WICHITA FALLS, Texas -- Eastern New Mexico arrives at D.L. Ligon Coliseum on Saturday with a five-game winning streak, but Midwestern State has won five of its last six games and is seeking a third-straight victory in its series with the Greyhounds. Tipoff is scheduled for 3 p.m.

MIDWESTERN STATE (7-7, 4-4) vs. EASTERN NEW MEXICO (10-3, 5-2)

Saturday, Jan. 7 | 3 p.m.
D.L. Ligon Coliseum | Wichita Falls, Texas

Series History | Midwestern State leads, 36-18

LAST MEETING | Pierre Sanders matched a career high with 21 points and Midwestern State turned up the defensive intensity to roll past Eastern New Mexico 71-49 last season at Greyhound Arena. MSU limited Eastern New Mexico to 37.9 percent shooting as the Greyhounds managed 49 points on 58 shots, and the Mustangs claimed their most lopsided road victory in nearly two seasons. Jermane Carter chipped in 13 points and pulled down a team-high seven rebounds. Luke Hamilton buried two 3-pointers to finish with eight points.

LAST TIME OUT | Derrick Ogechi continued to round into form Thursday night at D.L. Ligon Coliseum pouring in four 3-pointers on the way to a 16-point, four-rebound, and four-assist performance to Midwestern State to its fifth win in the last six games by taking down Western New Mexico, 70-60. Midwestern State dominated the first half on both ends of the floor to take a 37-17 lead into the break. MSU limited WNMU to 7-of-25 shooting (28 percent), while shooting 50 percent from the field (15-of-30) with five 3-pointers. Midwestern followed a pair of 7-0 spurts with an 8-0 run ignited with a pair of triples from redshirt-freshman Mason Gibson to run out to a 29-10 lead with 6:21 remaining in the opening half. MSU led by as many as 22 points in the opening half allowing the Mustangs to hold of WNMU's furious second half rally to secure the win.

TRACKING THE MUSTANGS | Midwestern State is 4-4 at home this season…MSU has won four of its last six meetings with the ENMU Mustangs and is 17-8 at home in the series …Justin Leslie is 308-172 (.642) in his 16th season as a head coach…MSU is 42-51 (.452) under Leslie, who is in his fourth season with the university… …Midwestern State is 14th in the conference, averaging 69.4 points… Mustangs are third in the LSC and 31st in the nation, allowing opponents to score 64.5 points per game… +4.9 scoring margin is 11th in the league… Marquis Davison leads MSU with 11.1 points per game… Pierre Sanders is averaging 10.9 points per game…Jermane Carter is averaging 10.6 points per game…Derrick Ogechi is averaging 9.6 points per game… Luke Hamilton is averaging 8.3 points per game…MSU is 13th in the LSC, shooting 43.9 percent from the field (359 of 818)… Davison is 61 of 114 from the field (.535)…Midwestern is second in the league, holding opponents to 40.9 percent shooting from the field (348 of 851)…Midwestern is shooting 30.4 percent from 3-point range (101 of 332), 15th in the LSC… Ogechi is 28 of 84 (.333) from 3-point range and third in the conference in attempts from beyond the arc…Ogechi is 14 of 24 from beyond the arc in his last four games (.583)…Hamilton is 25 of 73 from 3-point range (.342) — ninth in the league in 3-point attempts and 17th in 3-pointers made…Mustangs are fifth in the conference with 23.7 attempts from 3-point range per game…MSU is second in the conference and 22nd in the nation by holding opponents to 29.3 percent shooting from beyond the arc (96 of 328)…MSU is seventh in the league with 12.9 assists per game…Sanders has 39 assists, and Carter has 37 assists for the Mustangs…MSU is 152 of 2220 at the free-throw line (.691), 12th in the LSC in free-throw percentage…Mustangs are 14th in the conference with 15.7 free-throw attempts per game…MSU is 15th in the league with 10.9 made free throws per game… Carter is 39 of 63 from the free-throw line, 13th in the LSC for made free throws and eighth in the league in attempts… Opponents are 111 of 170 from the foul line (.653)…MSU is third in the LSC and 71st in the nation with 37.93 rebounds per game…Midwestern State is seventh in the league with 10.93 offensive rebounds per game… Opponents are averaging 35.1 rebounds per game…Mustangs are seventh in the conference with a +2.9 rebounding margin… Carter is third in the league with 109 total rebounds (52nd in the nation) and 7.8 rebounds (79th in the nation) per game…Carter is fourth in the conference and 49th in the nation with 2.93 offensive rebounds per game…Sanders is averaging 5.2 rebounds per game, including 1.6 offensive rebounds per game, 22nd in the LSC…Davison is averaging 5.3 rebounds per game… MSU is eighth in the conference with 13.1 turnovers per game...Mustangs are forcing 12.00 turnovers per game, which is 15th in the LSC…MSU is 13th in the league with 6.0 steals per game… Sanders is third in the LSC and 51st in the nation with 25 steals…Sanders is sixth in the league with 1.79 steals per game…MSU is eighth in the league with 2.6 blocks per game…Duncan Alevok is eighth in the LSC with 13 blocks and 11th in the LSC with 0.93 blocks per game…

