Match Info	Opponent Info
UT Tyler vs. St. Edward's UTT: 6-7, 3-4 LSC | SEU: 10-5, 4-2 LSC Thursday, Jan. 9th | 7 p.m. Herrington Patriot Center Tyler, Texas		ROSTER	SCHEDULE	STATS
UT Tyler vs. Cameron UTT: 5-6, 2-3 LSC | CU: 3-8, 0-5 LSC Sunday, Jan. 5th | 3 p.m. Lawton, Oklahoma		ROSTER	SCHEDULE	STATS

LAST TIME OUT
 
Last week the Patriots battled with Oklahoma Christian and Cameron. Against the Eagles, six Patriots scored in double figures on their way to picking up their third LSC win of the year. Sam Phipps scored 16 points on 7-for-9 shooting in the win.
 
On Sunday, the Patriots fell to Cameron by a score of 84-71. In that contest, Dontrell Hewlett scored 23 points off the bench to lead the team on 8-for-16 shooting.
 
PATRIOTS NOTES AND TRENDS

• UT Tyler is 6-7 on the season and 3-4 in LSC play.
• The Patriots have now surpassed their win total from the 2023-24 season. One of those is a win over Regis, which doubles as an in-region victory and a win over the team picked third in the preseason RMAC poll.
• Head coach Tim Moser is in his second season as head coach of the program. 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 519-206 career record 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. 
• In the early going, the Patriots are putting together a dominant defense at the national level. They rank 9^th nationally in field goal percentage defense, 8^th in three point percentage defense, 20^th in scoring defense, and 35^th in blocks per game.
• Individually, Dontrell Hewlett ranks inside the top 12 in the LSC in assist/turnover ratio (12^th), and assists per game (8^th). Sam Phipps ranks 6^th in both blocks and 5^th  blocks per game.

 
HILLTOPPERS NOTES AND TRENDS

• St. Edward's is 10-5 on the year and 4-2 in LSC play. They are winners of four of their last six contests and have won their last two games.
• The Hilltoppers are scoring 81.5 points per game on 47% shooting and 38% from beyond the arc. They are holding opponents to 70.6 points per game on 44% shooting from the floor and 36% from deep.
• Five players are averaging double figures for the Hilltoppers, led by Lewis Rowe. Rowe is scoring 13.6 points per game on 57% from the field. He leads the team in rebounding and has 27 assists and 18 steals.
• Andre Cook leads the program and is in his 16^th season. He holds a career record of 272-181, all with the Hilltoppers.
• St. Edward's is 7-1 against the Patriots all time, with the lone win coming on January 5^th, 2023.

 
RATTLERS NOTES AND TRENDS

• St. Mary's stands at 8-4 overall and 5-1 in LSC play. The Rattlers have won their last two LSC contests and are on a two game winning streak.
• The Rattlers are scoring 72.2 points per game on 43% shooting from the field and 28% from beyond the arc. Their opponents are scoring 66.3 points per game on 43% shooting and 35% from deep.
• Damani Claxton leads the offense at 15.8 points per game on 46% shooting. He has the second most assists on the team and also leads the team in steals.
• Head coach Bubba Meyer is in the second year with the Rattlers and is 20-20 thus far. He served the previous 22 years as an assistant coach under his father, Buddy.
• The Rattlers hold a 4-3 lead all-time in the series history, and have won each of the last three games.