AT A GLANCE
Tarleton Men's Basketball (14-8, 10-6 LSC) is on the road again and set for its toughest matchup of the season with No. 3 West Texas A&M followed by Eastern New Mexico. The Texans take on the Buffs on Thursday, Feb. 13 at 7:30 p.m. and then face the Greyhounds on Saturday, Feb. 15 at 5 p.m. CST. Over the last month, the Texans have won nine of their last 10 games to jump back into the LSC divisional race where they're only one game out from fourth place and a first-round bye in the LSC Tournament. The Buffs have won 14 in a row and are 23-1 overall and 15-1 in the LSC this season and have also won 38 straight home games, the longest streak in NCAA D2. The Greyhounds are 6-15 overall and 6-10 in conference.
 
THE GAMES
#3 West Texas A&M
Thursday, February 13 at 7:30 p.m. CST
First United Bank Center - Canyon, TX
 
Eastern New Mexico
Saturday, February 15 at 5 p.m. CST
Greyhound Arena - Portales, NM
 
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 pounded Cameron 84-58 for its largest win of the season behind a career high 21 points from Isaiah Range. The Texans held the Aggies to a season-low 32 percent shooting in the game.
 
INSIDE THE SERIES: WEST TEXAS A&M
Tarleton and West Texas A&M are meeting for the 55th time since they first played in 1994. WT leads the all time series 29-25 and have won the last four meetings over the Texans, including three matchups last season. The Texans are 6-17 in Canyon, with their last win coming in 2018 where they snapped WT's 29-game home win streak. The Buffs currently have a 38-game home win streak.
 
INSIDE THE SERIES: EASTERN NEW MEXICO
Tarleton and Eastern New Mexico are meeting for the 55th time since they first played in 1993. It's been a one-sided series with the Texans leading 44-10. The Texans are 18-7 in Portales. The Texans snapped a three-game skid against the Greyhounds last season in the opening round of the LSC tournament, 87-85 in OT.
 
HAWLEY MAKING HISTORY
Josh Hawley is climbing the all-time leaderboard in several categories and is close to moving up another spot:
• Points: 1,454 (4th all time); Needs 273 points to pass Marshall Procter for 3rd place.
• Rebounds: 893 (3rd all time); Needs 118 rebounds to pass Marshall Procter for 2nd place.
• Steals: 154 (6th place); Needs 5 steals to pass Chris Givens for 5th place.
• Blocks: 133 (4th place); Needs 4 blocks to pass Sean Walker for 3rd place.
• Double-Doubles: 37 (3rd place); Needs 7 to pass Danny Jones for 1st place.
 
UP NEXT FOR TARLETON
The Texans will return home to take on St. Mary's and St. Edward's on Feb. 20-22 for the final home games of the season at Wisdom Gym.