Midwestern St. MSUT 10-16,8-13 Lone Star

Tex. A&M Int'l TAMIU 17-11,10-10 Lone Star

Midwestern St. MSUT

10-16,8-13 Lone Star

Final

Feb. 18, 2023

Tex. A&M Int'l TAMIU

17-11,10-10 Lone Star

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Midwestern St. MSUT	32	36	68
Tex. A&M Int'l TAMIU	36	43	79

Summary
Box Score

Trey Reed / Midwestern State University

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 2/18/2023 6:46:00 PM | Trey Reed / MSU Athletic Communications

Dustdevils eliminate Midwestern State from LSC Postseason contention, 79-68

THE LEAD >>>

LAREDO, Texas -- Texas A&M International won its fourth straight game eliminating Midwestern State from Lone Star Conference Postseason Tournament contention with a 79-68 victory over Midwestern State Saturday at the TAMIU Kinesiology and Convocation Building.

HOW IT HAPPENED >>>

Texas A&M International riddled the Mustangs' zone defense by matching a season-high with 12 made 3-pointers while shooting 52.8 percent from the field.

The Dustdevils overcame a 10-point deficit early in the first half, then scored eight consecutive points powered by triples from Jermaine Drewery and Greg Bowie II to take a 54-40 lead with 11:23 to play.

Midwestern State chipped the lead down to seven points on two occasions in the closing as the teams exchanged field goals for the last 10 minutes of the game.

THE LEADERS >>>

- Midwestern State senior Jermane Carter matched a season-high with 24 points while taking a campaign-high 25 shots. The Mount Laurel, N.J. added nine rebounds, three steals, and two blocked shots in 35 minutes.
- Junior guard Pierre Sanders knocked down 11-of-17 shots from the field to deliver his third 20-point performance of the season finishing with 22.
- TAMIU sophomore Lonzo Rand matched a season-best with three made 3-pointers to lead the Dustdevils with 15 points.

GAME NOTES >>>

- Midwestern State dropped its sixth-straight road game to fall to 11-16 on the season and 8-13 in Lone Star Conference play.
- The Mustangs are eliminated from Lone Star Conference Postseason Tournament contention after falling to 11th in the league. MSU trails Dallas Baptist and Texas A&M International by three games in the loss column with one game to play. DBU and TAMIU each play twice next week.
- Midwestern State failed to advanced to the LSC Postseason Tournament for the first time since 2018-19 and for just the fourth time since joining the league in 1997-98.
- Texas A&M International moved into a tie with DBU for the eighth and final berth in the LSC Postseason Tournament. The Dustdevils won their fourth consecutive game to improve to 17-11 overall and 10-10 in LSC play.