SAN ANGELO, Texas -- Midwestern State seeks a fourth-straight victory at it visits Angelo State Thursday night for the first of two meetings this season. Tipoff at Junell Center/Stephens Arena is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
 

MIDWESTERN STATE (8-7, 5-4) vs. ANGELO STATE (11-3, 7-1)

Thursday, Jan. 12 | 7:30 p.m.
Junell Center/Stephens Arena | San Angelo, Texas

Series History | Midwestern State leads, 49-34

LAST MEETING | Jermane Carter's 3-point attempt at the top of the key was swatted away with three seconds remaining allowing Angelo State to come away with a 75-73 win last season at Junell Center. The Mustangs played one of their best halves of the 2021-22 season limiting Angelo State to 25.8 percent shooting while constructing a 15-point edge just before halftime. Junior guard Dante Moses led a quartet of Rams in double figures with 17 points followed by Tyrell Carroll (15 points), Devaughn Thomas (12 points) and Paul Williams (10 points). The group of four combined to shoot 20 of the Rams' 25 free throws for the game as ASU hit 19-of-25 as a team to rally for the victory. Forward Carter delivered his fifth 20-point effort of the season, finishing the game with 23 points on 9-of-18 shooting while grabbing seven rebounds.

LAST TIME OUT | Midwestern State overcame a 4-of-25 shooting performance in the second half with tenacious defense down the stretch, and the Mustangs defeated Eastern New Mexico at D.L. Ligon Coliseum on Saturday night, 56-53. Senior guard Pierre Sanders scored 10 points on 5 of 7 shooting from the field in the first half, and the Mustangs took a 32-24 halftime lead over the Greyhounds. Midwestern State missed its first 12 shots from the field in the second half and fell behind 48-41 with 7:15 remaining in the game. The Mustangs responded with a 12-0 run to take a 53-48 lead with 2:11 remaining on a Jermane Carter layup. Eastern New Mexico only made one of its final nine shots from the field. Midwestern State finished 15 of 21 at the free-throw line, and ENMU was 5 of 14 from the foul line. Sanders finished with a season-high 17 points on 6-of-13 shooting and grabbed eight rebounds for the Mustangs. Carter notched his fourth double-double of the season finishing with 14 points and 13 rebounds. Senior guard Derrick Ogechi scored in double figures for the fifth-straight game with 10 points, hitting 5 of 7 free throws. Freshman guard Mason Gibson scored in double figures against a conference opponent for the first time in his career. Gibson was 2 of 4 from beyond the arc and scored 10 points in 15 minutes of action. Senior Luke Hamilton finished the night with 3 points and 3 rebounds but led the Mustangs in +/- rating with a +7 in the victory.

