MIDWESTERN STATE (8-13, 4-5 LSC)
at EASTERN NEW MEXICO (6-12, 2-7 LSC)

Saturday, Feb. 5 -- 5 p.m. (Central Time)
Greyhound Arena (Portales, N.M.)
All-Time Series | MSU leads 35-18

PORTALES, N.M. -- Midwestern State takes on Eastern New Mexico in a Lone Star Conference game Saturday afternoon at Greyhound Arena. Tipoff is set for 5 p.m. (Central Time).

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 to No. 1 Lubbock Christian -- 66-52 -- Thursday night at Rip Griffin Center... The Mustangs fell to 0-2 all time when facing the top-ranked team in the NABC Division II Poll also falling to MSU Denver -- 78-56 -- in the 2014 South Central Regional Championship at the Auraria Event Center in Denver... The Mustangs are tied for ninth in the Lone Star Conference standings with a 4-5 record along with Angelo State and UT Permian Basin... MSU is 3-9 away from Ligon Coliseum this season including a 3-8 mark in true road games and a neutral site loss to Minnesota-Crookston in the Dacotah Bank Classic in Aberdeen, S.D... MSU snapped a five-game run of shooting better than 40 percent from the field by going 21-of-56 (37.5 percent) Thursday night at Lubbock Christian... The Mustangs were limited to a season-low two 3-pointers on 17 attempts (11.8 percent)... The two made 3-pointers were the fewest since MSU connected on two treys in 13 attempts in a 65-53 loss at Texas A&M-Kingsville on Jan. 24, 2019... The percentage (11.8) was the lowest since the Mustangs went 1-for-11 (9.1 percent) in a 53-50 loss to Tarleton State in the LSC Postseason tournament final on March 9, 2013 at the Allen Event Center... Midwestern State has shot better than 50 percent from the field four times this season and in three of its last five games... MSU has shot 40 percent or better in eight of its last 10 games... The Mustangs had connected on 10-or-more 3-pointers in consecutive games for the first time this season going 14-of-26 against West Texas A&M and 10-of-27 versus Cameron last week for hitting a season-low two at Lubbock Christian... MSU produced its top two assists games of the season last week finishing with 22 assists on 30 made field goals against Cameron and 20 assists on 33 made field goals against West Texas A&M before finishing with six on 21 made field goals Thursday night against LCU... The Mustangs rank third in the LSC in field goal percentage defense (.409) and eighth in 3-point field goal percentage defense (.327) during league play... Midwestern State ranks 14th in the LSC in team field goal percentage (42.0 percent) and 17th in team 3-point field goal percentage (30.3 percent)... MSU stands second in the LSC and 23rd in NCAA Division II pulling down 13.1 offensive rebounds per game resulting in 234 second chance points in 21 games (11.1 per game)... Midwestern State projects to play the 19th toughest schedule in NCAA Division II with its past and future opposition combining for a .581 winning percentage...  

MSU TRENDSETTERS

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

ranks ninth in the LSC in scoring at 15.4 points per game... leads the LSC and ranks 20th in NCAA Division II pulling down 3.5 offensive rebounds per game... is 13th in overall rebounds per game in the LSC collecting 6.0 caroms per game... rates third in the LSC in field goal percentage at 49.6... scored in double figures in 15 of 21 games this season...  booked 20-or-more points in six games... earned LSC Offensive Player of the Week honors for the week preceding Jan. 31 after averaging 20 points and 7.5 rebounds in wins over No. 12 West Texas A&M and Cameron... 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)... went for 21 points on 7-of-15 shooting with a season-high four 3-pointers while pulling down seven rebounds in a 100-90 overtime win against No. 12 West Texas A&M (1/27)... scored 19 points and pulled down eight rebounds while shooting 7-for-10 from the floor with three 3-pointers in a win over Cameron (1/29)... scored 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting with a season-best three dunks at Dallas Baptist (1/22)... 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)... scored his 500th career point against Lubbock Christian (2/3)...

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

ranks 24th in the Lone Star Conference in scoring with 12.9 points per game while averaging 3.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 28.0 minutes over 21 games this season... scored in double figures 14 times this season and in four of his last five...  scored 20-or-more points three times... connected on at least two 3-pointers in 10 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)... booked 21 points on 7-of-15 shooting with three 3-pointers against Dallas Baptist (1/22)... 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)... narrowly missed a double-double finishing with 17 points and nine rebounds while hitting three 3-pointers in a 100-90 overtime win against No. 17 West Texas A&M (1/27)... 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 his 700th career point at Lubbock Christian (2/3)...

