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ASU (14-5, 4-3 LSC) earned a 12-point win over the Buffs (9-10, 1-6 LSC) in the first game between the two teams and is currently tied with Eastern New Mexico for third place in the conference standings behind Tarleton State (7-0 LSC) and Midwestern State (5-2 LSC). The Rams and WT enter the game following losses last Saturday with ASU falling to Texas A&M-Kingsville at home and WT taking a 58-57 loss to Eastern New Mexico at home. WT leads the all-time series 39-21 over ASU.

UP NEXT: Angelo State will host its next two games, first against ENMU at 4 p.m. on Saturday before taking on Tarleton State on Wednesday, Feb. 12 at 8 p.m. at the Junell Center.
 
COACH QUOTES
Angelo State head coach Chris Beard
On playing against West Texas A&M on Wednesday:
"We are going to have to play well. West Texas A&M is a good team and they have their backs to the wall a little bit. But this is kind of a new start for everybody when you make the turn in conference play. The teams that haven't done as well as they've wanted to get a fresh start and the teams that have played well to this point are trying to hold on and duplicate the same. We understand that West Texas will probably play their best game of the season on Wednesday and that's what we are anticipating."

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ASU, WT ROUND 1: Angelo State earned a 71-59 win over the Buffs on Jan. 15 at the Junell Center in the first game between the two teams this season. The Rams led 29-19 at halftime and finished the game shooting 48.9 percent from the field and limited WT to 37.7 percent. Kenny Williams led the Rams with 20 points and six rebounds in the game, while Bryan Hammond scored 13 points and Reggie Sutton had 12. Tez Dumars topped WT with 16 points and David Duncan added 13. Both teams had six 3-pointers each and ASU had a 38-33 rebounding advantage. The win by the Rams snapped a seven-game losing streak to WT.
 
ANGELO STATE RAM REPORT (14-5, 4-3 LSC)
The Rams travel to Canyon having won two their last three conference games, including going into Cameron and securing an 88-75 win a week and a half ago. ASU is averaging 75.4 points per game this season and is scoring 71.4 points per game in conference action. The Rams rank third in the conference in scoring and are second in the LSC by limiting opponents to 48 percent shooting. The defensive prowess ranks 21st in the nation through 19 games played.

ASU is shooting 48 percent from the field (502 of 1,042), 35 percent on 3-pointers (100 of 284) and 65 percent from the free-throw line (328 of 498). The Rams have outrebounded their opponents 705-626 throughout the season and are third in the LSC with a plus-4.2 rebounding advantage.

The Rams have trailed at halftime six times with their largest halftime deficit being 15 against TAMUK. ASU scored a season-high 107 points against Oklahoma Wesleyan and has scored 80 or more points in six games and over 90 points in three games. The Rams have hit nine 3-pointers in two games (Cameron and Arkansas Tech) and have shot over 60 percent in three games (Cameron, Oklahoma Wesleyan, York).

The Rams are 5-4 away from home this season with a 3-4 away record and a 2-0 record in neutral-court contests.
 
RAM RUNDOWN
Williams leads Angelo State with 18.1 points and 8.2 rebounds this season and has recorded seven double-doubles. He leads the conference in scoring and is second in rebounding. A senior from St. Louis, Williams has also contributed 37 assists, 16 blocked shots and 23 steals through 19 games. He has scored in double figures in 18 of 19 games and established a season-high with 28 points against East Center in the season opener. He had a season-high 15 rebounds at Eastern New Mexico and is shooting 47.3 percent from the field this season. Williams, who transferred to ASU this season from McMurry, was named the LSC Offensive Player of the Week on Nov. 13 and the LSC Defensive Player of the Week on Dec. 17. He is the only player in the LSC to have won weekly awards on both sides of the court this season. His double-doubles came against ECU (28/10), York (27/11), Western New Mexico (12/10), McMurry (16/12), Arkansas Fort Smith (22/13), Tarleton State (25/10) and ENMU (23/15).

