AT A GLANCE
Tarleton Men's Basketball (16-10, 12-8 LSC) travels south for its final games of the regular season as they take on Texas A&M International and Texas A&M-Kingsville. The Texans face the Dustdevils on Thursday, Feb. 27 at 7:30 p.m. and then take on the Javelinas on Saturday, Feb. 29 at 4 p.m. Over the last month, the Texans have won 11 of their last 14 games to jump back into the LSC divisional race where they're only two games out from fourth place and a first-round bye in the LSC Tournament. The Dustdevils are 3-23 overall and 1-19 in the LSC this season. The Javelinas are 18-8 overall and 14-6 in conference.
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THE GAMES
Texas A&M International Dustdevils
Thursday, February 27 at 7:30 p.m. CST
TAMIU Rec Center - Laredo, TX
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Texas A&M-Kingsville Javelinas
Saturday, February 29 at 4 p.m. CST
Steinke Center - Kingsville, TX
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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.
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LAST TIME OUT
Tarleton fell to #7 St. Edward's 91-79 on Senior Day in Wisdom Gym.
Randall Broddie scored a season-high 21 points.
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INSIDE THE SERIES: TEXAS A&M INTERNATIONAL
Tarleton and Texas A&M International are meeting for the fifth time in series history and the first time in Laredo. The Texans are 4-0 over the Dustdevils all time and 3-0 in Wisdom Gym.
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INSIDE THE SERIES: TEXAS A&M-KINGSVILLE
Tarleton and Texas A&M-Kingsville are meeting for the 54th time in program history since they first met in 1993. The Texans hold the all-time series lead at 39-14, including a 25-4 record in Wisdom Gym. The Texans are just 12-10 in Kingsville but have won the last two meetings at the Steinke Center.
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HAWLEY MAKING HISTORY
Josh Hawley is climbing the all-time leaderboard in several categories and is close to moving up another spot:
• Points: 1,524 (4th all time); Needs 203 points to pass Marshall Procter for 3rd place.
• Rebounds: 938 (3rd all time); Needs 72 rebounds to pass Marshall Procter for 2nd place.
• Steals: 162 (T-4th place); Needs 2 steals to pass Mark Smith for 3rd place.
• Blocks: 135 (4th place); Needs 2 blocks to pass Sean Walker for 3rd place.
• Double-Doubles: 38 (2nd place); Needs 6 to pass Danny Jones for 1st place.
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UP NEXT FOR TARLETON
The Texans will advance to the Lone Star Conference tournament for an LSC-record 19th straight season between March 2-8. The opponent, date, location and time is yet to be determined.
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