SCOUTING EASTERN NEW MEXICO | ENMU is 2-2 on the road this season… Greyhounds have won five-straight games overall…ENMU is 8-17 as the visiting team in the series but won its last visit, 81-80, as Zach Parker hit a long 3-pointer with 0.7 seconds remaining on Feb. 2, 2019…Greyhounds are 2-1 in their last three games under the dome, losing an 89-87 overtime game in January of 2018 after scoring a 72-69 victory in February of 2017…Brent Owen 17-20 (.459) in his second season as a head coach for the Greyhounds…ENMU finished last season with a 7-17 record…Owen is 0-1 against the Mustangs…ENMU is fifth in the conference with 74.9 points per game…ENMU has allowed 67.8 points per game, which is ninth in the LSC…+7.1 scoring margin is seventh in the conference…Eze Dike leads the Greyhounds and is 16th in the league with 12.8 points per game…Dike is 59 of 122 from the field (.484)…ENMU is 76 of 218 (.349) from beyond the arc…Opponents are shooting 32.7 percent from 3-point range, which is ninth in the conference….Greyhounds are ninth in the conference with 12.5 assists per game…Dike and Dwayne Chester each have 24 total assists for ENMU…Greyhounds are 76 of 218 from 3-point range (.349)…Greyhounds have fifth-best 3-point shooting percentage in the LSC…ENMU takes 16.8 shots from beyond the arc per game, which is 13th in the conference…Dike is 21 of 47 from 3-point range (.447)…ENMU is 224 of 330 from the free-throw line (.679)…Greyhounds are 13th in free-throw shooting percentage in the LSC...ENMU attempts the second-most free throws in the conference with 25.4 attempts per game, which eighth-most in the nation…17.2 made free throws per game is third most in the league and 16th in the nation…Jachoree Ealy is 45 of 59 from the free-throw line, which is the 10th-most attempts in the league…Dike is 12th with 54 attempts but has only made 28 free throws (.519)….Greg Johnson is 19 of 23 at the free-throw line (.878), which is the fifth-best free-throw percentage in the LSC and 41st best in the nationENMU is fourth in the LSC with 37.15 rebounds per game…Errol White is second in the conference with 113 total rebounds and 5.38 rebounds per game…White is second in the league with 3.31 offensive rebounds per game…ENMU is eighth in the LSC with 10.69 offensive rebounds per game…Greyhounds block 3.6 shots per game — fourth-most in the LSC…Jose Murillo has 14 total blocks (sixth in LSC), and White has 13 total blocks (eighth in LSC)…ENMU is third in the LSC and 42nd in the nation with 8.8 steals per game…White is seventh in the league with 23 steals, and Dike is 11th in the LSC with 20 steals…Greyhounds are 15th in the LSC with 17.5 turnovers per game, and they force 18.08 turnovers per game, which is second-best in the conference and 13th in the nation…ENMU commits 19.5 fouls per game, which is 14th in the league…

UP NEXT | Midwestern State is on the road to face Angelo State in a Lone Star Conference duel on Thursday night at 7:30.