MARSHALL, Texas - Recording two wins last week, the East Texas Baptist University men's basketball team heads out west for two American Southwest Conference games against Sul Ross State and the Howard Payne University. This is their second trip out west this season.
Below are the information about the games.
▶️G13 #ETBU🐯🆚 Sul Ross State 🐺
🗓️ Thursday, January 21 |🕰️5:30 PM
🔢All-Time Series: ETBU 18-11
*Last ETBU Win: Nov. 19, 2020 (80-64)
*Last SRSU Win: Feb. 24, 2018 (68-65)
▶️G14 #ETBU🐯🆚 Howard Payne 🐝
🗓️Saturday, January 23 |🕰️1:00 PM
🔢All-Time Series: ETBU 29-14
*Last ETBU Win: Nov. 16, 2020 (87-68)
*Last HPU Win: Feb. 7, 2016 (67-65)
ETBU
* 8-4 overall and 2-1 in the American Southwest Conference East Division.
* Defeated Ozarks, 76-65, on Saturday.
Aaron Gregg put up 20 points and six assists while
Landin Brown scored 17 points and grabbed six rebounds.
* Earned a 79-53 win over the North Texas-Dallas Trailblazers on Wednesday.
Jaden Conner nailed four three-pointers for 19 points in the game while
Charlie Cochran finished with 17 points and three blocked shots, which was shared with
Kevin Charles for team-highs.
Landin Brown also recorded a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
* Won the last three contests against the Lobos.
* Defeated SRSU, 80-64, earlier this season in Ornelas Gym. Cochran led with 20 points and two steals.
Chris Haynes (14 points),
Logan Blow (12 points), and Gregg (11 points) posted double-figures.
* Won the last five contests against the Yellow Jackets.
* Defeated HPU, 87-68, earlier this year in Ornelas Gym.
* ETBU is averaging 78.8 ppg, 34.9 rpg, and 17.3 apg.
* Haynes is leading ETBU in scoring (15.7 ppg) and field goal percentage (63.2%), which is third in the conference.
* Gregg leads ETBU and is third in the ASC in assists with 5.5 per game.
* Brown leads ETBU in rebounding (6.8 per game).
SRSU
* 5-5 overall and 3-2 in the ASC West after wins over Hardin-Simmons (77-70) and McMurry (73-57).
* Caelyb Kerley led the Lobos with 21 points in the previous meeting with ETBU. Logan Dixon (15 points) and Julian Paredes (13 points) scored in double-figures.
* Tristen Licon named ASC Co-West Division Player of the Week averaging 28.0 points and 11.0 rebounds per game in the wins.
* Averaging 75.0 ppg, 39.5 rpg, 14.2 apg.
* Licon is averaging 22.6 ppg (6th in the ASC) and rebounding (4th in the ASC) with 9.2 rpg.
HPU
* 0-8 overall and 0-4 in the ASC West.
* Tyrell Thompson tallied 19 points and was one rebound shy of a double-double in the November game with ETBU. Jaylan Ballou (13 points) also scored in double-figures.
* Averaging 64.0 ppg, 37.1 rpg, and and 10.0 apg.
* Conceding 28.1% of opponent's three-pointers, which is second of the conference.
* Thompson is the top scorer (15.3 ppg) and rebounder (6.8 rpg) on HPU.
* Ballou is seventh in the ASC with 4.3 apg.
