GAMEDAY INFORMATION

When: Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015 | 7:30 p.m. (CST)

Where: Stephenville, Texas | Wisdom Gym

Series: Texans trail 23-25 since 1988 | Streak: TSU, Lost 1

Last Meeting: MSU 74, TSU 68 on March 16, 2014 in Denver, Colo.

Radio: Tarleton Sports Network on KTRL 90.5 FM | Listen Live | Pregame begins at 7:15 p.m.

Web Stream: TarletonSports.com/ListenLive

Social Media: Facebook | Twitter

Live Stats | Game Notes

THE GAME
One of the state's most storied basketball rivalries will add another game to its legacy Wednesday night when No. 10 Tarleton State and Midwestern State square off in Wisdom Gym at 7 p.m.
 
GAME DAY PROMOTIONS
It is Glen Rose Night and Scout Night at Wisdom Gym as Tarleton Athletics will welcome the Boy Scouts of Stephenville to the game in addition to opening the gates free of charge to all residents of Glen Rose with proof of residency. The Office of Student Engagement has also provided 500 free 'poms' for the first 500 Tarleton State fans at the game.
 
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.
 
HOME SWEET HOME
Tarleton State returns to the friendly confines of Wisdom Gym where the Texans have won 14 straight games, dating back to February 5, 2014.
 
THE SERIES
Tarleton State and Midwestern State have been doing battle on the hardwood as senior colleges since Tarleton's first year as a four-year institution in 1961. Wednesday's meeting will be the 70th meeting in the series since 1961 and Midwestern State holds the lead 44-25. Since Lonn Reisman entered the scene in 1988, however, Tarleton State began to turn the tide. The Texans have won 23 of the 48 meetings since Reisman took over the program, including 21 of 40 since 1998. The series has extended beyond the regular season. Tarleton and Midwestern have met in the LSC Tournament Championship in four of the last five seasons with Tarleton claiming each of the last two tournament titles.
 
THE OPPONENT
After dropping three of the first seven games this season, Midwestern State has rebounded to win its last 10 games entering Wednesday's contest. The streak started with a 77-49 win over McMurry to begin December and pushed it to 10 with a 77-42 win over Eastern New Mexico. The Mustangs' only loss since November came on Dec. 29 against Division I SMU in a 70-61 exhibition loss.
 
TARLETON IN THE LSC
Tarleton State has developed into one of the premier basketball programs in the nation, as well as within the Lone Star Conference. Lonn Reisman is the only Texan coach to lead Tarleton through the LSC as an NCAA coach. He has amassed a record of 180-92 in Tarleton's 20 years as an NCAA conference member. Reisman and the Texans have won three LSC regular season championships, three LSC championship tournament title - including the last two - and has also won at least 10 conference games in four straight seasons.
 
TARLETON IN NATIONAL POLLS
After starting the season ranked No. 12 in the nation, Tarleton State has since moved up nine total spots to No. 3 over the first 12 games of the season. They have since slipped down to No. 10 in the latest poll. This now marks the 25th consecutive week in which Tarleton has appeared in the national rankings since joining the polls on Nov. 19 last season.
 
NABC HISTORY
Of the 93 weeks in the NABC rankings, Tarleton has spent 59 of those weeks in the top 10, 39 in the top 5 and eight weeks at No. 1.
 
RANKINGS BY THE MEDIA
The D2 Media Poll, sponsored by D2SIDA in its first year, 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 tied for No. 15 in the latest media-voted ranking.
 
REISMAN IN JANUARY
Since his debut season as the head coach of Tarleton State in 1988, Lonn Reisman and the Texans have played 234 January games and amassed a record of 167-67 for a Janaury winning percentage of .720. He is 69-29 (.701) against teams who are not current LSC teams in January and 98-38 (.723) against current LSC rivals in the month of January under Reisman, including 13-6 when playing Midwestern State in the year's first month.
 
TEXANS AT HOME
In Coach Reisman's 27 seasons at Tarleton State, the Texans have amassed a total record of 365-61 including a record of 147-13 with two undefeated home seasons since 2005.
 
MILESTONE WATCH
• Davene Carter is one (1) point away from 600 in his career.
• TaShawn Mabry is 13 points from 500.
• Michael Hardge is 22 points and Mo Lee is 28 points away from reaching 400 in their respective careers.
 
SOME KIND OF RUN
Since the beginning of last year, Tarleton State has amassed an overall record of 41-4 for a winning percentage of .930. Only Lincoln Memorial (42-3; .932) has a better win percentage over that span.
 
TOPS IN THE NATION
Tarleton State ranks among the nations best in multiple statistical categories, including:
• No. 3 in scoring defense (58.6 ppg)
• No. 12 in Scoring Margin (17.0)
• No. 13 in FG Defense (.390)
• No. 19 in Total Blocks (69)
• No. 20 in Blocked Shots per game (4.9)
• No. 22 in turnover margin (4.4; 195-257)
• No. 22 in 3-pt Defense (.311)
• No. 46 in FT attempts (368)
 
TAKING THIS SHOW ON THE ROAD
Since March 5, 2011, this series has taken place in six different cities in three different states and has not been played in the same location in back-to-back games since Feb. 7, 2009 and Feb. 3, 2010 in Stephenville.
 
UP NEXT FOR TARLETON
Tarleton will hit the road for Saturday's afternoon contest at Cameron in Lawton, Oklahoma at 4 p.m.