WICHITA FALLS, Texas -- Midwestern State has won its last 10 games at D.L. Ligon Coliseum and is hosting Sul Ross State for the first time on Saturday afternoon. The Lobos joined the Lone Star Conference this season and have not played MSU since November of 1991.

The Mustangs improved their overall record to 10-3 and 6-2 in the LSC with an 82-53 victory over Western New Mexico on Thursday night. Will Shepherd scored 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting, and Reggie Hill finished with 10 points and 12 rebounds for his third double-double of the season.

Mason Gibson, who scored 11 points against Western New Mexico, is the second-leading scorer in the Lone Star Conference with 17.4 points per game for the Mustangs.

Pierre Sanders is the second-leading scorer for Midwestern State with 11.5 points per game.

Sanders is shooting 49.6 percent from the field (56 of 113) for a team that is shooting 46.6 percent, which is sixth-best in the conference.

Bakari LaStrap has averaged 9.8 points per game and has played in the last five games after missing the start of the season due to injury.

Shepherd is contributing 9.2 points per game and has scored in double figures seven times this season.

Jonathan Jackson is pouring in 8.9 points per game for the Mustangs, shooting 44.6 percent (25 of 56) from beyond the arc, which is fourth-best in the LSC. Jackson is making 2.5 3-pointers per game, which is fifth-most in the conference.

Midwestern State is making the second-most 3-point shots per game in the LSC with 9.8 conversions on 24.2 attempts, which leads the conference.

The Mustangs are hitting 40.3 percent of their 3-point shots, which is the second-best percentage in the conference and sixth in the nation.

Midwestern State has an effective field goal percentage of 54.6, which is fourth best in the LSC. Effective field goal percentage accounts for the added value of three-point shots.

Sanders is fifth in the league with four assists per game and is second in the league in assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.6, which is 31st among NCAA Division II players.

Sanders has made 20 of his first 21 free throws (95.2 percent) this season, and Gibson has hit 38-of -50 attempts from the free-throw line (76 percent). The Mustangs own the fifth-best free-throw percentage in the conference at 70.6 percent (142 of 201).

Hill is grabbing the fourth-most rebounds in the conference with seven boards per game, and Shepherd is 13th in the LSC with 5.9 rebounds per game. The Mustangs are sixth in the league with 37.4 rebounds per game, but opponents are grabbing 1.4 more rebounds per game.

Midwestern State is scoring 77.3 points per game and allowing the opposition to score 67.6 points per game, which is the sixth-best scoring defense in the conference.

The Mustangs boast the second-best field-goal percentage defense in the LSC and are 10th among NCAA Division II programs, holding opponents to 39.4 percent shooting from the field.

Midwestern State commits the fewest fouls among LSC teams and is 15th in the nation with just 13.6 fouls committed per game.

Midwestern State leads the all-time series with Sul Ross State, 5-1, with all six meetings at neutral sites. The first meeting between the two schools was in December of 1962 in Dallas, and MSU prevailed, 96-49. The Lobos only victory in the series came in December of 1965 as they defeated MSU in Fort Worth, Texas, 89-87.

Sul Ross State has a 10-game losing streak following an 84-54 loss at Lubbock Christian on Thursday night as the Lobos fell to 1-12 for the season and are still seeking their first conference win after eight games. The Lobos are 0-3 on the road this season.

Sul Ross State is averaging 65.7 points per game and opponents are scoring 78.6 points against the Lobos. The minus 12.9 scoring margin is the worst in the LSC The Lobos are the lowest scoring team in the league. In conference games, Sul Ross State has been outscored 84.4 – 62.0 on average.

The Lobos shoot 39.6 percent from the field, while their opponents score on 48.2 percent of their shots. Both marks are 16th in the conference. Sul Ross State only hits 30 percent of its 3-point shots.

Deon Brown is 28-of-68 (41.2 percent) from beyond the arc and is fifth in the LSC in 3-point percentage.

Ethan Yancy has been scoring 15 points per game to lead Sul Ross State, and Cam Clardy has pitched in 13.3 points per game. Clardy leads the team with 2.3 assists per game.

Clay Baldwin is the only other player averaging in double figures with 10.7 points per game, but he has not played since a 98-71 loss at St. Mary's.

Sul Ross State averages the fewest rebounds in the conference with 31.1 boards per game, while opponents pull down 38.6 caroms per game. The minus 7.5 rebounding margin is the worst in LSC.

Myles Amason, a 6-11 sophomore from Fort Worth, Texas, has blocked 14 shots this season, which is tied for sixth-most in the LSC.

Yancy is 20th in the conference with 20 steals, and the Lobos are eighth in the LSC with eight steals per game.

Midwestern State is on the road next week and visits Angelo State on Thursday night. Tipoff at Junell Center is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.