Game No. 15 & 16
Tarleton (6-8, 1-5 WAC) at Dixie State (7-10, 3-7 WAC)
Burns Arena | St. George, Utah
 
Television: WACDigitalNetwork.com
 
Radio: Tarleton Sports Network, KTRL 90.5 FM
Casey Hogan, Play-by-Play
 
AT A GLANCE
 
Tarleton Men's Basketball will return to Utah for the third time this season when they take on fellow WAC transitioning member Dixie State on Feb. 19-20 at Burns Arena. Dixie State enters the game 7-10 overall and 3-7 in the WAC. Tarleton is winners of a season-high three straight games and moves to 6-8, 1-5 after a 112-54 rout over McMurry last Tuesday.
 
GAME COVERAGE
 
This week's game will be streamed free of charge on the WAC Digital Network. Links for live stats can be found on the men's basketball schedule at TarletonSports.com. A complete radio broadcast of the game can be heard 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. The pregame show begins 30 minutes before tip-off.
 
NET RANKINGS
 
In the latest NCAA Net Rankings of 2021, Tarleton is seventh in the WAC at 289. Grand Canyon leads the WAC with a 114 Net Raking. The NET utilizes two factors in ranking teams: the Team Value Index (factors in results, quality of opponent and location) and the team's net efficiency (efficiency metrics scaled for quality of opponent and location).
 
Grand Canyon – 114
UTRGV - 205
Utah Valley - 240
New Mexico State – 241
California Baptist – 263
Seattle U - 268
Tarleton - 289
Dixie State - 317
Chicago State - 346
 
Tarleton opponents: ACU (75), Weber State (122), Texas A&M (137)
 
INSIDE THE SERIES: DIXIE STATE
 
Tarleton and Dixie State are meeting for the first time in program history despite both teams being former Division II institutions and being South Central regional rivals between the Lone Star Conference and RMAC.
 
LAST TIME OUT: MCMURRY

Tarleton cruised past McMurry 112-54 for its third straight win on Feb. 9. The Texans were led by Montre Gipson, who posted 14 points, 14 assists, 8 steals and 7 rebounds. Tarleton shot a season-high 60.8 percent from the floor, 44.4 percent on 3-pointers and 94.7 percent at the free-throw line.
 
UP NEXT FOR TARLETON: NEW MEXICO STATE
 
Tarleton will welcome three-time defending WAC champion New Mexico State to Wisdom Gym on February 26-27. It will be the final home series of the season for the Texans.