AT A GLANCE
Tarleton Men's Basketball (4-4, 0-2 LSC) will play its second straight Lone Star Conference road game as they travel to Lubbock Christian on Saturday, Dec. 14 at 7:30 p.m. at the Rip Griffin Center. The Chaps enter the game 3-4 overall and 0-2 in the LSC as both teams are looking for their first conference win.
THE GAME
Saturday, December 14
7:30 p.m. -- at Lubbock Christian Rip Griffin Center, Lubbock, TX
GAME COVERAGE
Links for live stats and video can be found on the men's basketball schedule at TarletonSports.com. A complete radio and video broadcast of the game can be heard and seen on the Tarleton Sports Network presented by the North Texas Ford Dealers. The Voice of the Texans,
Casey Hogan, will have the call on the flagship station of Tarleton Athletics – KTRL 90.5 FM in Stephenville – and worldwide at TarletonSports. com/ListenLive.
LAST TIME OUT
Tarleton fell to Angelo State 80-71 on Dec. 5 to move to 4-4 overall.
Josh Hawley led all players with 24 points and 13 rebounds for his seventh double-double of the season.
INSIDE THE SERIES:
LCU Tarleton and Lubbock Christian are meeting for the sixth time since they first played in 1991. This is Tarleton's first trip to Lubbock as five of the matchups have been in Stephenville and one at a neutral site. The last win in the series came at the neutral site as the Texans took down LCU 69-63 in the second round of the 2016 NCAA Regional Tournament in Wichita Falls en route to advancing to the NCAA Division II Elite Eight.
HAWLEY MAKING HISTORY
Josh Hawley is climbing the all-time leaderboard in several categories and is close to moving up another spot:
• Points: 1,289 (6th all time); Needs 36 points to pass Steve Sassman for 5th place.
• Rebounds: 764 (6th all time); Needs 11 rebounds to pass Jerry King for 5th place.
• Steals: 138 (7th place); Needs 4 steals to pass Brandon Lee for 6th place.
• Blocks: 121 (4th place); Needs 16 blocks to pass Sean Walker for 3rd place.
• Double-Doubles: 31 (T-5th place); Needs 1 tie Jeffrey McFadden for 4th place.
UP NEXT FOR TARLETON
The Texans will return home to take on UT Tyler for the first of five straight home games on Dec. 19 at 7:30 p.m. in Wisdom Gym.
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