MIDWESTERN STATE (5-10, 1-3 LSC)
at ANGELO STATE (10-3, 1-0 LSC)

Thursday, Jan. 13 -- 7:30 p.m.
Junell Center (San Angelo, Texas)
All-Time Series | MSU leads 49-33

SAN ANGELO, Texas -- Midwestern State battles Angelo State in a Lone Star Conference game Thursday night at Junell Center. Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m.

The game is available via streaming video on the LSC Digital Network. A free audio stream featuring the Voice of the Mustangs -- Pete Stein -- can also be heard at MSUMustangs.com/streaming.

All video streams on the LSC Digital Network are also available on Over-The-Top (OTT) apps on Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV and Roku by searching "LSC Digital Network."

THREE... DOT... THOUGHTS...

Midwestern State fell 59-55 to St. Mary's Saturday night at D.L. Ligon Coliseum to drop to 5-10 on the season and to 1-3 in Lone Star Conference play... The Mustangs have lost five of their last six games... MSU is 2-5 in true road games this season... The Mustangs have held their last three opponents to season low scoring outputs allowing 57.7 points per game during the stretch... To extend the run, the Mustangs would need to hold Angelo State to fewer than 59 points... Midwestern State ranks 17th in the LSC in team field goal percentage (39.6 percent) and 17th in team 3-point field goal percentage (28.0 percent)... MSU ranks second in the LSC and 10th in NCAA Division II pulling down 14.1 offensive rebounds per game resulting in 177 second chance points in 15 games (11.8 per game)... Midwestern State projects to play the 24th toughest schedule in NCAA Division II with its past and future opposition combining for a .602 winning percentage...

MSU TRENDSETTERS

Jermane Carter // Senior // Forward // Lenape, N.J.

ranks eighth in the LSC in scoring at 15.4 points per game... leads the LSC and ranks 14th in NCAA Division II pulling down 3.8 offensive rebounds per game... is 13th in overall rebounds per game in the LSC collecting 6.1 caroms per game... rates fourth in the LSC in field goal percentage at 49.4... scored in double figures in 11 of 15 games this season...  erupted for career-high 28 points while completing his second collegiate double-double with 10 rebounds against No. 3 West Texas A&M (11/22)... poured in a team-high 20 points on 11-of-18 shooting with a career-best four 3-pointers (on five attempts) in a 60-50 win over St. Edward's (1/6)... recorded his third career double-double and second of the season going for 17 points and 12 rebounds against Texas A&M-Commerce (12/31)... went for 22 points and six rebounds in 23 minutes against Northern State (11/16)... scored 21 of his game-high 22 points in the second half going 12-for-16 from the free throw line with six rebounds at Oklahoma Christian (12/2)... narrowly missed a double-double with nine points and 11 rebounds in a win over Colorado State-Pueblo (11/13)... 10 of his 11 rebounds against Colorado State-Pueblo came on the offensive end of the floor... had another near double-double with 19 points and nine rebounds at  Cameron (11/30)... 

Terrell Wilson // Junior // Guard // Houston, Texas

ranks 23rd in the Lone Star Conference in scoring with 12.7 points per game while averaging 3.1 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 28.0 minutes over 15 games this season... ranks 14th in the LSC in scoring during league play with 14.8 points per game following the first four LSC games...  scored in double figures 10 times this season and in eight of his last 10 games...  connected on at least two 3-pointers in five of his last six games... poured in a career-high 28 points on 10-of-16 shooting going 6-of-6 from the arc at UT Tyler (1/2)... went for 21 points with five assists and two steals in a win over Colorado State-Pueblo (11/13)... led team in scoring five times including his 28 points at UT Tyler, 21 points against Colorado State-Pueblo, 16 versus Minnesota-Crookston (11/27), 14 points against Central Oklahoma (11/20) and 18 against UT Tyler (12/13)... scored 12 of his 14 points in the second half against Texas A&M-Commerce (12/31)... scored 600th career point at UT Tyler (1/2)... 

