Match Info	Opponent Info
UT Tyler vs. (RV) Lubbock Christian UTT: 2-14 (1-9 LSC) | LCU: 13-5 (8-2 LSC) Thursday, Jan. 25th | 7:30 p.m. Lubbock, Texas | Rip Griffin Center		ROSTER	SCHEDULE	STATS
UT Tyler vs. #1 West Texas A&M UTT: 2-14, 1-9 LSC | WTAMU: 16-1 (10-0 LSC) Saturday, Jan. 27th | 3 p.m. Canyon, Texas | First United Bank Center		ROSTER	SCHEDULE	STATS

LAST TIME OUT

An impressive night from three-point range led Texas A&M International to a 72-52 victory over UT Tyler on Thursday night inside the Herrington Patriot Center. The Dustdevils matched their season-high with 11 made three pointers and shot their best percentage as a team from three-point range (45.8 percent) to secure the win over the Patriots. UT Tyler fell behind early in the contest as Texas A&M International connected on 8-from-15 (53.3 percent) from long range in the first half to hold a 41-22 advantage at the break. UT Tyler's Bryce Roberts went for a fifth-straight outing of double-digit points with a team-high 13 points. Forward Alec Zambie finished with 12 points and four rebounds.

UT Tyler's John Barbee went for a career-high 29 points in a 66-60 loss to Texas A&M-Kingsville on Saturday afternoon inside the Herrington Patriot Center. Barbee led the Patriots in rebounding with nine rebounds as well for the career afternoon for the Tacoma, Wash. product. That afternoon was out-shined by a strong second half of play from Texas A&M-Kingsville that saw the Javelinas outscore the Patriots 41-to-29. Texas A&M-Kingsville scored the first nine points of the second half to quickly wipe away the Patriot lead in the first four minutes of the second half. Texas A&M-Kingsville, who shot just 10-for-28 (35.7 percent) from the field in the first half, knocked down eight of their first 12 shots in the second half. UT Tyler never managed to whittle the deficit down to a single possession through the final 3:27 of the contest as Texas A&M-Kingsville went 7-for-8 from the free-throw line down the stretch to close out a half in which the offensive unit went 12-for-28 (42.8 percent) from the field.

WHAT COACH MOSER IS SAYING

On his thoughts on last week's losses at home to Texas A&M International and Texas A&M-Kingsville... "I thought Texas A&M International came in and played well, they shot the ball really well, better than they have all year. Alot of that had to do with us though, we didn't come out with alot of energy and it's been difficult to keep our kids going and believing because we've lost. I thought we did come out alot better, even down a starter, on Saturday against Texas A&M-Kingsville. We played hard as a group., started John Barbee who I thought obviously gave us some really good minutes. We've got to dig in and keep battling and keep growing."

On what his team hopes to get out of a trip to (RV) Lubbock Christian and #1 West Texas A&M... "Those two programs are kind of the pillars of this league. We're going in there as a team to see where we need to go as a program. I think we're just as a group excited to go against two very talented programs, we respect the heck out of both of them, and we want to see where our future has to be. I want to see how our kids compete, there's no pressure on us, so we're going to go in there and fight and try and be a tough out for both Lubbock Christian and West Texas A&M."

PATRIOT NEWS AND NOTES

- UT Tyler makes the trip west this weekend with an overall record of 2-14 and a Lone Star Conference record of 1-9. The Patriots will face off with a pair of teams associated with the latest NABC Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll in (RV) Lubbock Christian and #1 West Texas A&M. The Patriots are 1-10 in the Division II era against teams associated with the national poll, with their lone win back on Feb. 27th against then-no. 10 ranked Texas A&M-Kingsville in Tyler.
- Sophomore John Barbee made his second start of the season on Saturday against Texas A&M-Kingsville and went for a career-high 29 points. Barbee went 11-for-19 from the field and also led the team with nine total rebounds. The 29 points for Barbee is the highest individual point total of the year for UT Tyler. 
- Junior Bryce Roberts has gone for double-digit scoring totals in five out of his last six games. 
- UT Tyler ranks 15th in the LSC in scoring offense (68.1 ppg) and sixth in the league in scoring defense (74.6 ppg). The Patriots rank sixth in the league in total rebounding (36.3 rpg) and block the fourth most shots per game (3.56 bpg) as well.
- The Patriots are 235-291 (.446) all-time as a program and 55-86 (.390) since beginning Division II play in 2019-20. The Patriots are 25-61 in four seasons of Lone Star Conference play.
- The Patriots have shown glimpses of success during the Division II era, having earned national rankings early in both the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons, but closed out each of the last two campaigns with three and eight game losing streaks, respectively. UT Tyler finished 9-17 last season and 5-17 in Lone Star Conference play. The Patriots had their best season of the Division II era the previous year as they went 16-10, made their first appearance in the Lone Star Conference Postseason Tournament and were regionally ranked in three editions of the NCAA Division II Regional Rankings.
- Head coach Tim Moser takes the reigns of the program in 2023-24 as the fifth head coach in UT Tyler men's basketball history. Moser returns to the men's side of the collegiate game after serving as the Associate Head Coach for a remarkable turnaround within the UT Tyler women's basketball program.  As a head coach, Moser holds a 513-184 career record (.747) and has won 13 conference championships en route to 12 conference or region coach of the year accolades. Combined with his totals as an assistant coach, Moser has coached 20 conference championship teams during his storied career. He has served as head coach on the men's side at Eastern Wyoming College from 2018-2021 and at Otero Junior College from 1998-2005. He went 150-33 (.828) over six seasons as head coach of the women's side at Alaska-Anchorage from 2006-12. 
- The 2023-24 roster features just three returners from the 2022-23 roster for UT Tyler, only one of which saw game action last season. The 2023-24 roster features 16 newcomers to begin the year, seven junior college additions, five four-year transfers and four freshman. 
- Lubbock Christian holds a 5-0 all-time record of the Patriots, all five of which contests have taken place in Tyler.
- West Texas A&M is 3-0 all-time against UT Tyler and have won all three meetings by 10-plus points.