TIPOFF
Midwestern State seeks to avenge last season's loss to Ouachita Baptist Tuesday at D.L. Ligon Coliseum. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m.
 
Midwestern State vs. Ouachita Baptist
Tuesday, Dec. 17 | 7 p.m.
Records: Midwestern State (6-2); Ouachita Baptist (2-5)
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SCOUTING THE TIGERS
Ouachita Baptist slumps into D.L. Ligon Coliseum having lost its last five games -- all against NCAA Division II competition. Junior Colt Fason leads a quartet of Tigers averaging in double figures. The 6-6 forward from Conway, Ark. pours in 17 points a game while hauling in 8.9 rebounds a game. Senior guard Eric Braeuer (Belton, Texas) chips in 12.6 points a contest while junior guard Micah Delph (11.9 ppg, 5.6 apg, 3.3 rpg) and freshman guard Allen Buchanan (10.3 ppg). The four players have combined for 67.7 percent of OBU's scoring output.
 
ABOUT THE SERIES
Midwestern State and Ouachita Baptist meet for the sixth time on the hardwood Tuesday night at D.L. Ligon Coliseum. The Mustangs own a slim 3-2 edge in the series that dates back to the 1995-96 season. MSU claimed the lone win between the programs played under the dome taking a 97-86 win on Feb. 29, 1996.
 
LAST TIME OUT VS. OUACHITA BAPTIST
Ouachita Baptist's Austin Mitchell buried six first-half 3-pointers as the Tigers roared out to a 37-13 lead just 11 minutes into the contest last November at Bill Vining Arena in Arkadelphia. Behind a dogged performance from junior Monzaigo Williams (13 points, 10 assists), the Mustangs were able to claw back to within 66-62 with 6:26 to play but that's as close as it would get. Senior forward Corbin Thomas, senior guard Kevin Grayer and sophomore guard Keith Spellman all had 12 points while junior forward Eddie D'Haiti chipped in 10. Mitchell finished with 20 points leading the Tigers while Micah Delph pitched in 14 points and six assists.
 

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ABOUT THE MUSTANGS
Midwestern State rebounded from its first two losses of the season with a 73-65 win over Science & Arts (Okla.) 14 days ago at D.L. Ligon Coliseum. Senior point Monzaigo Williams leads the Mustangs in scoring at 16.6 points per game while shooting 43.9 percent from the field to go along with 4.5 assists and 3.4 rebounds a game. The Palmdale, Calif. native has connected at a 44.4-percent clip from beyond the arc. Fellow senior guard DeJuan Plummer lends scoring consistency off of the bench with 12.4 points a game while shooting 42.7 percent from the field. The Mustangs boast a quartet of player averaging between 8 and 9 points a game including senior guard Cam Adderley (8.4 points, 4.9 rebounds), senior forward Eddie D'Haiti (8.3 points, 4.4 rebounds), junior forward Xavier Blackburn (8.0 points, 5.0 rebounds) and senior forward Derek Kaster (8.0 points, 4.6 rebounds).
 
LAST TIME OUT
Senior forward Eddie D'Haiti needed just 17 minutes to notch a game-high 17 points and pulled down seven rebounds to lead Midwestern State to a 73-65 win over Science & Arts (Okla.) two weeks ago at D.L. Ligon Coliseum. Senior guard Monzaigo Williams added 15 points while dishing out five assists and ripping five steals as the Mustangs constructed a 42-20 halftime lead and coasted to the victory. Senior forward Derek Kaster added 11 points while junior forwards Tavarion Nix (10 points, 8 rebounds) and Xavier Blackburn (8 points, 8 rebounds) added solid efforts off of the bench.
 
DOME SWEET DOME
Midwestern State plays its third home game of the season Tuesday night against Ouachita Baptist at D.L. Ligon Coliseum. The Mustangs have enjoyed great success under dome boasting a 71-4 mark (.947) since the start of the 2008-09 season and are 535-126 (.809) all time in the historic building at the intersection of Taft Blvd. and Midwestern Pkwy.
 
BEST IN TEXAS
Midwestern State has won more games than any other four-year program in the State of Texas since the start of the 2008-09 season. The Mustangs boasts a 138-34 mark (.802) during the stretch which includes five NCAA Division II postseason showings while advancing to the Elite Eight in 2009, 2010 and 2011. Midwestern also claimed Lone Star Conference championships in 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2013.
 
MSU UNDER NELSON HAGGERTY
Nelson Haggerty is in his third year as head coach of the Mustangs. He boasts a 57-15 mark (.792) while leading MSU to a pair of Lone Star Conference titles. The Mustangs advanced the Elite Eight in 2012 before falling to Metro State in the South Central Region finals last season. Haggerty served the previous two seasons as the top assistant at Midwestern as the Mustangs rolled to the Elite Eight in each of those campaigns.
 
MSU IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
Midwestern State dropped 14 spots to No. 20 after dropping a pair of games at the Arkansas Tech Thanksgiving Classic two weeks ago in Russellville then recovered one spot to No. 19. The Mustangs have carried a national ranking in each of the five NABC polls this season and have carried a national ranking at some points during each of the last five seasons.
 
IN THE LONE STAR CONFERENCE
The Lone Star Conference is shaping up to a dog fight once again in 2013-14 as seven of the eight teams in the league carry a .500-or-better mark into this week's play. Angelo State (9-0) and Tarleton State (7-0) remain perfect while Texas A&M-Commerce boasts a 10-1 mark followed by MSU (6-2), West Texas A&M (6-3), Cameron (4-4) and Eastern New Mexico (4-4). Texas A&M-Kingsville comes in at 4-7.
 
THREE...DOT...THOUGHTS...
Midwestern State has been outscored in the second half in each of its last three games. The Mustangs had gotten the better of the opposition following intermission in each of its first five outings... MSU connected on a season-low three 3-pointers last time out against Science & Arts (Okla.) after hitting at least six treys in each of the previous seven games... The Mustangs have attempted just 15 free throws over their last two games... Senior guard Monzaigo Williams has 10-or-more points in each of his last nine games dating back to last season... Williams has hit at least one 3-pointer in each game this season... Williams has attempted just eight free throws over the last five games -- none in the last two -- after getting to the charity stripe 29 times in MSU's first three games of the season... Senior forward Eddie D'Haiti notched a season-high 17 points and pulled down seven rebounds in 17 minutes last time out against Science & Arts (Okla.)... Senior guard DeJuan Plummer has hit a trey in each of his last five games... Junior forward Tavarion Nix notched season highs with 10 points and eight rebounds in 20 minutes against Science & Arts (Okla.)... Junior guard Derrell Gibbs has recorded just two turnovers in 212 minutes on the floor this season... Junior forward Xavier Blackburn was perfect from the floor (4-for-4) to finish with eight points and a campaign-best eight rebounds against USAO... Junior forward Derek Kaster notched his fourth double-digit performance of the season finishing with 11 points on 5-of-11 shooting in 17 minutes including his third 3-pointers of the season against Science & Arts (Okla.)... Senior guard Cam Adderley struggled from the floor (2-of-12) over his last two games but still contributed four rebounds at Arkansas Tech and five boards against USAO...
 
LOOKING AHEAD
Midwestern State hits the road to compete in the South Point Classic this weekend in Las Vegas, Nev. The Mustangs take on West Florida (0-6) on Saturday before taking on California State, San Bernardino (5-1) on Sunday. Both games tip at 3 p.m. (Central Time).