SAN ANGELO – The Angelo State men's basketball team returns to action at 8 p.m. on Wednesday against Texas A&M-Kingsville in a Lone Star Conference game at the Kingsville Hampton Inn Court.

The Rams (6-18, 3-13 LSC) will be playing their first game since going into Wichita Falls and earning a 53-50 win over Midwestern State on Saturday, Feb. 16. The Javelinas (11-12, 7-9 LSC) are 6-2 at home in conference games this season and have not lost there since a 74-71 loss to Incarnate Word on Jan. 23.

“I think it gave our guys some confidence in their ability to win on the road and hopefully we can carry that over and get another one,” ASU head coach Fred Rike said. “I guys were excited after that win over Midwestern and we want finish off strong and string some wins together.”

ASU earned an 81-67 win over the Javelinas in the first meeting between the two teams on Jan. 16 in the Junell Center. Bryan Hammond led the Rams with 17 points, including making 13 free throws and having five assists. ASU made 33 free throws in the game and outscored the Javelinas 46-30 in the second half.

“I think they have some of the best athletes in the league,” Rike said. “They are very athletic. The last time we played them here their leading scorer (Rashad Basey) didn't play much because he got in foul trouble and we'll have to find a way to control him and keep him out of the lane. He is a big, strong guard who can score.”

Angelo State, which has been eliminated from postseason play, will be making its final road trip of the season and will conclude its season at home against Incarnate Word on Saturday. The Rams have struggled on the road with a 1-11 away from San Angelo, but stopped their road losing streak with the win over the conference's regular-season champions.

Jovan Austin continues to lead Angelo State offensively with 12.4 points per game along with 83 assists and 39 steals in his freshman season. Austin is 11th in the conference in scoring and ninth in assists as a freshman. Dakota Rawls and Chris Talkington are both adding 10.5 points per game, while senior Antonio Dye is averaging 10.3 points per game going into the final two games of the year. Hammond is scoring 9.6 points and has 74 assists this season, while Reggie Sutton has made a late season surge and is averaging 15.4 points per game in the last three games.

Rawls continues to lead the conference in free-throw percentage at 88 percent, while Justin Walling tops the LSC by shooting 53 percent on 3-pointers. ASU tops the conference as a team by shooting 73 percent from the free-throw line (427 of 583).

Basey is averaging 14.2 points per game for the Javelinas and enters the final week of the regular season seventh in the conference in scoring. Jamahl Brown is adding 11 points per game and Adam Mughmaw is grabbing 5.8 rebounds for the Javelinas. Reid Wallace has made 29 3-pointers this season, while Marshall Bonds has 23 blocks.

Texas A&M-Kingsville, which has lost six of its last eight games, is averaging 65.7 points and limiting opponents to 64.3 points per game throughout the season.

The game will be broadcast on 1260 KKSA and simulcast on AngeloSports.com with Jeremy Bryant on the call. Saturday's game will be the final game of the season and with a presentation before the game to honor ASU senior Antonio Dye.