TRACKING THE MSU MUSTANGS | Midwestern State has a three-game winning streak and has won six of its last seven games overall…MSU is 3-5 on the road this season…Mustangs have won two of their last three road games with a one-point loss at West Texas A&M…MSU is 14-25 all-time as the visitor at Angelo State…Mustangs have lost their last seven trips to Junell Center/Stephens Arena…MSU has not won at Angelo State since Jan. 5, 2013, when the Mustangs prevailed, 65-55…Justin Leslie is 309-172 in 16 seasons as a head coach…Leslie is 43-51 in four seasons with Midwestern State…MSU is 14th in the LSC with 68.5 points per game and 42.9 percent shooting from the field…Pierre Sanders is the leading scorer with 11.3 points per game…Jermane Carter averages 10.8 points per game, and Marquis Davison is scoring 10.4 points per game…Midwestern State is 106 of 356 from beyond the arc (.298), which is 15th in the conference for 3-point shooting percentage…MSU is fifth in the conference with 23.7 attempts per game…Mustangs make 7.1 3-pointers per game, which is seventh-most in the conference…Derrick Ogechi is 29 of 91 from 3-point range (.319)…Ogechi is 10th in the LSC with 29 total 3-pointers and 1.93 per game…Ogechi has the third-most attempts from beyond the arc in the LSC…Midwestern State is eighth in the conference with 12.6 assists per game…Sanders is 13th in the league with 42 total assists…MSU is 167 of 241 (.693) from the free-throw line, which is the 12th-best free-throw percentage in the LSC…Mustangs are 14th in the conference with 16.1 free-throw attempts per game…MSU is second in the conference and 23rd in the nation, allowing 63.7 points per game…Midwestern State holds opponents to 40.8 percent shooting from the field — third-best field-goal percentage defense in the conference…MSU is holding opponents to 29.2 percent shooting from 3-point range, which is the second-best 3-point shooting percentage defense in the LSC…+4.7 scoring margin is 11th in the LSC…MSU is second in the conference and 55th in the nation with 38.33 rebounds per game…Mustangs are sixth in the league and 70th in the nation with 11.40 offensive rebounds per game…+2.9 rebound margin is seventh-best in the LSC…Jermane Carter is third in the conference with 122 total rebounds and second in the league with 8.1 rebounds per game…Carter is fourth in the conference with 4.93 offensive rebounds per game…Midwestern State is 11th in the conference with 6.2 steals per game…Sanders is third in the league with 28 total steals and fifth in the LSC with 1.87 steals per game…MSU is seventh in the league with 12.9 turnovers per game and is forcing 12.13 turnovers, which is 14th in the conference…MSU blocks 2.7 shots per game — eighth in the conference…Duncan Alevok is 14th in the LSC with eight total blocks…MSU leads the conference with just 14.3 fouls per game…

SCOUTING ANGELO STATE | Angelo State is 6-0 at home this season…Rams have an eight-game home winning streak dating back to last season…ASU has won four of its last five games overall…Angelo State has won six of its last nine meetings with the Mustangs and is 25-14 when hosting Midwestern State…Vinay Patel is in his first season as the head coach at Angelo State…Patel is 136-101 in nine seasons as a head coach…Angelo State is fourth in the conference, scoring 75.0 points per game… Godwin is sixth in the league with 15.5 points per game and 217 total points…Godwin is 11th in the LSC with 76 made field goals…Rams are shooting 44.9 percent from the field, which is eighth in the LSC…Reggie Quezada is seventh in the league, shooting 45.3 percent from the field…Angelo State is 101 of 305 from 3-point range (.331)…ASU is ninth in 3-point percentage and sixth in the conference with 7.2 made 3-pointers per game…Godwin is 33 of 88 (.402) from beyond the arc and has the fifth-most attempts from 3-point range in the LSC…Godwin is fifth in the league with 2.36 3-pointers per game and has the third-most total 3-point field goals made with 33… Angelo State is 219 of 292 (.750) from the free-throw line, which is the fifth-best free-throw percentage in the LSC…Fredelin De La Cruz is 42 of 55 (.764) from the free-throw line, which is the 12th-most made free throws, and the 15th-best free-throw percentage in the conference…De La Cruz has the 15th-most free-throw attempts…ASU is fifth in the conference with 13.6 assists per game…Angelo State is third in the league with 38.14 rebounds per game…11.43 offensive rebounds per game is fifth-best in the LSC…+7.6 rebounding margin leads the conference…De La Cruz is seventh in the LSC with 94 total rebounds…De La Cruz is sixth in the league with 2.64 offensive rebounds per game…De La Cruz is eighth in the conference with 6.7 rebounds per game…Angelo State is sixth in the conference with 8.2 steals per game…Steve Webb is second in the conference with 1.93 steals per game…Godwin is 10th in the conference with 1.57 steals per game…Angelo State is 12th in the league with 1.8 blocks per game…ASU is 15th in the conference with 20.1 fouls per game…Rams force 15.0 turnovers per game, which is ninth in the LSC…Angelo State is 11th in the league with 14.4 turnovers per game…

UP NEXT | Midwestern State visits UT Permian Basin at the UTPB Gym Complex in Odessa. Tipoff is scheduled for Saturday at 3 p.m.