GAME DAY INFORMATION

When: Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015 | 7 p.m.

Where: Stephenville, Texas | Wisdom Gym

Records: Tarleton 6-1, 0-0 LSC | Our Lady of the Lake 2-2, 0-0 RRAC

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THE GAME
The No. 9-ranked Texans will take on Our Lady of the Lake on Saturday, December 5 at 7 p.m. in Wisdom Gym.
 
THE BROADCAST
Each 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 OPPONENT: OUR LADY OF THE LAKE
The Saints are 2-2 on the season with wins against Wayland Baptist and North American University. OLLU is averaging 106.5 points per game, including scoring 134 and 116 points in the two wins. OLLU has three players averaging double-digit points with Olajuwon Garner leading the way with 20.3 points per game.
 
THE SERIES: OUR LADY OF THE LAKE
Tarleton is 3-2 all time against Our Lady of the Lake, but haven't played the Saints since 1981. This will be the first match-up for the two teams in the Lonn Reisman era.
 
LEADING THE CONFERENCE
EJ Reed leads the Lone Star Conference in scoring (21.9 points per game) and field goal percentage (.663). Michael Hardge is tops in assists per game with 5.3 and minutes per game at 33.2. After recording six steals last game, Hill leads the LSC in steals per game with 2.
 
REISMAN IN DECEMBER
Lonn Reisman enters the month of December with six games on the schedule. His all-time record for the Christmas month is 99-36 for a winning percentage of .733. The Texans have won 14 straight games in December.
 
TEXANS AT HOME
In Coach Reisman's 28 seasons at Tarleton State, the Texans have amassed a total record of 380-63 including a record of 162-15 (.915) with two undefeated home seasons since 2005. The Texans went 20-1 at Wisdom Gym last season.
 
CLIMBING UP THE RECORD CHART
4-year Texan Michael Hardge, who has 232 career assists, passed LaShon Sheffield for No. 14 on the all-time assists list. Hardge needs 29 assists to move to No. 13 and pass Corin Henry.
 
MILESTONE WATCH
- Michael Hardge is 34 points from 700 in his career.
- EJ Reed is 42 points from 500 in his career.
- Malcolm Hamilton is 16 points from 400 in his career.
- EJ Reed is 13 rebounds from 200 in his career.
- EJ Reed is 1 field goal from 150 in his career.
- Charles Hill is 8 points from 100 in his career.
 
SENIOR SUCCESS
When seniors Michael Hardge and EJ Reed are in the starting lineup together, the Texans have a record of 25-3 (.892).
 
20 POINTS A NIGHT
EJ Reed is averaging 21.9 points per game. Tarleton hasn't had a player average 20 per game since Brandon Burney averaged 22.1 in 2000-01. The Tarleton record is 23.6 points per game by Steve Dean in 1968-69.
 
SUPER START
Since being inserted into the starting lineup three games ago, Malcolm Hamilton is averaging 18.7 points on 57% shooting, 9.7 rebounds, 3 assists and 3.3 steals per game. In that 3-game span, Hamilton has recorded two double-doubles, the only two of his career.
 
CHASING 600
Head Coach Lonn Reisman enters the game with 595 career wins in 28 seasons at Tarleton (616 overall). Reisman is sixth on the active NCAA Division II head coaches' win list.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Tarleton played defeated Arlington Baptist 97-46 to improve to 6-1 on the season. EJ Reed (25 points) and Malcolm Hamilton (22) combined for 47 points and outscored the Patriots by themselves.
 
UP NEXT FOR TARLETON
Tarleton will take on Texas-Permian Basin on Monday, December 14 at 7:30 p.m. in Wisdom Gym.