SAN ANGELO, Texas – The Angelo State University men's basketball team makes its long road trip to Oklahoma Christian University and the University of Arkansas Fort Smith on Thursday, February 13 and Saturday, February 15, respectively. Tipoff is slated for 7:30 p.m. on Thursday and 4 p.m. on Saturday.

Game Info:
Angelo State v. Oklahoma Christian
Thursday, February 13 | 7:30 p.m.
 
Angelo State v. UA Fort Smith
Saturday, February 15 | 4 p.m.
 
Series History
The Rams and Eagles will meet for the first time in program history on the hardwood on Thursday. Oklahoma Christian enters the weekend 8-12 overall and 7-9 in conference action. Will Lienhard leads the conference and the Eagles on defense with 170 rebounds and a 10.0 rebounding average. Dedrian Parmer Jr. leads the OCU offense with a 15.9 points per game average through 20 games.
 
Angelo State and UAFS meet for the third time in school history on the court. ASU holds a 2-0 lead in the all-time series. The two teams met back in 2016 with ASU defeating the Lions 92-85. UAFS enters the weekend with a 10-12 record on the season and a 6-10 record in conference play. Brian Halums leads the Lion offense and the conference in scoring with a 26.6 points per game average. He is shooting .522 percent from the floor including .360 percent from the three-point line. Halums also leads the defense with 9.2 rebounds per game and ranks fourth in the conference.
 
Last Time Out
The Rams enter the weekend 15-5 overall and 11-5 in the Lone Star Conference. Angelo State hosted rematches against Eastern New Mexico and No. 3 West Texas A&M.  Against ENMU, the Blue and Gold edged out an 80-77 victory. Andres Ibarguen led all scorers with 16 points. Ronald Bell (14), Camron Reedus (15), and Paul Williams (13) all contributed to the victory scoring in double figures as well.
 
Against West Texas, Ibarguen recorded his eighth double-double on the season, scoring 14 points and tying the school record for rebounds with 22. The last time an ASU player grabbed 22 rebounds was on January 22, 1979 against Texas A&M-Kingsville. Collin Turner scored 18 points for the Rams to help contribute to the offense.
 
Notable Players
Ibarguen leads the Rams defense with a 9.4 rebounds per game average and ranks third in the conference for rebounding. Offensively, the 6-5 forward is averaging 13.1 points per game and leads the conference in field goal percentage with a .709.
 
Turner leads the Blue and Gold offense with a 15.7 points per game average. Turner has played and started in 19 games for the Rams and shoots .458 percent from the field including a .382 percent from the three-point arc.
 
Up Next:
Following this weekend's games, the Rams return home for their final home games of the regular season, hosting Texas A&M-Kingsville and Texas A&M International on Thursday, February 20 and Saturday, February 22, respectively. Tipoff is slated for 7:30 p.m. on Thursday and 4 p.m. on Saturday.