Jalin Brown // Senior // Forward // Denton, Texas

averages 4.9 points and ranks fifth in the Lone Star Conference pulling down 7.1 rebounds in 23.0 minutes over 15 starts... grabbed at least seven rebounds in 10 of 15 games this season including a high of 15 rebounds against St. Edward's (1/6)... pulling down 9.5 rebounds over the last six games including a season-best 15 against St. Edward's (1/6),  11 against UT Tyler (12/13) and 10 against Texas A&M-Commerce (12/16)... shooting 44.4 percent from the arc for the season (8-of-18)... connected on two 3-pointers in consecutive games going 2-for-2 at Texas A&M-Commerce (12/31) and 2-for-3 against UT Tyler (1/2)... scored season-high 10 points and grabbed eight rebounds in a win over Colorado State-Pueblo (11/13)...

Pierre Sanders // Sophomore // Guard // Hutto, Texas

averages 9.9 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 26.1 minutes over 10 games... scored in double figures four times... missed five games due to injury from the Nov. 30 game at Cameron through the Dec. 16 game against Texas A&M-Commerce... splashed in a season-high 17 points on 5-of-11 shooting with seven rebounds at Northern State (11/26)... finished with 13 points and nine rebounds in a win over Colorado State-Pueblo (11/13)... buried a season-high three 3-pointers and went 5-for-9 from the field to finish with 15 points and seven rebounds against St. Mary's (1/8)... 

HEAD COACH JUSTIN LESLIE is in his third season at the helm of the Midwestern State men's basketball program. The Mustangs battled to an 8-21 mark in 2019-20 but closed the regular season by winning four out of five games to qualify for the Lone Star Conference Postseason Tournament. MSU also closed the 2020-21 regular season with four straight wins advancing the LSC Postseason Tournament for the second straight year with an 11-8 overall record. Prior to MSU, Leslie posted a 266-121 overall record (.687) at Azusa Pacific leading the Cougars to nine 20-win campaigns, two Pacific West Conference titles, seven postseason tournament appearance and an NCAA Division II Elite Eight showing in 2015. Overall, Leslie owns a 290-160 mark (.644) in 15 seasons as a collegiate head coach including a 24-39 record (.381) at MSU.

SCOUTING THE RAMS

Angelo State sports a 10-3 record and is 0-1 in Lone Star Conference play... The Rams have won three of their last four after dropping consecutive games against Texas A&M-Kingsville (12/4) and St. Edward's (12/11)... ASU ran off seven consecutive wins from the start of the season... Angelo State boasts the top scoring offense in the LSC ranking 55th in NCAA Division II scoring 81.1 points per game... The Rams lead the nation with 369 free throw attempts and are second with 263 makes (71.3 percent)... That's an average of 28.4 free throw attempts per game... Angelo State boasts five players averaging in double figures including junior Dante Moses (12.7 ppg, 5.3 rpg), junior Tyrell Carroll (12.6 ppg, 4.5 apg, 3.5 rpg), sophomore Lathaniel Bastian (12.0 ppg, 7.8 rpg), senior Paul Williams (11.8 ppg) and junior Devaughn Thomas (10.6 ppg, 4.8 rpg)...
  
HEAD COACH CINCO BOONE sports a 120-60 record (.667) in his seventh season at the helm at Angelo State. Boone led the Rams to NCAA Division II South Central Region showings in 2016, 2019 and 2020 advancing to the finals in 2016. ASU has won at least 20 games in in three of Boone's six years as head coach.

ABOUT THE SERIES

Midwestern State and Angelo State meet for the 83rd time on the hardwood Thursday night at Junell Center. The Mustangs own a 49-33 edge in the series which dates back to the 1965-66 season have won the last two meetings -- both in Wichita Falls. MSU, however, has lost its last six games against the Rams in Junell Center with the Mustangs' last victory coming on Jan. 5, 2013 (65-55). MSU is 7-10 at Junell Center since the facility opened on Jan. 17, 2002. Midwestern State's series with Angelo State is the sixth longest in program history and third longest active series behind Texas A&M-Commerce (96) and Cameron (84).

UP NEXT

Midwestern State takes on UT Permian Basin Saturday afternoon at Falcon Dome. Tipoff is set for 4 p.m.