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ASU (15-5, 5-3 LSC) is coming off a 22-point midweek win over West Texas A&M in Canyon, while ENMU (12-8, 5-3 LSC) claimed a 68-62 overtime victory over Texas A&M-Kingsville on Wednesday for its second consecutive conference victory. The Rams and Greyhounds are currently tied for third in the LSC standings behind Tarleton State (7-1 LSC) and Midwestern State (6-2 LSC). The Rams are 9-1 at home this season and will look to snap a six-game losing streak to ENMU which dates back to a 70-68 win on Jan. 26, 2011 in Portales.

UP NEXT: Angelo State hosts No. 2 Tarleton State at 8 p.m. on Wednesday at the Junell Center following its game this weekend against ENMU. The game is being promoted as a "white out" game where fans are encouraged to bring a shirt from another school in exchange for an Angelo State shirt.
 
COACH QUOTES: Angelo State head coach Chris Beard

On playing against Eastern New Mexico on Saturday at the Junell Center:
"Eastern New Mexico is a well-coached talented team playing their best basketball of the season right now, winning 6 of their last 7 games. We have a lot of respect for their program. Eastern has four players averaging double figure scoring. Their balance and depth are team strengths. During their current winning streak, they are getting production from their backcourt and frontcourt players."

On meeting the Greyhounds for the second time this season:
"Both teams will make adjustments from our first game in Portales, but it's February in college basketball and the team who executes better will win the game."

On playing at the Junell Center on Saturday:
"Our players are looking forward to playing at home again. We are very appreciative and thankful for our fans and hope to earn more people's support by the way we play and improve with each game."
 
 
 ASU, ENMU ROUND 1: The Rams battled back from a five-point halftime deficit to force overtime, but ultimately fell 72-68 in Portales, N.M. on Jan. 18 in the first meeting of the season between the two teams. The game is the only overtime contest ASU has played in this season. Kenny Williams led the Rams with 23 points and 15 rebounds for his seventh double-double of the season, while Bryan Hammond hit clutch shots and free throws down the stretch to force overtime. Hammond finished the game with 15 points and three assists. The Rams outrebounded the Greyhounds 43-30 in the contest, but were limited to 40.3 percent shooting while ENMU shot 46.2 percent and made 21 free throws. Cornelius Cammock led ENMU with a double-double of his own, going for 16 points and 11 rebounds. The result of the game evened both team's LSC record at 2-2.
 
ANGELO STATE RAM REPORT (15-5, 5-3 LSC)
The Rams enter Saturday's game averaging 75.1 points per game and are shooting 48 percent from the field this season. The Rams have won two of their last three games and are 3-1 at home in LSC play. ASU is scoring 71.1 points per game in conference play this season and are outrebounding its conference opponents 312-267.

ASU is shooting 36.7 percent on 3-pointers in conference play and are averaging 3.2 blocks per game on the defensive side of the court. The Rams are shooting 69 percent on free throws in LSC play and have a plus-4.4 rebounding margin advantage throughout the season. ASU's defense and offense ranks third in the conference through 20 games. They are coming off limiting WT to a season-low 47 points which matched the defensive shutdown of Western New Mexico.

The Rams have scored 80 or more points in 11 games, 90 or more in three games and scored a season-high 107 points in a win over Oklahoma Wesleyan on Dec. 17 at the Junell Center.
 
RAM RUNDOWN
Bryan Hammond has scored 20 points in the past two games against Texas A&M-Kingsville and West Texas A&M and is averaging 12.9 points per game in conference play. A senior from New Orleans, Hammond is averaging 11.0 points per game throughout the season and lead the team with 89 assists this season. He has scored in double digits 10 times this season and has a season-high eight assists in games against Cameron and McMurry. He is third in the conference in assists and 18th in scoring.

Tommy Woolridge, a two-time LSC Offensive Player of the Week, is averaging 9.4 points per game and is coming off a 19-point performance on Wednesday at WT. A junior from Chicago, Woolridge has scored in double figures nine times this season and leads the team with 32 3-pointers (41 percent). Chris Talkington is second on the team with 23 3-pointers and is averaging 7.2 points per game. Woolridge and Talkington put on a 3-point exhibition two weeks ago with Woolridge establishing his career high by scoring 32 points on the road against Cameron when he went 6-for-6 on 3-pointers. Talkington went for 20 points after hitting three 3-pointers. Woolridge is averaging 11.9 points per game in LSC play and has also contributed 24 assists and 19 steals this season.

