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STEPHENVILLE - The Texans will head to Wichita Falls for the second game of the series with the Mustangs as No. 5 Tarleton and No. 9 Midwestern St. lock horns.  Tarleton won the meeting on Jan. 28, 79-75, and Monday's contest will surely be just as exciting.

GAMETIME
    Tip-off is at 8 p.m. for the men's game and 6 p.m. for the women's game in the McDermmott Center.

LAST WEEK
    The Texans (21-2, 12-1) are coming off a big 23-point victory over Arlington Baptist last Thursday in Wisdom Gym.  Tarleton forced 18 turnovers and recorded 10 steals in the defensive showcase.  With the victory, the Texans are just three wins away from tying last season's win total (24).  Brian Word had 16 points in the game, while Fabian Wilson added 14 points and Chris Harrell added 12 points.

THIS YEAR
    On the season, Tarleton is shooting 48.1 percent from the floor, 32.8 percent from three-point land and 69.7 percent from the charity stripe.  The Texans are averaging 70.0 points per game and 35.8 rebounds per game.

HOLDING OFF OPPONENTS
    Opponent's are shooting just 36.7 percent overall and averaging 54.7 points per game against the Texans.  Tarleton is No. 1 in the nation in points allowed and field goal percentage allowed.

STATISTICAL LEADERS
    Chris Harrell leads the Texans with 13.3 points per game and shoots 83.3 percent from the free throw line.  Fabian Wilson is adding 11.5 points and 6.7 boards per contest, while Shedrick Haynes contributes 11.2 points and 3.5 assists each game.  Wes Dipprey is chipping in with 6.1 points and 5.3 rebounds as well.

SIZING UP THE OPPONENT
    Midwestern State (20-2) has been a force to be reckoned with since their last loss to Tarleton on Jan. 28 in Wisdom Gym.  Since then, the Mustangs have defeated Abilene Christian, Angelo State and Incarnate Word.
    The Texans will look to sweep the season series against MSU, which they also did during the regular season last year.
 
STOPPING THE MUSTANGS
    As a team, MSU is shooting 44.7 percent from the floor, 31.1 percent from three-point range and 59 percent from the free throw line.  The Mustangs are averaging 75.1 points per game and holding opponents to 62.1 points each contest.
    Overall, MSU is second in most statistical categories, just behind Tarleton.  They do boast the No. 1 offense in the LSC however.

WHO TO LOOK FOR
    Michael Loyd leads the Mustangs in scoring with 13.2 points per game to go with his 3.1 assists per game.  Anthony Harris is adding 12.2 points each contest while JaMichael Rivers is contributing 10.7 points.  David Terrell is the team's leading rebounder with 6.4 boards a game and leads the conference with a .664 field goal percentage.

AMONG THE BEST
    The Texans are ranked near the top of almost every statistical category in the conference.
    Tarleton is No. 1 in scoring defense (54.7 ppg) and No. 1 in scoring margin (+15.3).  The Texans are also No. 1 in field goal defense (.367), No. 1 in three-point field goal defense (26.9) and No. 2 in rebounding defense (29.6).
    Individually, Chris Harrell is No. 10 in scoring (13.3 ppg), while Fabian Wilson is No. 3 in rebounding (6.7) and No. 7 in blocks (0.8).  Shedrick Haynes is No. 5 in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.1) as well as No. 6 in assists (3.5). Harrell is also No. 3 in free-throw percentage (.839).

NO. 1 DEFENSE
    Tarleton finished the 2010-11 season as the No. 1 defense in the nation.  That was not only at the Division II level, but also in Division I, III and Junior College ranks.  This year's team has big shoes to fill, but has held opponents in check thus far as opposing offenses have averaged just 54.7 points per game.  That is good enough for No. 1 in the nation again at the DII level.

REMAINING IN THE RANKINGS
    Tarleton was ranked No. 8 in the NABC/NCAA Division II Preseason Polls and No. 1 in the Lone Star Conference Preseason poll.
    The Texans are now No. 5 in the nation and have a solid hold on No. 1 in the LSC standings.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
    The Texans will face three LSC opponents in the next six days.  Tarleton has road games at Midwestern St. and West Texas A&M.  In between, the Texans host Eastern New Mexico.

DID YOU KNOW?
    This year's Texans tied the best winning streak in school history with 17 straight wins over a two month span.  Tarleton also won 17 games in a row during the 1990-91 season.

Live radio is provided by KSTV 93.1 FM while the live stats can be found on Midwestern St.'s website.

For results and more information regarding the 2011-12 Tarleton men's basketball season, check out TarletonSports.com.