WICHITA FALLS, Texas -- St. Mary's has a four-game winning streak, including three-straight conference victories, as it visits Midwestern State at D.L. Ligon Coliseum on Monday night. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
 

MIDWESTERN STATE (2-6, 0-3) vs. ST. MARY'S (4-2, 3-0)

Monday, Dec. 12 | 7:30 p.m.
D.L. Ligon Coliseum | Wichita Falls, Texas

Series History | St. Mary's leads, 19-16

LAST MEETING | Midwestern State scrambled back from nine points down with 81 seconds to play just have a look at a potential tying 3-point attempt in the closing seconds against St. Mary's last season at D.L. Ligon Coliseum. But Jermane Carter's attempt from the right corner was off the mark allowing the Rattlers to escape with a 59-55 Lone Star Conference win. The Mustangs produced another solid defensive effort holding their third consecutive opponent to a season-low scoring output as St. Mary's managed to shoot 38 percent from the floor and connected on just 6-of-27 3-point attempts (22.2 percent). But Midwestern State also struggled from the floor hitting 36.2 percent as a team which was fueled two significant scoring droughts.

LAST TIME OUT | Midwestern State shot a season-high 50 percent from the field, but St. Edward's was 11 of 27 from 3-point range and defeated the Mustangs at D. L. Ligon Coliseum on Saturday night, 79-75. Jermane Carter had a season-high 19 points on 7 of 15 shooting and grabbed a team-high eight rebounds for the Mustangs. Junior guard Pierre Sanders poured in 13 points on 5 of 9 shooting from the field and also finished with seven rebounds and seven assists for MSU. Junior guard Marquis Davison scored in double figures for the third time in four games, pitching in 10 points on 4 of 6 shooting for the Mustangs. Davison is shooting 73.7 percent from the field in his last two games combined. (14 of 19).

TRACKING THE MUSTANGS | Midwestern State is 0-2 at home this season…Mustangs' have a three-game losing streak… MSU is 13-6 when hosting the Rattlers…Justin Leslie is 303-171 in his 16th season as a head coach…MSU is 37-50 under Leslie, who is in his fourth season with the university…MSU is 1-2 against the Rattlers in the Leslie era…Midwestern State is 16th in the conference, averaging 64.3 points through the first seven games…Mustangs are 10th in the LSC, allowing opponents to score 68.0 points per game… Pierre Sanders leads MSU with 10.6 points per game… Marquis Davision is averaging 10.4 points per game… Jermane Carter and Derrick Ogechi are averaging 8.9 points per game…MSU is 16th in the LSC, shooting 39.7 percent from the field (160 of 403)… John Weger is 13 of 22 from the field (.591)…Sanders is 27 of 67 from the field (.403)…Luke Hamilton is 18 of 48 from the field (37.5%), including 11 of 35 from 3-point range (.314)…Midwestern is third in the league, holding opponents to 41.5 percent (184 of 443) shooting from the field…Midwestern is shooting 25.7 percent from 3-point range (44 of 171)… Ogechi is 12 of 43 (.279) from 3-point range and second in the conference in attempts from beyond the arc…Davison is 4 of 13 from 3-point range (.308)…Mustangs are fourth in the conference with 24.4 attempts from 3-point range per game…MSU is third in the conference and 25th in the nation by holding opponents to 28.1 percent from beyond the arc (43 of 153)… MSU is 10th in the league with 10.6 assists per game…Carter averages 2.3 assists per game, and Sanders is averaging 2.0 assists per game… MSU is 86 of 119 at the free-throw line (.723)…Mustangs are 12th in the conference with 17.0 free-throw attempts per game…MSU is 12th in the league with 12.3 made free throws per game… Carter is 22 of 35 from the free-throw line, ninth in the LSC for made free throws and seventh in the league in attempts… Opponents are 65 of 95 from the foul line (.684)…Midwestern State has outrebounded three of its seven opponents…MSU is third in the LSC with 38.71 rebounds per game… Midwestern State is seventh in the league and 78th in the nation with 11.71 offensive rebounds per game… Opponents are averaging 37.3 rebounds per game…Mustangs are 12th in the conference with a +1.4 rebounding margin… Carter is sixth in the league with 51 total rebounds and seventh with 7.3 rebounds per game…Carter is sixth in the conference and 71st in the nation with 2.86 offensive rebounds per game…Sanders is averaging 5.4 rebounds per game…Davison is averaging 4.9 rebounds per game… MSU is 15th in the conference with 14.3 turnovers per game...Mustangs are forcing 10.86 turnovers per game, which is 15th in the LSC…MSU is 13th in the league with 6.1 steals per game… Sanders is 13th in the LSC with 11 steals and 15th in the league with 1.57 steals per game… MSU is ninth in the league with 2.7 blocks per game …

SCOUTING ST. MARY'S | Rattlers are 1-1 in road games this season…St. Mary's has a four-game winning streak following an 81-66 victory at Cameron, where Caleb Jordan scored 31 points, and Emmanuel Ewuzie pulled down 11 rebounds for St. Mary's…Rattlers opened conference play with victories over Western New Mexico (73-65) and Eastern New Mexico (76-66)…St. Mary's has won its last two visits to D.L. Ligon Coliseum and five of its last seven meetings with the Mustangs overall…Jim Zeleznak is 250-227 in his 18 seasons as the head coach at St. Mary's…Zelezanak is 5-6 against Midwestern State during his tenure at St. Mary's…Rattlers are eighth in the LSC with 74.6 points per game…Opponents are scoring 67.4 points per game against St. Mary's, which is eighth in the LSC..+7.2 scoring margin is eighth in the conference…Rattlers are 12th in the conference with a field goal percentage of .441…Opponents are shooting .450 against St. Mary's, which is 11th in the LSC…Caleb Jordan leads the Rattlers and is seventh in the conference with 16.4 points per game…Tyler Caron is averaging 14.6 points per game… Rattlers are fifth in the conference, shooting 36.1 percent from 3-point range, and eighth in the league with seven 3-pointers per game…St. Mary's holds its opponents to 33.7 percent shooting from 3-point distance, which ranks eighth in the conference…Rattlers are 73 of 109 at the free-throw line (.670)…St. Mary's is 10th in the nation in free-throw attempts and free throws made per game (18.4)…St. Mary's is second in the league and 40th in the nation with 16.2 assists per game…Jalon Johnson leads the Rattlers and is seventh in the conference with 3.8 assists per game…St. Mary's is ninth in the conference with 34.8 rebounds per game…Rattlers are fifth in the LSC with 12.8 offensive rebounds per game…Emmanuel Ewuzie is fourth in the conference with 7.6 rebounds per game…Ewuzie leads the LSC and is fourth in the nation with 4.2 offensive rebounds per game…St. Mary's leads the LSC and is ninth in the nation in forced turnovers with 19.8 per game…St. Mary's commits 16 turnovers per game, which is 12th in the conference, +3.8 turnover margin is sixth best in the LSC…Rattlers are second in the conference and 19th in the nation with 10 steals per game…Diego Gonzalez is second in the conference with 2.2 steals per game and 13th in the league with 11 total steals…St. Mary's is fourth in the LSC with 3.8 blocks per game… Ewuzie is third in the LSC with 1.6 blocks per game and eighth with eight total blocks…

UP NEXT | Midwestern State is on the road to face Cameron at Aggie Gym in Lawton on Saturday. Tip-off is scheduled for 3 p.m.