GAME DAY INFORMATION

When: Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016 | 7:30 p.m.

Where: Wichita Falls, Texas | D.L. Ligon Coliseum

Records: No. 6 Tarleton 13-2, 3-0 LSC | No. 4 Midwestern State 13-1, 2-0 LSC

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THE GAME
No. 6 Tarleton travels to Midwestern State to take on the No. 4-ranked Mustangs at D.L. Ligon Coliseum at 7:30 p.m. Both teams enter the game undefeated in the Lone Star Conference with Tarleton on top with a 3-0 record and MSU at 2-0.
 
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.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Tarleton defeated A&M-Kingsville 50-47 to move to 13-2 and 3-0 in the LSC. It was the first home loss of the season for A&M-Kingsville as Tarleton extended its winning streak to four straight.
 
THE OPPONENT: MIDWESTERN STATE
Midwestern State is 13-1 and 2-0 in the LSC. The Mustangs, ranked No. 4 by the NABC, are winners of 10 straight. MSU is led by Jordan Stevens' 16.7 points per game. The Mustangs average 88.4 points per game while holding opponents to 68.7 points.
 
THE SERIES: MIDWESTERN STATE
Midwestern State leads the all-time series 26-46 since 1961. In the Reisman era started in 1988, MSU leads 24-26. Tarleton won the last match up 58-53 in Wichita Falls in Feb. 2015. The road team has won each of the last four games in the series.
 
TARLETON ON THE ROAD
Tarleton has had success on the road, even in the toughest of places. The Texas have gone 13-2 in LSC road games in the last two seasons.
 
THE RIVALRY
Any time Tarleton and Midwestern State play it seems to turn into a classic in the 55-year rivalry. In the last seven meetings, each game has been decided by six points or less with three of the games decided by two points. Tarleton has outscored MSU 484-478 in those games and won 4 to MSU's 3. The two teams have split the regular season series in each of the last four seasons.
 
TOP 10 MATCH-UPS
Tarleton is playing in its fifth top 10 team in the last two seasons and has won the last four. Last season Tarleton defeated No. 4 Angelo State 72-68, No. 10 Colorado-Colorado Springs 84-62, No. 9 Mount Olive 77-59 and this season No. 4 Angelo State 85-67.
 
LEADING THE CONFERENCE
EJ Reed leads the Lone Star Conference in scoring (19.7 points per game) and rebounding (9.1). Michael Hardge is tops in steals (1.8) and minutes (32.3). As a team, the Texans lead the LSC in scoring defense (63.1) points allowed.
 
LSC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
EJ Reed was named the Lone Star Conference Offensive Player of the Week and Xavier Smith took home Defensive Player of the Week honors. For Reed, it's the seniors second straight LSC Offensive Player of the Week award and his fourth this season. Reed also has a Defensive Player of the Week award, giving him five total – no one else in the LSC has two. It was Smith's first LSC weekly award of his career.
 
CLIMBING THE ALL-TIME WINS LIST
Reisman comes into the game with 602 wins. Reisman became the 6th active Division II head coach with 600 career wins and the 16th Division II coach to win 600 games in a career. With 2 more wins, Reisman will pass Dave Boots (Ausburg, 603 wins) for 15th on the all-time wins list.
 
NCAA TEAM STAT LEADERS
- 4th in NCAA in rebound margin (10.9)
- 6th in NCAA in scoring margin (17.3)
- 6th in NCAA in scoring defense (63.1)
- 7th in NCAA in opponent field goal % (38.5)
- EJ Reed is 16th in the NCAA in field goal percentage at 63.1% and 7th in double-doubles (8)
 
REISMAN IN JANUARY
Since his debut season as the head coach of Tarleton in 1988, Lonn Reisman and the Texans have played 243 January games and amassed a record of 175-68 for a January winning percent- age of .720. Tarleton has won eight straight games in January.
 
TEXANS AT HOME
In Coach Reisman's 28 seasons at Tarleton State, the Texans have amassed a total record of 386-63 including a record of 167-15 (.918) 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 268 career assists, passed Hall of Famer Chris Givens for 11th all time. Hardge needs 8 assists to pass Ross Taylor for 10th place. Hardge is the 13th player in Texan history with 260 career assists.
 
MILESTONE WATCH
- Michael Hardge needs 43 points for 800 in his career.
- Malcolm Hamilton needs 37 points for 500 in his career.
- Nosa Ebomwonyi needs 5 points for 250 in his career.
- Charles Hill needs 8 points for 200 in his career.
- Deshawn Riddick needs 26 points for 200 in his career.
 
SENIOR SUCCESS
When seniors Michael Hardge and EJ Reed are in the starting lineup together, the Texans have a record of 32-4 (.888).
 
SCORING STREAK
EJ Reed has scored in double figures in 16 straight games dating back to last season. Reed has double figures in all 15 games this season.
 
20 POINTS A NIGHT
EJ Reed is averaging 19.7 points per game, which is 15th on the all-time single season scoring list. 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.
 
DOUBLE DIGIT SCORERS
Tarleton has four players averaging at least 10 points per game in EJ Reed (19.7), Charles Hill (12.8), Malcolm Hamilton (11.9) and Michael Hardge (11.2). It's the first time since 2010-11 that the Texans have four double-digit scorers when Devon Hills (13.0), Effran Bryant (12.1), Corin Henry (11.8) and Jeremiah Wilson (10.8) did so.
 
UP NEXT FOR TARLETON
Tarleton returns home to take on Eastern New Mexico on Wednesday, Jan. 20 at 7:30 p.m. in Wisdom Gym.