MIDWESTERN STATE (6-11, 2-4 LSC)
at DALLAS BAPTIST (10-6, 4-1 LSC)

Saturday, Jan. 22 -- 2 p.m.
Burg Center (Dallas, Texas)
All-Time Series | MSU leads 27-23

DALLAS -- Midwestern State and Dallas Baptist meet in a non-conference clash Saturday afternoon at Burg Center. Tipoff is set for 2 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 rolled to a 68-53 win over UT Permian Basin Saturday night at the UTPB Gym Complex to improve to 6-11 on the season and 2-4 in Lone Star Conference play... The win snapped a two-game slide for MSU as the Mustangs improved to 2-4 since the Christmas Break... The Mustangs have held their last five opponents to under their season scoring averages... MSU ranks fourth in the LSC in scoring defense during league play limiting the opposition to 64.7 points per game... The Mustangs top the LSC in field goal percentage defense (.387) and are third in 3-point field percentage defense (.274) during league play... MSU shot 40 percent or better in five of its last six game topping the 50-percent mark for the second time this season Saturday at UT Permian Basin (55.6 percent)... The Mustangs shot a combined 51 percent from the floor splitting games at Angelo State and UT Permian Basin last week... The MSU bench produced its highest scoring output of the season going for 36 points at UT Permian Basin led by Pierre Sanders (17 points) and Amaechi Chukwu (12 points)... Midwestern State subs had matched a season high of 34 points earlier in the week at Angelo State... Midwestern State ranks 16th in the LSC in team field goal percentage (40.8 percent) and 17th in team 3-point field goal percentage (29.1 percent)... MSU ranks second in the LSC and 19th in NCAA Division II pulling down 13.5 offensive rebounds per game resulting in 196 second chance points in 17 games (11.5 per game)... Midwestern State projects to play the 15th toughest schedule in NCAA Division II with its past and future opposition combining for a .601 winning percentage...

MSU TRENDSETTERS

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

ranks seventh in the LSC in scoring at 15.4 points per game... leads the LSC and ranks 14th in NCAA Division II pulling down 3.7 offensive rebounds per game... is 12th in overall rebounds per game in the LSC collecting 6.0 caroms per game... rates fifth in the LSC in field goal percentage at 49.2... scored in double figures in 12 of 17 games this season...  booked 20-or-more points in five games... 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)... connected on 9-of-18 shots with a 3-pointer to finish with 23 points and seven rebounds at Angelo State (1/13)... 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 27th in the Lone Star Conference in scoring with 12.3 points per game while averaging 2.8 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 27.3 minutes over 17 games this season... scored in double figures 11 times this season and in nine of his last 12 games...  connected on at least two 3-pointers in eight 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)... connected on 7-of-9 shots from the field including a 3-pointer for a team-high 17 points in a win at UT Permian Basin (1/15)... 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 4.8 points and ranks eighth in the Lone Star Conference pulling down 6.8 rebounds in 23.4 minutes over 17 starts... grabbed at least seven rebounds in 10 games this season including a high of 15 rebounds against St. Edward's (1/6)... pulled down 9.5 rebounds over a six-game stretch from Dec. 13 against UT Tyler through Jan. 8 against St. Mary's... shooting 47.6 percent from the arc for the season (10-of-21)... 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 10.3 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 27.3 minutes over 12 games... scored in double figures five times... missed five games due to injury from the Nov. 30 game at Cameron through the Dec. 16 game against Texas A&M-Commerce... matched a campaign-high with 17 points hitting four 3-pointers in a win at UT Permian Basin (1/15)... 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)... 

Amaechi Chukwu // Sophomore // Forward // Denton, Texas

averages 5.4 points and 4.4 rebounds in 16.5 minutes over 16 games... scored in double digits for the first two times of his collegiate career last week against  Angelo State and UT Permian Basin... went for a season-high 16 points on 7-of-8 shooting and grabbed seven rebounds at Angelo State (1/13)... notched first collegiate double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds while shooting 5-of-7 from the field with a 3-pointer at UT Permian Basin (1/15)...

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 291-161 mark (.644) in 15 seasons as a collegiate head coach including a 25-40 record (.385) at MSU.

SCOUTING THE PATRIOTS

Dallas Baptist ride a four-game winning streak -- all in Lone Star Conference play -- into Saturday's game against Midwestern State... The Patriots are 81-15 (.844) at the Burg Center since the start of the 2015-16 campaign, but are 6-4 this season... The four losses are the most for DBU on its home floor since posting a 9-5 mark at Burg Center in 2014-15... DBU is one of the most opportunistic teams in the LSC ranking second in the league and 13th in NCAA Division II with a +4.6 turnover margin... The Patriots force 17.12 turnovers per game (2nd in LSC/19th in D2) fueled by 8.6 steals per game (2nd in LSC/38th in D2)... DBU ranks fifth in the LSC and 60th nationally knocking down 37 percent of its 3-point attempts averaging nine makes per game... Sophomore guard Cameron Kahn leads four players averaging in double figures at 11.8 points per game shooting 55.4 percent from the floor and 50 percent from the arc (15-of-30)... Kahn is coming off of his best two performances of the season going for 28 points at UT Permian Basin and 22 at Angelo State... Sophomore Ricky Lujan scores 11.3 points per game booking double figures in seven of 14 outings... Senior Carson Hughes raised his averages 11.2 points and 4.2 rebounds per game following a 22-point effort at Angelo State... Sophomore Austin Garner adds 10.1 points per game shooting 38.8 percent from the arc... 

HEAD COACH BLAKE FLICKNER owns a 292-182-2 (.616) record in his 16th season as at the helm of the Dallas Baptist men's basketball program. He has guided the Patriots to six NCAA Division II South Central Region appearances including postseason runs in each of the last four seasons. Flickner led DBU to Heartland Conference regular season titles in 2017 and 2018 and league postseason championships in 2016 and 2018. The Patriots have topped the 20-win plateau in seven of Flickner's 15 seasons leading the program.

ABOUT THE SERIES

Midwestern State and Dallas Baptist meet for the 51st time on the hardwood Saturday afternoon at Burg Center. The Mustangs own a 27-23 edge in the series which dates back to the 1968-69 season. DBU, however, has won each of the five meetings played since the series resumed with the 2008-09 season opener. It will be the fifth straight game of the series played in Dallas. The Patriots rolled to a 102-72 win in the first Lone Star Conference meeting between the programs on Feb. 8, 2020. DBU squeezed a regular season sweep of the Mustangs claiming 81-80 and 91-90 victories on consecutive days (Jan. 22 and Jan. 23, 2021) last season before taking a 76-55 win in the opening round of the LSC Postseason Tournament on March 2, 2021. Gume Ibarra's 24-point, 9-rebound performance helped MSU to its last win over DBU on Feb. 24, 1990 in Dallas. The Indians won 86-69.

UP NEXT

Midwestern State battles West Texas A&M in a Lone Star Conference matchup Thursday, Jan. 27 at D.L. Ligon Coliseum. Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m.