Game Info	Opponent Info
UT Permian Basin vs. UT Tyler UTPB: 15-10 (10-9 LSC) | UTT: 3-21 (2-16 LSC) Thursday, Feb. 22nd | 7 p.m. Tyler, Texas | Herrington Patriot Center		ROSTER	SCHEDULE	STATS
Angelo State vs. UT Tyler ASU: 17-8 (12-7 LSC) | UTT: 3-21 (2-16 LSC) Saturday, Feb. 24th | 3 p.m. Tyler, Texas | Herrington Patriot Center		ROSTER	SCHEDULE	STATS

LAST TIME OUT

UT Tyler came out on the wrong side of a 55-47 defensive battle against Texas A&M-Kingsville on Thursday night. Both teams failed to register a shooting percentage greater than 30 percent in the ballgame as both defensives shined throughout the entirety of the contest. The 55 points are the fewest conceded by UT Tyler in Lone Star Conference play this year. On the contrary, the 47-point total for the Patriot offense is the lowest output of the conference schedule for the unit. Freshman Jesse Fuller nearly notched double-double figures for the first time in his UT Tyler career, matching the team high with nine points and leading the rebounding effort with 10. Junior Bryce Roberts matched Fuller with those nine points, while forward Juan Pablo Camargo added eight points and six rebounds.

Texas A&M International controlled the second half of action in order to hand UT Tyler a 64-56 loss on Saturday afternoon. Guard Bryce Roberts poured in 20 points and freshman Jesse Fuller went for a career high 14 points for the Patriots, but Texas A&M International held the lead for the final 22 minutes of gametime. UT Tyler's last lead came with 3:14 remaining in the first half at 28-27, but a 9-2 run over the remainder of the opening half drew the halftime to a close with the Dustdevils ahead 36-30. UT Tyler led by as many as five just over halfway through the first 20 minutes of play at 16-11 with 9:44 remaining. The Dustdevils connected on 12-of-24 (50 percent) from the field and 6-of-15 (40.0 percent) from beyond the three-point line in the first half.

PATRIOT NEWS AND NOTES

- UT Tyler men's basketball will be upset-minded this weekend inside the Herrington Patriot Center against UT Permian Basin and Angelo State teams that currently sit in the mix for Lone Star Conference Men's Basketball Championship Tournament and NCAA Division II South Central Regional Tournament seedings. The Patriots begin the weekend 3-21 on the year and 2-16 in Lone Star Conference play.
- Junior Bryce Roberts leads UT Tyler on the season with an average of 13.5 points per contest. He has produced four games of 20 or more point efforts, including a 20-point outing on Saturday against Texas A&M-Kingsville. 
- UT Tyler averages just 64.8 points per game on the year, but ranks fifth in the LSC in scoring defense (72.2 ppg).
- The Patriots are 236-298 (.446) all-time as a program and 56-93 (.390) since beginning Division II play in 2019-20. The Patriots are 26-68 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 514-191 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. 
- UT Permian Basin holds a 5-0 all-time record against UT Tyler and are 2-0 against the Patriots inside the Herrington Patriot Center. 
- Angelo State is 3-0 in the all-time series with UT Tyler and will be making their first trip to Tyler since the 2019-20 season.