Game 30 | No. 8 TEXAS STATE vs. No. 5 UT Arlington | Lakefront Arena | New Orelans, La. | March 12, 2015 | 5:00 p.m. Rob Beuerlein Men’s Basketball SID Office: 512-245-4692 l Cell: 832-279-0327 l Email: rb60@txstate.edu www.txstatebobcats.com l Twitter: @TXStateMBB; @TxStateSID_Rob Facebook: TexasStateMensBasketball
2014-15 Texas State
MEN’S BASKETBALL
AT A GLANCE Date --------------------- Thursday, March 12 Time -----------------------------------5:00 p.m. Location:--------------------New Orleans, La. Venue:------------------------- Lakefront Arena Capacity:.---------------------------------- 8,933 Radio--------------------------89.9 FM KTSW ---------------------www.txstatebobcats.com Streaming:-------------------------------ESPN 3 Live Stats: ---------- www.sunbeltsports.org Series Record:------UT Arlington leads 32-29
2014-15 SCHEDULE Date
Opponent
Nov. 7
Texas Wesleyan (Exh.)
Time/Result
Nov. 14 at Seattle
TV
W 76-57 W 62-53
Nov. 19 Lamar
W, 65-55
Nov. 22 at UTSA
L, 80-67
Nov. 30 Howard Payne
W, 68-39
Dec. 3
Texas Lutheran
W, 72-31
Dec. 6
Prarie View A&M
W, 81-65
Dec. 13 at Texas
L, 59-27
Dec. 17 at Stephen F. Austin
L, 66-60
Dec. 20 Huston-Tilloston
Texas State (13-16, 7-13)
BOBCATS LHN
W, 90-56
Sun Belt Conference Dec. 30 at Troy
W, 57-46
Jan. 3
at Georgia Southern
Jan. 5
at Georgia State
Jan. 8
UALR
L, 40-36 W, 77-74 (2 OT)
W, 77-74 (2 OT)
Jan. 10 ULM
COACHING MATCHUP
W, 82-71
KBVO
Jan. 17 at Arkansas State
L, 78-73 (OT)
ESPN3
Jan. 19 at UT Arlington
L, 66-55
Jan. 22 Georgia Southern
L, 45-43
Jan. 24 Appalachian State
L, 64-58
KBVO
Jan. 31 UL-Lafayette
L, 72-63
KBVO
Feb. 4
at South Alabama
W, 63-43
Feb. 7
at UALR
L, 69-61
Feb. 12 UT Arlington
L, 70-61
KBVO
Feb. 14 Georgia State
L, 53-41
ESPN 2
L, 64-42
Feb. 26 Troy
W, 67-61
KBVO
Feb. 28 Arkansas State
W, 70-60
KBVO
March 5 at Appalachian State March 7 at ULM $March 12 vs. UT Arlington
L, 64-61 L, 56-53 5:00 p.m.
MAVERICKS
STORYLINES TO WATCH • Texas State is playing in its first Sun Belt Conference Tournament and faces an opponent that is has played with in the WAC and Southland Conference. • Texas State led the Sun Belt Conference in scoring defense last year at 66.0 points per game, its third lowest since 1983-84. The Bobcats are even better this year allowing just 59.9, its lowest since 1982-83. • Head coach Danny Kaspar is 21st among active NCAA coaches with 486 overall wins in his 24-year career. • Texas State brings in nine newcomers to this year’s team, with three freshmen, five junior college transfers and one four-year transfer. • Did you know: The Bobcats are looking for their first win against UT Arlington during Wes Davis’ tenure. Davis is a senior from Arlington.
L, 62-59
Jan. 15 South Alabama
Feb. 19 at UL-Lafayette
UT Arlington (16-14, 10-10)
ESPN3
Home games in BOLD at Strahan Coliseum All times are Central $ - denotes Sun Belt Conference Tournament game (New Orleans, La.)
Danny Kaspar______________________ North Texas, 1978___________________ 21-39/2nd season___________________ 486-232/24th season________________
HEAD COACH____________________________ Scott Cross ALMA MATER_______________________ UT Arlington, 1998 EXP/RECORD AT SCHOOL____________ 153-126/9th season EXP/CAREER RECORD___________________________Same
TEXAS STATE PROJECTED STARTERS Name D.J. Brown Wes Davis Kavin Gilder-Tilbury Cameron Naylor Emani Gant
Pos. G G F F F
Class Sr Jr So Jr Jr
PPG 7.3 7.6 8.1 8.1 12.6
APG 2.7 1.9 1.3 0.5 1.6
RPG 2.6 3.0 3.6 5.0 7.0
Hometown/Prev. School Los Angeles, Calif./San Jose State Arlington, Texas/Mansfield Summit Houston, Texas/Cypress Falls HS Tallahassee, Fla./Tallahassee CC Los Angeles, Calif./Barstow CC
BOBCATS BY THE NUMBERS 16.3 - Kavin Gilder-Tilbury is averaging 16.3 points per game over his last four games. He has scored in double figures in three straight games for the first time since the Puerto Vallarta tournament in 2013.
48.0 - Texas State shot 48.0 percent or better in both games against Troy and Arkansas State. It is the first time the Bobcats have shot 48.0 or better in back-to-back games in Sun Belt Conference play this season.
75.0 - Texas State shot 75.0 percent from three-point range in the first half against Troy on Feb. 26 (6-of-8). That marked the best threepoint shooting half by the Bobcats during conference season.
STAT COMPARISON
Category Scoring Offense Scoring Defense Rebound Margin 3-pointers per game 3-point percentage Turnovers per game Turnover margin Steals per game Assists per game Free Throw percentage
TXST
No. 61.9 60.0 -2.0 5.2 31.5 13.0 2.7 7.1 11.2 69.0
SBC NCAA 11 302 1 29 10 265 9 281 10 287 5 211 3 29 3 70 7 272 8 180
UT Arlington
No. SBC 71.9 3 71.3 10 0.4 4 6.6 4 32.0 5 14.6 11 0.6 5 6.8 4 12.9 4 66.9 9
NCAA 67 291 185 139 65 320 219 104 157 253