from 1973-76.
- The Mustangs own the fourth longest current home court streak behind Findlay (50), C.W. Post (41) and West Liberty (30).
- MSU is just one of seven NCAA Division II programs with current streaks of 20 games or more.
- Midwestern will be going for its seventh undefeated season on its home floor Wednesday night against Angelo State. MSU was last undefeated at Ligon Coliseum in 1999-2000 when it advanced to the South Central Region Finals. Midwestern was also unbeaten at home for three-straight seasons from 1973-74, 1985-86 and 1992-93 (NAIA Final Four).
- Midwestern State will be ranked in its 12th-straight NABC Division II Poll then it is released Tuesday afternoon which marks MSU's longest run with a national ranking. The 1998-99 squad carried a ranking for a 11 reporting periods.
- Midwestern State has hit at least nine 3-pointers in five of its last six games after attaining the achievement in just two of its previous 20 games. The Mustangs are shooting 43 percent (52-of-121) over their last six games highlighted by Craig Green (37-78, 48.6 percent), Chris Hagan (15-35, 42.9 percent) and Jason Ebie (8-13, 61.5 percent).
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