No. 13 Midwestern State kicks off LSC Rivalry Week by renewing its Red River Rivalry with Cameron for the 60th time.
The Mustangs and Aggies are one game behind league Tarleton State in the race for the league championship, but MSU has has claimed the last six meetings in the series.
Tipoff is set for 8 p.m. (Central Time) or 25 minutes after the conclusion of the women's game which begins at 6.
WHERE TO FIND THE GAME
100.9 BOB FM – The broadcast features the play-by-play voice of two-time Lone Star Conference Broadcaster of the Year
Bill Powers. The Taco Casa Pregame Show begins immediately following the women's broadcast.
On the Web – BOB-FM's audio broadcast simulcasts on BOBRadio.fm.
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Television – The game will be televised via delayed broadcast twice on Time Warner Cable Channel 15 on Thursday, Jan. 19 at 6 and 9 p.m. and on Saturday, Jan. 21 beginning at 1 p.m. The game will air on The Texas Channel (Time Warner Digital Channel 888) on Saturday, Jan. 21 at 5 p.m.
Live Stats – Live Stats are available courtesy of the Midwestern State Athletic Communications Office.
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ABOUT THE MUSTANGS
Midwestern State can match its best start in school history with a win over Cameron Wednesday night at D.L. Ligon Coliseum.
The Mustangs dropped to 13-1 after falling to Eastern New Mexico Saturday in Portales, but can still equal the 2009-10 squad which ran off 14-straight wins to begin the season before losing at Angelo State.
Senior guard
Michael Loyd leads the No. 2 offensive attack in the Lone Star Conference as the 6-1 guard from Las Vegas scores 12.1 points per game which dishing out 3.6 assists in 25.4 minutes a game.
Backcourt mate
JaMichael Rivers adds 11.6 points and 3.4 rebounds per game, while senior forward
David Terrell comes off the bench to score 9.9 points with a team-best 6.8 rebounds a game.
Terrell is complimented with a veteran combination in the frontcourt by seniors
Darrick Thomas (6.9 points, 4.9 rebounds, .521 field goal percentage) and
Thomas Colbert (4.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, .523 field goal percentage).
Senior guard
Keonte' Logan is averaging 5.7 points, 5.7 assists and 3.3 rebounds over his last three outings.
Midwestern State ranks highly in national defensive team stats as the Mustangs are second in 3-point field goal percentage allowed (25.8), eighth in turnover margin (5.4), 10
th in scoring margin (15.4), 10
th in field goal percentage defense (38.5), 12
th in steals per game (10.5) and 15
th in scoring defense (60.9).
ABOUT THE AGGIES
Cameron brings an eight-game winning streak into its Red River Rivalry showdown with Midwestern State.
The Aggies are fresh off of an impressive 68-64 win at West Texas A&M on Saturday night in Canyon to improve to 10-3 on the season and to 7-1 in league play.
Lone Star Conference scoring leader Milton Garner paces the Aggies at 19 points a game, but has been on fire as of late.
The senior guard from Kansas City has topped the 20-point plateau in six games this season including a run of three straight with 31 against Texas A&M-Kingsville (12/19), 21 at East Central (12/31) and 28 against Eastern New Mexico (1/11) before netting 16 his last time out against West Texas A&M.
Senior guard Thomas Razor adds 9.4 points a game for the Aggies, while sophomore guard Desmond Henry scores 9.1 points and pulls down 4.3 rebounds a contest.
Cameron scores 70.2 points a game and allows 66.
Wade Alexander is in fourth season at the helm at Cameron posting a 51-44 record (.537) advancing to the LSC Postseason Tournament in 2009 and 2011.
ABOUT THE SERIES
Midwestern State meets Cameron for the 60th time on the hardwood Wednesday night at D.L. Ligon Coliseum.
The Mustangs own a 37-22 edge in the series which dates back to the 1968-69 season and have won their last six meetings against the Aggies.
MSU has won the last 13 meetings at D.L. Ligon Coliseum dating back to a 75-68 loss on Dec. 15, 1990. The Mustangs are 25-2 all time against CU under the dome.
Cameron's last victory in the series came by a 79-77 count on Dec. 9, 2006 in Lawton.
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