GAMEDAY INFORMATION

When: Tuesday, Dec. 2 | 7:30 p.m. (CST)

Where: Stephenville, Texas | Wisdom Gym

Series: Texans lead 3-0 | Streak: TSU, Won 3

Last Meeting: TSU 107, ABC 54 on Nov. 19, 2013 in Stephenville

Radio: Tarleton Sports Network on KTRL 90.5 FM | Listen Live | Pregame begins after women's game

Web Stream: TarletonSports.com/ListenLive

Social Media: Facebook | Twitter

Live Stats | Game Notes

THE GAME
Tarleton State has started the season 5-0 for the second consecutive season and is coming off one of the most well-balanced performances of the season Saturday night when the bench combined for 42 points in the Texans' 81-61 win over Northwest Nazarene. No. 8 Tarleton State now turns its attention to Arlington Baptist Tuesday night at 7:30 p.m.
 
THE BROADCAST
The game will have a live radio broadcast presented by the Tarleton Sports Network presented by North Texas Ford Dealers. The Voice of the Texans, Casey Hogan, will be back calling the play-by-play for Tarleton basketball this season. The radio broadcast can be heard on KTRL 90.5 FM in Stephenville and surrounding areas or online at TarletonSports.com/ListenLive. The pregame show will begin 15 minutes prior to tip-off, immediately following the women's game.
 
THE OPPONENT
Arlington Baptist enters the game with an 0-4 record. The Patriots compete in the National Christian College Athletic Association. Statistics are not available for ABC.
 
THE SERIES
This is the fourth meeting all-time between the Texans and Patriots - all of which have come over the past four seasons. The Texans have won all three previous games, including a 107-54 throttling of the Patriots in Stephenville last season.
 
STARTING OUT 5-0
Tarleton State has started the season 5-0 for the fifth time, including two consecutive seasons, over the last 13 years. The Texans recorded their first 5-0 start as an NCAA program in 2002. Tarleton averaged 25 wins per season in the previous four seasons that started 5-0.
 
LOOKING TO GO 6-0
The Texans have started the season 6-0 in two seasons since joining the NCAA in 1994. The first 6-0 start came in the 2006-07 season and the second came last year in the midst of an 18-0 start to the year.
 
TARLETON IN NATIONAL POLLS
After starting the season ranked No. 12 in the nation, Tarleton State moved up four spots to No. 8 in the latest edition of the polls after starting the season 3-0. This now marks the 19th consecutive week in which Tarleton has appeared in the national rankings after joining the top-25 on Nov. 19 last season.
 
NABC HISTORY
Of the 87 weeks in the NABC rankings, Tarleton has spent 53 of those weeks in the top 10, 36 in the top 5 and eight weeks at No. 1.
 
THE OTHER POLL
There is a new poll released in its first year of existence. The D2 Media Poll, sponsored by D2SIDA, has a regional poll released every Monday, followed by a national poll every Tuesday. Each region has two representatives that comprise the regional poll. The Texans are No. 8 in the latest media-voted ranking.
 
TOYS FOR KIDS
Tonight is 'Toys For Kids' night. Fans will receive free admission with every donated new, unwrapped gift.
 
ANOTHER NOVEMBER IN THE BOOKS
Head coach Lonn Reisman just completed his 27th month of November at the helm of the Tarleton State Basketball program. With a perfect 5-0 mark last month, Reisman now boasts a record of 100-31 in November games for a winning percentage of .763 in the season's opening month of action.
 
REISMAN IN DECEMBER
Lonn Reisman enters the month of December with five games on the schedule. His all-time record for the Christmas month is 92-36 for a winning percentage of .719.
 
TEXANS AT HOME
In Coach Reisman's 27 seasons at Tarleton State, the Texans have amassed a total record of 359-61 including a record of 141-13 with two undefeated home seasons since 2005.
 
MILESTONE WATCH
• With his next rebound, Davene Carter will reach 350 boards in his Tarleton career.
• TaShawn Mabry is five (5) points away from 400 in his two-year Tarleton career.
• Michael Hardge is 11 assists away from reaching 100 in his three years at Tarleton State.
 
LONE UNDEFEATED IN LSC
Tarleton State is the last undefeated team standing in the Lone Star Conference at 5-0. Angelo State dropped its first game of the season 68-70 at Colorado Mesa and are now 6-1 in second place behind the Texans.
 
UP NEXT FOR TARLETON
Tarleton State will return to action for a single game this weekend as the Texans welcome St. Mary's to town for a 7 p.m. game Saturday night in Wisdom Gym.