THE RUNDOWN
STEPHENVILLE, Texas – Senior JaJuan Starks dropped a career-high 27 in an 82-73 loss on the road to Tarleton State on Thursday at Wisdom Gym. Midwestern State suffered its sixth-straight loss overall and seventh-straight on the road to fall to 6-16 overall and 2-10 in league play.
 
The Fort Wayne, Ind., product shot 11-for-21 from the floor while pulling down six rebounds and handing out four assists. The senior scored in double figures for the 16^th time on the season and broke 20 for the sixth time.
 
Tarleton State's Corinthian Ramsey matched Starks shot-for-shot, putting up 27 for the Texans, going 8-of-13 from the floor and 5-of-9 from long range.
 
TSU's Jesse Hill and Josh Hawley poured in 18 and 16, respectively, as the Texans shot at a 52.8 percent clip, the second highest the Mustangs have allowed this season.
 
The Texans swung the momentum on a 13-1 run after Midwestern State got within four, 45-41, at the 15:29 mark in the second half. The Mustangs went five minutes without making a shot from the field during the TSU run to push the lead to 16, 58-42.
 
TSU hit six of its last seven shots over the final seven minutes to maintain a double-digit advantage down the stretch.
 
The Maroon and Gold trimmed the gap to seven, 80-73, with 30-seconds to play, but the deficit was insurmountable as the Texans hit its final free throws.
 
Freshman Terrell Wilson matched a season-high with 14 for the second-straight game. The Houston native went 3-of-4 from the 3-point line and a perfect 5-of-5 at the charity stripe.
 
Tarleton State won its seventh-straight over the Mustangs to improve to 17-6 overall and 7-5 in LSC action.
 
GAME NOTES
- Midwestern State suffered its sixth-straight loss and seventh-straight loss on the road
- MSU Texas leads the all-time series with Tarleton State, 47-33
- Tarleton won its sixth-straight meeting with the Maroon and Gold
- MSU Texas has led in all 22 games this season
- The Mustangs allowed the Texans to shoot 52.8 percent, the second-highest allowed this season (Ouachita Baptist, Nov. 24)
- MSU Texas falls to 1-12 when trailing at the half
- Senior JaJuan Starks scored a career-best 27, marking his 16^th game in double figures and sixth game with at least 20
- Freshman Terrell Wilson matched a career-best for the second-straight game, scoring 14 on three 3-pointers and a perfect 5-for-5 from the free throw line
- Junior Gilbert Thomas, Jr., recorded his 12^th game in double figures, dropping 11 and grabbing a team-high seven boards
 
UP NEXT
MSU Texas returns to the court on Sat., Feb. 9, at Texas A&M-Commerce. Tipoff in is tabbed for 4 p.m.