THE RUNDOWN
KINGSVILLE, Texas – Junior Bishop Coulter scored 12 points and grabbed six rebounds in Midwestern State's 65-53 loss to Texas A&M-Kingsville on Thursday at the Steinke Center.
 
MSU Texas drops to 6-12 on the season and 2-6 in Lone Star Conference play while the Javelinas improve to 9-7 overall and 5-3 in league action.
 
TAMUK's Darius Mickens led all players with 14 points on 5-of-11 shooting.
 
Gilbert Thomas, Jr., and Terrell Wilson added 11 and 10 points, respectively. Elijah Lee grabbed seven rebounds and handed out three assists in the loss.
 
The Mustangs shot 42.9 percent from the floor, outshooting the Javelinas, but surrendered 18 offensive rebounds resulting in 17 second chance points.
 
MSU Texas opened the game on a 14-2 run, hitting eight of its first 13 shots before a 25-2 run for TAMUK gave the Javelinas the lead for good. The Mustangs went cold in the final 10 minutes of the first half, missing seven straight shots.
 
The Javelinas maintained the lead in the second half. Trailing, 59-45, MSU Texas cut the deficit to six on an 8-0 run, capped by a trey from Coulter, down 59-53 with 1:45 to go, but the Maroon and Gold were unable to score again for their second straight loss.
 
GAME NOTES
- Midwestern State suffered its second loss to the Javelinas since the 2008-09 season, winning 21 of the last 23 meetings
- The Mustangs lost their fifth straight road game, falling to 1-5 on the season
- MSU Texas snapped a four-game streak of winning the rebounding battle, outrebounded by the Javelinas 40-33
- The Maroon and Gold drop to 1-9 on the season when trailing at the half
- The 53 points and four assists by the Mustangs were a season low
- Junior Elijah Lee led the team with seven rebounds
- Freshman Terrell Wilson scored in double figures for the fourth time this season and third time in the last five games
- Junior Bishop Coulter scored in double figures for the 10^th time this season, going for a team-high 12 points
 
UP NEXT
MSU Texas returns to the court on Saturday, Jan. 26, against Angelo State. Tipoff in San Angelo is set for 4 p.m.