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

averages 10.4 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.1 assists in 29.4 minutes over 16 games... scored in double figures seven times... missed five games due to injury from the Nov. 30 game at Cameron through the Dec. 16 game against Texas A&M-Commerce... poured in a career high 21 points and threatened a triple double by matching career bests with nine rebounds and eight assists in a 100-90 overtime win over No. 12 West Texas A&M (1/27)... 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)... buried a season-high three 3-pointers to finish with 11 points and five assists against Cameron (1/29)... 

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

averages 6.6 points and 4.6 rebounds in 17.5 minutes over 20 games... averaging 12.3 points and 6.3 rebounds in 20.3 minutes shooting 32-of-44 from the field (72.7 percent) over the last six games... scored in double figure in five of the last six games... ranks 11th in the Lone Star Conference averaging 2.1 offensive rebounds per game... set a career-high with 17 points on 6-of-8 shooting and narrowly missed first collegiate double-double with nine rebounds against Cameron (1/29)... scored in double digits for the first time against Angelo State (1/13) then extended the run to three straight games with at least 10 points against UT Permian Basin (1/15) and Dallas Baptist (1/22)... went for 16 points on 7-of-8 shooting and grabbed seven rebounds at Angelo State (1/13)... scored 10 points on 5-of-8 shooting with five rebounds versus No. 1 Lubbock Christian (2/3).... 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)...  scored 11 points on 5-of-8 shooting with six rebounds before fouling out in 28 minutes at Dallas Baptist (1/22)... 

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

averages 5.3 points and ranks ninth in the Lone Star Conference pulling down 6.3 rebounds in 22.6 minutes over 21 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 42.3 percent from the arc for the season (11-of-26)... 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)... matched a season-high with 10 points with five rebounds and three steals in a 100-90 overtime win against No. 12 West Texas A&M (1/27)... equaled season high with 10 points on 3-of-6 shooting with five rebounds at No. 1 Lubbock Christian (2/3)...

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 293-163 mark (.643) in 15 seasons as a collegiate head coach including a 27-42 record (.391) at MSU.

SCOUTING THE GREYHOUNDS

Eastern New Mexico dropped its sixth consecutive game falling to Dallas Baptist 83-77 Thursday night at Greyhound Arena to fall to 6-12 on the season and 2-7 in Lone Star Conference play... The Greyhounds are 5-3 on the home floor this season including league wins over Oklahoma Christian and Arkansas-Fort Smith... Senior guard Jose Serrano leads a trio of 'Hounds scoring double figures with 12.6 points per game, but has missed the last nine games... Freshman guard Kentrell Pullian scores 12.2 points per game and is 14th in the LSC dishing out 3.2 assists per game... Pullian has scored in double figures in 13 of 18 games including a high of 20 points with four 3-pointers against Oklahoma Christian completing a double-double with 10 rebounds (1/6)... Sophomore guard Adam Hess scores 10.4 points per game and is 10th in the LSC averaging 2.2 3-pointers per game... Hess boasts eight games with at least 10 points including a high of 20 with five made triples against New Mexico Highlands (11/14)... Eastern New Mexico opted out of the 2020-21 season due to COVID-19 related restrictions...

HEAD COACH BRENT OWEN is 6-12 (.333) in his first season at the helm of the Eastern New Mexico program. Owen served the previous nine season as an assistant coach at his alma mater -- Southern Indiana. The Screaming Eagles finished with 20-or-more wins in each of his last four seasons on staff including a run to the 2019 NCAA Division II semifinals. He was a three-time Great Lakes Valley Conference All-Academic performer during his playing career at Southern Indiana from 2006-09.

ABOUT THE SERIES

Midwestern State and Eastern New Mexico meet for the 54th time on the hardwood Saturday afternoon at Greyhound Arena. The Mustangs own a 35-18 lead in the series that dates back to the 1948-49 season. MSU dodged a pair of missed free throws with two seconds remaining to claim a 68-67 win in Portales in the last meeting on Feb. 29, 2020. The Mustangs are 16-10 all-time against ENMU at Greyhound Arena including wins in seven of the last eight dating back to the 2012-13 season.

UP NEXT

Midwestern State plays host to Dallas Baptist Tuesday night at D.L. Ligon Coliseum. Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m.