A candid conversation with head basketball coach Justin Leslie, who shares his thoughts about the men's basketball team and previews upcoming action for the Mustangs.

Midwestern State won two lopsided games last week, defeating Cameron and Oklahoma Christian by 32 points apiece. The Mustangs came out on fire against the Aggies, hitting six of their first seven attempts from 3-point range to take a 12-point lead in the opening eight minutes. The Mustangs overwhelmed Cameron, 98-66. Two days later against Oklahoma Christian, MSU established an 11-point lead in the opening five minutes and coasted to a 90-58 triumph over the Eagles. Midwestern State is 9-0 at home this season and has won its last 13 games at D.L. Ligon Coliseum. The Mustangs got off to slow starts against Eastern New Mexico and West Texas A&M and had to settle for a split on a road trip earlier this month. Those two teams visit D.L. Ligon Coliseum this week to face an MSU team that is ninth in the nation among NCAA Division II schools and leading the Lone Star Conference in field-goal percentage defense.  Meanwhile, MSU is shooting 39.2 percent from beyond the arc, which is 11th in the nation and second-best in the LSC.  The Mustangs lead the league in 3-point attempts 251 and 3-pointers per game (25.1). Midwestern State is the fifth-highest scoring team in the conference with the fourth-best scoring defense in the league. Midwestern State is tied with Lubbock Christian at 9-3 in conference play, sitting behind St. Mary's (11-1) and Dallas Baptist (11-2).