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CANYON, Texas – The Buffaloes of West Texas A&M will look for their first Lone Star Conference victory of the season on Wednesday night as the rival #6 Mustangs of Midwestern State come to town for a Highway 287 Challenge Cup showdown at the First United Bank Center in Canyon, Texas.
 
WEST TEXAS A&M
The West Texas A&M Buffaloes registered 29 points at the free throw line and had five players in double-digits as they outlasted the visiting Stars of Oklahoma City, 87-74 in front of almost 700 fans at the First United Bank Center in Canyon, Texas on Saturday afternoon. The Buffs went 24-of-64 (37.5%) from the floor including 10-of-27 (37%) from deep and 29-of-38 (76.3%) from the charity stripe to go along with 39 rebounds (20 offensive, 19 defensive), 20 fouls, 13 assists, 12 turnovers, three blocks and seven steals. Jordan Evans went 5-of-9 from the floor and 2-of-4 from deep to lead the Buffs with 15 points followed by Jerrod Walton (14), David Chavlovich (12), Eric Golightly Jr. (11) and Jeff Bonner (10) in double-digits.
 
WT HEAD COACH TOM BROWN
Head coach Tom Brown was hired on April 16, 2014, as the 17th head coach in WT men's basketball history. The Buffs completed an impressive season under Brown in his rookie campaign in Canyon. While returning just three student-athletes who saw playing time the year prior and picked last in the conference preseason poll, WT finished the season with a 17-12 overall record (12-4 at home) and 7-7 mark in Lone Star Conference play. They made the LSC Tournament as the fifth seed and fell in the quarterfinals to eventual tournament champion Texas A&M-Commerce. Brown is currently 28-17 overall during his time in Canyon.
 
LIVE COVERAGE
The West Texas A&M Athletic Media Relations Department will provide live stats and video for Wednesday night's matchup at the FUBC in Canyon. For links, please visit the Buffalo Basketball schedule page at GoBuffsGo.com. Fans can also follow the Buffs on social media by searching @WestTXD2Hoops or West Texas A&M Men's Basketball to get an inside look at the program.
 
LSC PRESEASON MEDIA DAY (OCT. 28)
Tarleton State earned top billing according to the 2015-16 Lone Star Conference men's basketball preseason poll announced by the league's offices on October 28th. TSU claimed the top spot with 19 first-place votes and 173 points after winning the LSC Championship last season with a 12-2 league mark. Midwestern State finished second with 151 points including the remaining three first-place votes. Angelo State was third with 120 points, followed by defending tournament champions Texas A&M-Commerce in fourth (109). West Texas A&M was picked fifth with 84 points with Cameron sixth (72), Texas A&M- Kingsville (55), and Eastern New Mexico (28) rounding out the poll.
 
MSU's Bretson McNeal was tabbed Preseason Player of the Year. The LSC has eight teams set for this season and the league race should be as competitive as ever.  The season begins November 13 with LSC teams playing a double round robin league schedule, in which each team plays a home and away contest against each of the other teams to determine the LSC champion. The LSC champion will be the regular season winner determined by league games, while the postseason tournament winner is designated as LSC Tournament Champion and earns the conference's automatic qualification.  The top eight teams in the final conference standings qualify for the postseason tournament set for March 2-5 in Allen, Texas.
 
MIDWESTERN STATE
The #6 Mustangs are currently 10-1 overall as they carry a seven game winning streak into Wednesday night as they topped St. Gregory's (103-57) on Saturday in Wichita Falls. Nelson Haggerty enters his fifth season at the helm at Midwestern State after he was tabbed as the program's 14th head coach in April of 2011, posting a 97-30 mark in his first four seasons. He led the Mustangs to the NCAA Elite Eight during his first season in Wichita Falls in 2011-12 and MSU has made the NCAA Postseason in all four of Haggerty's seasons at the helm. The Mustangs are led offensively by Jordan Stevens who is shooting 43.4% (69-of-159) from the field this season including 34.2% (25-of-73) from behind the arc to lead the team with 16.5 points per game followed by the LSC Preseason Player of the Year, Bretson McNeal (13.5ppg) and Khapri Alston (12.7ppg) while Alston leads the way defensively with 8.6 rebounds per contest. MSU has gone 383-of-766 (50%) from the floor this season including 105-of-270 (38.9%) from deep and 202-of-294 (68.7%) from the charity stripe while averaging 45.2 rebounds per contest to go along with 195 assists, 78 blocks, and 104 steals while scoring 89.4 points per contest for a scoring margin of +19.3.
 
ALL-TIME SERIES
The Buffs lead the all-time series against Midwestern State, 31-30 with the teams splitting their two meetings last season. MSU is 8-24 all-time in Canyon.
 
LAST MEETING (FEBRUARY 11, 2015)
The Buffs held a 17-point advantage after one half and led by as many as 19 in the game as they split the 2014-15 season series with the Mustangs with a 73-60 victory at the FUBC in Canyon. Antjuan Ball would finish just one rebound shy of another double-double as he finished with 13 points and nine boards, seven coming on the defensive end, with a block, assist and steal. David Chavlovich would end the game with 14 points and four assists while Tez Dumars would add 15 points with five boards and two helpers.
 
LAST 10 MEETINGS (MSU 7-3)
Feb. 11, 2015 (Canyon, Texas) - WT 73, MSU 60
Jan. 7, 2015 (Wichita Falls, Texas) - MSU 73, WT 58
Feb. 12, 2014 (Wichita Falls, Texas) - MSU 74, WT 63
Jan. 8, 2014 (Canyon, Texas) - MSU 76, WT 70
Feb. 6, 2013 (Canyon, Texas) - MSU 55, WT 42
Dec. 12, 2012 (Wichita Falls, Texas) - MSU 65, WT 62 OT
Feb. 22, 2012 (Canyon, Texas) - WT 60, MSU 56
Jan. 11, 2012 (Wichita Falls, Texas) - MSU 66, WT 60 OT
Feb. 19, 2011 (Canyon, Texas) - WT 68, MSU 56
Jan. 29, 2011 (Wichita Falls, Texas) - MSU 69, WT 54