Game Info	Opponent Info
St. Mary's vs. UT Tyler STMU: 9-11 (5-9 LSC) | UTT: 3-17 (2-12 LSC) Thursday, Feb. 8th | 7 p.m. Tyler, Texas | Herrington Patriot Center		ROSTER	SCHEDULE	STATS
St. Edward's vs. UT Tyler SEU: 16-7 (9-5 LSC) | UTT: 3-17 (2-12 LSC) Saturday, Feb. 10th | 3 p.m. Tyler, Texas | Herrington Patriot Center		ROSTER	SCHEDULE	STATS

LAST TIME OUT

An Alec Zambie lay-up with seven seconds left on the clock provided UT Tyler with a 61-60 road victory over UAFS on Thursday night. The final basket of Zambie's 14-point night provided the difference in a contest where the largest scoring differential either way was just seven points. The Patriots (3-16, 2-11 LSC) limited their opposition to 70 points or less for a fourth-straight outing and out-rebounded the Lions (4-16, 2-12 LSC) by a 35-to-28 margin. Zambie went 5-for-9 from the field, none more important than his driving lay-up with just seconds on the clock that gave the Patriots their only lead in the final two minutes of play, and reached double-double figures with 10 rebounds. UT Tyler didn't allow UAFS to get a shot attempt off in the waning seconds of the contest as freshman Khalik Gardner collected his fourth steal of the night as time expired.

Oklahoma Christian capitalized on a strong rebounding effort to hold off UT Tyler in a 77-67 loss for the Patriots on Saturday afternoon. The Eagles dominated on the glass with a 39-to-21 edge in rebounds and turned 11 offensive boards into 10 critical second-chance points. The Patriots went 11-for-22 (50 percent) from beyond the three-point line and were led offensively by junior Bryce Roberts, who finished with 15 points on the afternoon. UT Tyler connected on each of their first three attempts from three-point range to lead 11-5 less than five minutes into the contest. Oklahoma Christian responded and overtook a lead that they would maintain for the rest of the contest at the 10:40 mark of the first half. A 31-24 halftime edge for the Eagles was drawn down to a one-possession game at 37-35 with 14:57 remaining. A three-pointer by freshman Jesse Fuller brought the difference even closer at 39-38, but the Patriots never managed to tie the game. A three-point game at 53-50 with 6:48 remaining quickly turned into a double-digit advantage for Oklahoma Christian with seven-straight points for the Eagles. UT Tyler never managed to get the game back closer to seven points from then on.

WHAT COACH MOSER IS SAYING

On his thoughts regarding last weekend's contests... "Our guys have been growing and working hard everyday in practice and really coming together. Good to see them get the W against UAFS. They battled hard, they listened and they played hard enough win. Give Oklahoma Christian alot of credit, they're talented and have some size. It once again came down to another two or three minutes of the game where they scored and we didn't. We've figured out now that if games get to high seventies or eighties in points, we're probably on the losing end. So we have to keep controlling tempo and digging in and battling."

On this weekend's meetings with St. Mary's and St. Edward's... "St. Mary's really handed it to us down there in our first game, they pressed us and really came at us, so that's what they're probably going to try and do again. They have alot of guys and they're well coached so they're going to come at us with alot of pressure again. We have to handle that pressure and control tempo. St. Edward's, we had a chance to win that game at their place, so it's an opportunity for our guys to find a way to finish this season well and get a few games before it ends."

PATRIOT NEWS AND NOTES

- UT Tyler returns home for the first time since January 20th this weekend against St. Mary's and St. Edward's. The Patriots sit 3-17 on the year and 2-12 in Lone Star Conference play, both wins coming against UAFS. 
- Junior Bryce Roberts leads UT Tyler on the season with an average of 12.9 points per contest. 
- UT Tyler averages just 66.1 points per game on the year, but ranks fifth in the LSC in scoring defense (73.5 ppg) and has limited three straight opponents to less than 70 points in four out of their last five games.
- The Patriots are 236-294 (.446) all-time as a program and 56-89 (.390) since beginning Division II play in 2019-20. The Patriots are 26-64 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 514-187 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. 
- St. Mary's has one each of the last two games in the all-time series between the two programs. The Rattlers won 87-69 on their home court back on Jan. 13th to even the series at 3-3. 
- St. Edward's holds a 6-1 advantage all-time over UT Tyler and defended their home court with a 67-60 win over the Patriots back on Jan. 11th. The lone UT Tyler win in the series came the last time the two teams met in Tyler with the Patriots winning 75-71.