Williams continues to lead the Rams and the conference with 17.7 points per game and is second in the LSC with 8.1 rebounds per game. He is averaging 17.4 points per game in conference play and has recorded seven double-doubles. 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). He has scored in double figures in 19 of 20 games this season and established a career-high with 15 rebounds in the last game against ENMU. His season-high in points came in the opener when he went for 28 points against East Central. Williams is the only player in the conference who has been the LSC Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week this season.

Daniel Skinner is second on the team with 5.1 rebounds per game and is averaging 7.9 points per game this season. A junior from Dallas, Skinner has grabbed five or more rebounds in 13 games this season. He has one double-double this season coming in a 17 point, 10 rebound performance against York College. Omari Gudul, a sophomore from the Congo, also had a double-double against York when he scored 13 points to go along with 12 rebounds. Gudul is averaging 4.4 points and 3.9 rebounds per game this season. He has seven games of five or more rebounds and scored 11 points against the Javelinas last Saturday for his conference-high.

Reggie Sutton, Thomas Brandsma, Chantz Chambers and Ryan Marsh have provided depth and contributions for the Rams all season. Sutton, a sophomore from San Angelo, is averaging 5.1 points and 2.6 rebounds per game and has started the past four games after a reserve role in the first 16 games of the season. He scored a season-high 15 points earlier in the season against WT at the Junell Center. Brandsma is averaging 3.5 points and 2.6 rebounds per game with his season-high coming in an 11-point performance against Texas A&M-Commerce. During that game he hit three 3-pointers. Chambers, a freshman from Shreveport, La., is averaging 4.9 points and 1.5 rebounds per game. A state champion long jumper in high school, he will join the ASU track and field team after the basketball season ends. He has scored in double digits in four games this season with a career-high 13 against Northern New Mexico. His conference career-high is 12 against Midwestern State. Marsh, one of six seniors on the team, leads ASU with 17 blocked shots and is scoring 2.3 point and grabbing 2.1 rebounds per game. He had four blocked shots against A&M-Commerce and three against WT earlier this season.  
 
EASTERN NEW MEXICO GREYHOUND REPORT (12-8, 5-3 LSC)
The Greyhounds have hit a midseason stride, winning six of their last seven games including LSC victories over ASU, Texas A&M-Commerce, West Texas A&M and two wins over Texas A&M-Kingsville. ENMU is 2-0 in overtime games after the first meeting against the Rams this season and Wednesday's 68-62 victory over the Javelinas.

ENMU is 6-7 away from Portales (4-3 away, 2-4 neutral) and is averaging 74.7 points per game with four scorers in double digits. The Greyhounds, who lead the conference with 166 steals, are shooting 43.8 percent as a team from the field and are 159 of 438 on 3-pointers this season (36 percent). They are shooting 65 percent from the free-throw line and have created 90 more turnovers than they've had.  

Rodney Blackmon, a 5-foot-11 senior from Los Angeles, leads ENMU with 15.2 points per game and 62 assists this season. He is also contributing 3.1 rebounds per game and has 30 steals. He is sixth in the conference in scoring and eighth in assists entering this weekend. Phil Henry is coming off his first double-double after he went for 17 points and 10 rebounds in the overtime win over the Javelinas. Henry is a 6-foot-8 senior from New Jersey who is averaging 6.8 points and 5.2 rebounds per game and leads ENMU with 33 blocked shots.
Rafael Love is averaging 12.7 points and 4.4 rebounds per game, while Cornelius Cammock is at 12.2 points and leads the team with 5.6 rebounds per game. Love is a 6-foot-4 senior from California with Cammock (an Austin native) also playing in his senior season. Cammock is second on the team with 22 blocked shots and he has hit 61 of 81 free throws. Devon Davis rounds out double figure scorers with 10.3 points per game. A graduate student from the Bronx, Davis is also contributing 3.6 rebounds per game and leads the team with 33 steals to go along with 59 assists.

ENMU will play against Cameron in Lawton, Okla. in its next game after playing ASU.