MARSHALL, TX – Looking to remain unbeaten in American Southwest Conference, the East Texas Baptist University men's basketball team will face West Division opponents Howard Payne University and Sul Ross State in Ornelas Gymnasium. HPU comes in on Thursday, Jan. 16 while SRSU is on Saturday, Jan. 18. ETBU enters this week's round of games with an 11-2 overall record and 4-0 in ASC East Division play.
Below is the information about the games.
ETBU vs. Howard Payne University | Marshall, TX | Thursday, Jan. 16th
Arena: Ornelas Gymnasium
Time: 7:30 PM
All-Time Series: 15-10
*Last ETBU Win: Dec. 10, 2018 (92-71)
*Last HPU Win: Jan 7, 2016 (67-65)
ETBU vs. Sul Ross State University | Marshall, TX | Saturday, Jan. 18th
Arena: Ornelas Gymnasium
Time: 3:00 PM
All-Time Series: 17-11
*Last ETBU Win: Dec. 8, 2018 (73-68)
*Last SRSU Win: Feb. 24, 2018 (68-65)
ETBU
- 11-2 overall and 4-0 in ASC East after two wins over UT Dallas and Ozarks
- Took down UT Dallas 83-74 on Thursday, Jan. 9th behind 13 points and four assists from Chris Haynes
- Colton Collins (12 points), Robby Dooley (11 points), Jarell Taylor (11 points), Landin Brown (10 points) and Nathan Fontenot (10 points) all scored in double figures
- Defeated Ozarks 74-58 behind 23 points by Robby Dooley on Jan. 11th
- Chris Haynes added 19 points and seven rebounds in Saturday's win
- Landin Brown added eight points, six assists and five rebounds vs. Ozarks
- Dooley and Haynes averaged a combined 33.0 points per game last week
- ETBU is ranked No. 2 in the ASC in points per game averaging 84.4 per contest
- ETBU is No. 1 in the ASC field goal percentage at 47% per game this season
- The Tigers are ranked second in the ASC in three point field goal percentage at 38% per game
- Ranked fourth in the ASC in steals at 8.8 per game
- Rounds out the top five in assists per game (15.1)
HPU
- 1-13 overall and 0-5 in ASC play
- Fell to Hardin-Simmons 106-58 on Saturday, Jan. 11th
- Jase Miguez led the Yellowjackets in scoring (13 points)
- Last win came on Nov. 15th vs. Texas Lutheran (78-69)
- Miguez leads the team in scoring at 20.5 points per game this season
- Averaging 74.7 points per game as a team
- Shooting 41.3% from the floor this season
- Connecting on 32.8% from beyond the arc
- Allowing 92.5 points per game this season
SRSU
- 8-6 overall and 5-0 in ASC play
- Defeated McMurry 90-65 on Saturday, Jan. 11th
- Triston Licon and Logan Dixon each recorded 15 points in the win
- Licon leads the Lobos in scoring this season at 17.5 points per game
- Averaging 83.9 points per game as a team (3rd in ASC)
- Shooting 45.7% from the field (32.2% from beyond the arc)
- Allowing 79.4 points per game