Hammond led the Rams with a season-high 20 points against Texas A&M-Kingsville last Saturday and is averaging 10.5 points per game this season. A senior from New Orleans, Hammond is third in the conference with 83 assists and also third with 4.4 assists per game. He is shooting 49 percent from the field and is 57-for-76 (75 percent) from the free-throw line. His shooting percentage ranks 11th in the conference. A transfer from Nicholls State in his second season at ASU, Hammond has scored in double figures nine times this season and had eight assists against McMurry and Cameron for season-highs. His career-high in points came in a 26-point effort last season at Incarnate Word.

Tommy Woolridge is a two-time LSC Offensive Player of the Week this season and is averaging 8.9 points per game as a junior. Woolridge leads the Rams with 29 3-pointers this season and scored a season-high 32 points two weeks ago at Cameron when he went 6-for-6 from beyond the arc. He is shooting 39 percent on his 3-point attempts this season and has also contributed 24 assists and 18 steals. He has scored in double digits eight times this season.

Daniel Skinner is adding 8.1 points and 5.1 rebounds per game in his junior season, while Chris Talkington is scoring 7.2 points as a senior. Reggie Sutton is at 5.3 points and Omari Gudul at 4.4 points and 3.8 rebounds per game as sophomores. Skinner has scored in double figures eight times this season and has grabbed five or more rebounds in 13 games. He scored a season-high 17 points in a double-double effort against York College when he also had 10 rebounds. Talkington is second on the team with 23 3-pointers this season and is hitting 44 percent of his shots from beyond the arc, while Sutton leads the team by shooting 77 percent from the free-throw line. A San Angelo native, Sutton has started the last three games and is averaging 5.4 points per game in conference action. Gudul scored 11 points last Saturday against the Javelinas and was only a basket away from his season-high which he established in a 13 point, 12 rebound double-double effort against York College.

Senior Ryan Marsh leads the team with 17 blocked shots this season and established a season-high four blocked shots against Texas A&M-Commerce. Coming off the bench, freshman Chantz Chambers and sophomore Thomas Brandsma have given the Rams a lift all season. Chambers is averaging 4.9 points per game, while Brandsma is at 3.4 points and 2.4 rebounds per game. Chambers has scored in double figures four times this season, including a season-high 13 points against Northern New Mexico. Brandsma's strongest statistical game came in ASU's win over Commerce when he scored 11 points after going 3-for-3 on 3-pointers.
 
WEST TEXAS A&M BUFF REPORT (9-10, 1-6 LSC)
The Buffs, who are 7-4 at home this season, host the Rams following a tough 58-57 loss to ENMU last Saturday. WT has lost its last three conference games after starting LSC play with an 0-3 record. In between the string of losses, WT earned an 82-59 win over Texas A&M-Kingsville in Canyon.

The Buffs are averaging 70.8 points per game this season and are shooting 47 percent from the field. Opponents are at 69.7 points per game and are shooting 45 percent. WT has hit 121 3-pointers this season (36 percent) and is shooting 60 percent (231 of 385) from the free-throw line.

Drimir Ferguson leads the Buffs with 14.4 points per game and is averaging 3.8 rebounds per contest. Ferguson, a senior guard from the Bronx, N.Y., is second in the conference with 105 assists. Antjuan Ball, a junior from Alabama, is second on the team with 10.9 points per game and leads the conference with 9.4 rebounds per game. Ball has also added 30 assists and seven steals this season. He has grabbed 108 defensive rebounds and 70 offensive boards (178 total).

Dumars is adding 11.9 points per game for the Buffs, while Duncan is scoring 10.2 points per game and is second on the team with 5.7 rebounds per game. Ferguson also leads WT with 30 steals with Dumars topping the team with 42 3-pointers this season.
The Buffs travel to Kingsville this weekend to play the Javelinas after hosting the Rams.

MEDIA COVERAGE: The game will be carried locally on 1260AM KKSA with Jeremy Bryant calling the action from Canyon. The broadcast will also have a simulcast on AngeloSports.com. West Texas A&M will provide free video for fans wanting to watch the game live and www.twitter.com/AngeloSports will provide in-game updates. Media links are available at the top of this story and on the men's basketball schedule page.