WICHITA FALLS, Texas -- Midwestern State looks to remain unbeaten at D.L. Ligon Coliseum this season and extend its home winning streak to 10 games as it hosts Western New Mexico on Thursday night. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.

The Mustangs had a four-game winning streak snapped on Sunday afternoon as Mo Austin scored on a layup with three seconds to play, and Eastern New Mexico defeated MSU at Steve Loy Family Foundation Arena in Portales, 83-81. The loss dropped the Mustangs to 9-3 for the season with a 4-2 record against Lone Star Conference opponents.

Bakari LaStrap scored a season-high 21 points on 5-of-8 shooting from the field and hit all 10 of his free throws in the loss to the Greyhounds. In his four games since returning to the lineup for the Mustangs, LaStrap is scoring 10.8 points and dishing out 2.8 assists per contest.

Mason Gibson, who scored 16 points at Eastern New Mexico, is the second-leading scorer in the Lone Star Conference with 18 points per game for the Mustangs.

Pierre Sanders was 15 of 27 from the field, including 5 of 9 from three-point range, and scored 35 points on the recent two-game road trip. The senior from Hutto, Texas, is the second-leading scorer for Midwestern State with 12.1 points per game.

Sanders is shooting 49.5 percent from the field (54 of 109) for a team that is shooting 46.2 percent, which is sixth-best in the conference.

Jonathan Jackson is pouring in 9.2 points per game for the Mustangs, shooting 43.4 percent (23 of 53) from beyond the arc, which is third-best in the LSC. Jackson is making 2.6 3-pointers per game, which is fourth-most in the conference.

Midwestern State is making the second-most 3-point shots per game in the LSC with 9.8 conversions on 23.8 attempts, which is third-most in the conference.

The Mustangs are hitting 40.9 percent of their 3-point shots, which is the second-best percentage in the conference and fifth in the nation.

Midwestern State has an effective field goal percentage of 54.3, which is fourth best in the LSC. Effective field goal percentage accounts for the added value of three-point shots.

Sanders is fourth in the league with 4.2 assists per game and is third in the league in assist-to-turnover ratio at 2.5, which is 42nd among NCAA Division II players.

Sanders has made 20 of his first 21 free throws this season (95.2 percent), and Gibson has hit 37-of -49 attempts from the free-throw line (75.5 percent). The Mustangs own the third-best free-throw percentage in the conference at 71.1 percent (138 of 194).

Reggie Hill is grabbing the fifth-most rebounds in the conference with 6.6 boards per game, and Shepherd is seventh in the LSC with 6.1 rebounds per game. The Mustangs are sixth in the league with 37.1 rebounds per game, but opponents are grabbing 2.3 more rebounds per game.

Midwestern State is scoring 76.9 points per game and allowing the opposition to score 68.8 points per game, which is the sixth-best scoring defense in the conference.

The Mustangs boast the third-best field-goal percentage defense in the LSC and are 17th among NCAA Division II programs, holding opponents to 39.6 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 Western New Mexico, 16-3, and has won four of the last five meetings, including an 86-70 victory at home last season. The Western Mustangs have never won in eight visits to D.L. Ligon Coliseum. MSU pulled out a 69-67 victory the first time it hosted WNMU in February of 1993.

Western New Mexico is 2-11 overall and has a 1-6 record in the LSC. The Western Mustangs have a four-game losing streak following an 80-64 loss to UT Permian Basin in their last outing on Sunday afternoon.

Western New Mexico is scoring 64.6 points per game while allowing opponents to put up 75.2 points per game.

Matthew Okoye, who has been active for the last four games, is scoring 15.5 points per game. Isaiah Marin is pitching in 13.3 points per game in 11 appearances, but he has not played since a 15-point performance against UT Tyler. Kelly Carson, who has played in all 13 games for WNMU, is scoring 12.2 points per game.

Western New Mexico is shooting 40.2 percent from the field, which is 15th in the conference, and from beyond the arc, WNMU shoots 28.6 percent. The Western Mustangs are second-best free-throw shooting team in the LSC, hitting 72.7 percent of their shots from the foul line.

Marin is the leading rebounder for the Western Mustangs with six boards a game, and Okoye is grabbing 4.5 rebounds per game. As a team, WNMU is pulling down 32.4 rebounds per contest and is minus-3.3 in rebounding margins, which is 14th in both categories among LSC teams.

Carson leads WNMU with 2.2 assist per game, and Marin has a team-leading 17 steals.

The Western Mustangs are blocking 3.1 shots per game, led by Yves Nkomba and Marka Milivojevic, who have combined to block 23 shots. Nkomba has 12 blocks in 13 games, and Milivojecic has 11 blocks in nine appearances.

Midwestern State returns to D.L. Ligon Coliseum on Saturday afternoon for its first meeting with Sul Ross State since November of 1991, and the Lobos, who joined the LSC this season, are making their first-ever appearance at D.L. Ligon Coliseum. Tip off is scheduled for 4 p.m.