LAST TIME OUT
 
Last weekend the Patriots hosted Texas A&M-Kingsville and Texas A&M International inside the HPC for their final home action of the regular season. In the battle with the Javelinas, their offense took over the contest, outscoring the Patriots by 11 in each half on their way to a win. Against the Dustdevils, the Patriots put together a big second half push, but ultimately came up just short in a heated battle.
 
PATRIOTS NOTES AND TRENDS

• UT Tyler is 8-17 on the season and 5-14 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 521-214 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. 
• The Patriots are putting together a tough defense at the national level thus far this season. They rank 32^nd nationally in field goal percentage defense, 54^th in three point percentage defense, 58^th in scoring defense, and 60^th in blocks per game.
• Individually, Dontrell Hewlett ranks inside the top 12 in the LSC in assist/turnover ratio (11^th), and assists per game (11^th). Sam Phipps ranks 5^th in blocks and 6^th in blocks per game and is also 4^th in offensive rebounds per game.

 
FALCONS NOTES AND TRENDS

• UT Permian Basin is 15-10 on the year and 11-8 in LSC competition. However, they have lost each of their last four contests, and their last win came on February 1^st against Sul Ross State.
• The Falcons are scoring 75.4 points per game on 46% shooting from the floor and 33% from deep. Their opponents are scoring 73.3 points per game on 45.3% shooting and 37.1% from beyond the arc.
• Five different players are scoring in double figures so far this year, led by Alex Matthews who is scoring 16 per game. He is shooting 51% from the field and also leads the team in rebounds at 6.5 per game.
• Head coach Kyle Tolin is in his fourth season with the program and is 61-52 with the Falcons. He has coached 11 total seasons and is 169-141 overall.

 
RAMS NOTES AND TRENDS

• Angelo State is 14-11 on the year and 10-9 in LSC play. They have lost their last two contests and their last win was back on February 8^th against West Texas A&M.
• The Rams are scoring 68.4 points per game while their opponents are scoring 67 points per game. They are shooting 44.3% from the floor and 33.1% from deep while their opponents are shooting 42.2% from the floor and 30.9% from deep.
• Sterling Gaston-Chapman leads the program at 12.2 points per game on 42.2% shooting. He leads the team in rebounding and is also second in assists with 51.
• Vinay Patel is the head coach of the Rams and is in his third season with the program. All-time he has a record of 180-124 in 11 seasons and is 59-29 at Angelo State.