SAN ANGELO, Texas - The Angelo State men's basketball team returns home for two Lone Star Conference games, welcoming Texas A&M-Kingsville and Texas A&M International to the Junell Center.
 
LAST TIME OUT:
The Rams beat St. Mary's handedly on Monday 88-68 in San Antonio behind an efficient night offensively. The Rams shot 55 percent from the field and scored 52 in the second half. Tyrell Carroll led ASU with 17 points while Miles Macadory had 12 points, six assists, and five rebounds.
 
ANGELO STATE RAMS (15-7, 5-5 LSC) vs. TEXAS A&M-KINGSVILLE (11-7, 2-5 LSC)
Thursday, Feb. 10, 7:30 p.m. CST – San Angelo, Texas – Stephens Arena at the Junell Center
Live Video: lonestarconferencenetwork.com/asu
Live Stats: angelostats.com
SERIES HISTORY:
All-Time Series: TAMUK leads the all-time series 57-56.
Last Meeting: Dec. 4, 2021: TAMUK, 77-75 (OT)  – Kingsville, Texas
The first meeting between these two sides came down to the wire at the Gil E. Steinke Physical Education Center with the Javalinas coming out on top, scoring the game winner with five seconds left in OT. In the contest, Paul Williams led the Rams with 19 points and Lathaniel Bastian had a double-double with 12 points and 10 boards.
 
SCOUTING TEXAS A&M KINGSVILLE:
The Javalinas enter the week 11-7 on the year and 2-5 in conference play. Their conference wins came against Oklahoma Christian and St. Mary's in their most recent game. Five of the losses for TAMUK have been by four points or less. Kingsville currently sits 15^th  in the LSC standings, which would find them missing the conference tournament at this moment (top 12 teams make the tournament).
 
On offense, the Javalinas rank 11^th in the conference scoring 72.6 points per game. Defensively, TAMUK ranks seventh, allowing 67.9 points per contest. The Javalinas have been struggling from the field, shooting .414 as a squad which ranks 16^th in the LSC, only topping Cameron. Despite their FG percent, Kingsville averages 8.9 made threes per contest, fourth best in the conference. A 3.39 turnover margin is another bright spot for the Javalinas, ranking thrd best in the LSC.
 
C.J. Smith leads TAMUK with 13.5 points and 3.6 assists per game, he is the only Javalina that ranks in the top 30 in the LSC in scoring. Dayante McClellan leads the Javalinas with 6.2 rebounds per game, while also adding .7 blocks.
 
 
 
 
 
ANGELO STATE RAMS (15-7, 5-5 LSC) vs. TEXAS A&M INTERNATIONAL (11-8, 3-5 LSC)
Saturday, Feb. 12, 4 p.m. CST – San Angelo, Texas – Stephens Arena at the Junell Center
Live Video: lonestarconferencenetwork.com/wnmu
Live Stats: angelostats.com
SERIES HISTORY:
All-Time Series: The Rams lead the all-time series against the Dustdevils, 7-0.
Last Meeting: Dec. 2, 2021: ASU, 74-71  – Laredo, texas
When the Rams and Dustdevils met earlier in the season, a Devaughn Thomas three pointer gave the Rams the victory in the two sides first meeting this season. Thomas finished with 10 points and five boards in that one. Bastian had 22 points to lead all scorers to go along with eight boards.
 
SCOUTING TEXAS A&M INTERNATIONAL:
The Dustdevils are currently 11-8 on the season, holding a 3-5 record in Lone Star games, having beaten Texas A&M-Kingsville along with UAFS and UT Tyler both in overtime. The Dustdevils are currently on a three game losing skid. TAMIU currently sits 12^th in the LSC Conference standings, the last spot to make the tournament.
 
TAMIU ranks 15^th in points per game, scoring 68 per contest, while allowing only 64 points a game, which ranks third in conference. Similar to the Javalinas, the Dustdevils struggle from the field, shooting .416 percent, 15^th in conference.
 
Greg Bowie II leads International in scoring, putting in 14.6 a game, Jermaine Drewey and La-Quiem Walker also contribute double digits with 12.4 and 11.4 respectively. Walker leads the team in rebounding, averaging 5.5 a game.
 
QUICK HITS:
-ASU has never lost against Texas A&M International, hosting a 7-0 record over the Dustdevils.
-The Rams beat the Dustdevils on a game winning three and lost to the Javalinas in overtime on a game winner earlier this season.
-The Rams are the second highest-scoring offense in the Lone Star, averaging 80 points per game.
-ASU leads the LSC in steals with 9.32 per game while Carroll leads the conference with 2.3 steals per game.
-The Rams are the second-highest rebounding team in the Lone Star with 38.7 rebounds per game with Lathaniel Bastian ranking third with 8.0 rebounds per game.
-Carroll is leading the Rams in points per game with 14.2, followed by Paul Williams with 13.2 points per game and Dante Moses with 12.4.