UTEP BASKETBALL GAME NOTES MINERS VS MISSISSIPPI STATE / NOV. 20, 2016 / TD ARENA (CHARLESTON, S.C.)

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1 BASKETBALL GAME NOTES MINERS VS MISSISSIPPI STATE / NOV. 20, 2016 / TD ARENA (CHARLESTON, S.C.) PROJECTED STARTERS (BASED ON PREVIOUS GAME) 41 MATT WILLMS JUNIOR CENTER 7-1, PPG / 4.3 RPG / 0.7 APG.826 FG% /.600 FT% 22 PAUL THOMAS SOPHOMORE FORWARD 6-8, PPG / 7.0 RPG / 3.0 APG.800 FG% /.250 FT% 11 JAKE FLAGGERT JUNIOR FORWARD 6-7, PPG / 2.3 RPG / 0.7 APG.500 FG% / FT% 2 OMEGA HARRIS JUNIOR GUARD 6-3, PPG / 2.3 RPG / 2.7 APG.528 FG% /.933 FT% 15 DOMINIC ARTIS SENIOR GUARD 6-3, PPG / 7.7 RPG / 9.3 APG.517 FG% /.708 FT% OPENING TIP (2-1) meets Mississippi State (2-1) in the fifth-place game of the Gildan Charleston Classic on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. MT. The game will be shown on ESPN3. The Miners lost to Wake Forest (103-81) and beat Western Michigan (85-75) in their first two games of the tournament. The Bulldogs fell to UCF (86-61) and topped Boise State (80-68). ABOUT MISSISSIPPI STATE The Bulldogs are in their second season under the direction of coach Ben Howland, who led UCLA to 233 victories from Howland s Bruins made seven NCAA Tournament appearances with three trips to the Final Four and three 30-win seasons. Mississippi State was last season, 7-11 in the SEC, and welcomes back two starters and three letterwinners. The Bulldogs have 12 newcomers, including nine freshmen. Sophomore guard Quinndary Weatherspoon leads the Bulldogs in scoring (22.0 ppg). He is shooting 52.2 percent from the field, 38.5 percent from beyond the arc and 92.9 percent from the line while also averaging 5.7 rebounds. The other returning starter from a year ago, senior guard I.J. Ready, collects 14.0 ppg and a teamleading 5.7 assists per game. Freshman guard Tyson Carter averages 13.3 ppg, sophomore forward Aric Holman 9.7 ppg and freshman guard Mario Kegler 9.0 ppg as the Bulldogs have gotten 93.2 percent of their scoring from five players. Weatherspoon scored 25 points in Friday s win over Boise State, making 9-of-12 shots. He is averaging 22.0 ppg in the tournament. The Bulldogs shot 49.1 percent from the field, went 19-for-23 from the line and outrebounded the Broncos SERIES HISTORY This is the first meeting between the teams. GAME DETAIL Arena: TD Arena (5,100) Time: 1:30 p.m. MT TV: ESPN3 (Roy Philpott/Mark Plansky) English Radio: KOFX 92.3 FM (English) (Jon Teicher) Spanish Radio: ESPN Deportes 1650 AM (Abel Rodriguez) Series: First meeting FLOYD VS. HOWLAND s Tim Floyd was the head coach at USC for four seasons ( ) while Ben Howland was the head coach at UCLA. The teams met 10 times during the span with the Trojans winning three times and the Bruins prevailing on seven occasions. UCLA and USC squared off in the Pac-10 Tournament in 2008 and The Bruins won in the 08 semifinals and the Trojans won in the 09 semifinals. Both games were played at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. FRIDAY RECAP Matt Willms scored a career-high 22 points and Dominic Artis came within an assist of a triple-double, as evened its record in the Gildan Charleston Classic at 1-1 with an victory over Western Michigan on Friday afternoon. The Miners shot 58.7 percent from the field, outrebounded the Broncos and held them to a.419 field goal percentage. Western Michigan s top player, Thomas Wilder, scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half. The Broncos Tucker Haymond worked hard for his 20 points as he made only 6-of-16 shots. Western Michigan s last lead was 6-5 three minutes in. led following a tense first half, then broke a tie with a 13-1 run midway through the second half. Artis, Deon Barrett and Jake Flaggert all hit three-pointers during the spurt that lifted the Miners into a lead with 9:26 to go. Western Michigan pulled within two (64-62) on a jumper by Brandon Johnson with 6:23 to play that capped a 10-0 run. The Miners scored the next five points three from Willms, two from Artis to push it back to seven and were in control the rest of the way SCHEDULE Nov. 12 Louisiana College W Nov. 17 vs. Wake Forest% L Nov. 18 vs. Western Michigan% W Nov. 20 vs. Mississippi State% 1:30 p.m. Nov. 23 Southeastern Louisiana 7 p.m. Dec. 3 Northwestern State 7 p.m. Dec. 7 at New Mexico 7 p.m. Dec. 13 NM State 7 p.m. Dec. 17 Northern Arizona 7 p.m. Dec. 21 Maryland Eastern Shore+ 7 p.m. Dec. 22 Akron/UC Irvine+ TBA Dec. 30 at NM State 7 p.m. Jan. 1 at UTSA* 2 p.m. Jan. 5 at LA Tech* 5:30 p.m. Jan. 7 at Southern Miss* 3 p.m. Jan. 12 FIU* 7 p.m. Jan. 14 Florida Atlantic* 7 p.m. Jan. 21 UTSA* 7 p.m. Jan. 26 at WKU* 6 p.m. Jan. 28 at Marshall* 5 p.m. Feb. 2 UAB* 8 p.m. Feb. 4 Middle Tennessee* 6 p.m. Feb. 9 LA Tech* 7 p.m. Feb. 11 Southern Miss* 7 p.m. Feb. 16 at North Texas* 6 p.m. Feb. 18 at Rice* 6 p.m. Feb. 23 at Florida Atlantic* 5 p.m. Feb. 25 at FIU* 5 p.m. March 2 Old Dominion* 6 p.m. March 4 Charlotte* 1 p.m. March 8-11 # TBD Home games in bold % Gildan Charleston Classic (Charleston, S.C.) + WestStar Bank Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational * Conference USA game # Conference USA Championships (Birmingham, Ala.) 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2 MEDIA INFORMATION Men s Basketball SID Jeff Darby jdarby@utep.edu Office: (915) Cell: (915) Athletics Website Conference USA Website Practice Coverage basketball practices are closed to the media. Coach Tim Floyd and players will be available for interviews before practice. Television crews are permitted to shoot the team s warmup prior to practice. Please contact Jeff Darby ahead of time for the status of practice and for clearance into practice. Postgame Interview Policy s locker room is open. Head Coach Tim Floyd will be available following the game in the team room (caddy corner to the visiting locker room) for home games or, for road games, in a location designated by the host institution. Tim Floyd Radio and TV Show Schedule (all shows from 7-8 p.m. on KOFX 92.3 FM) is located at 1506 North Lee Trevino. Ray s Backyard at is located at 2909 Pershing Drive. Thursday, Dec. 1 Wednesday, Dec. 14 Tuesday, Dec. 20 Thursday, Dec. 29 Wednesday, Jan. 11 Thursday, Jan. 19 Monday, Jan. 23 Wednesday, Feb. 1 Wednesday, Feb. 8 Monday, Feb. 13 Monday, Feb. 20 Wednesday, March 1 Sunday, March 5* * Subject to change BASKETBALL STATISTICAL COMPARISON MINERS (2-1, 0-0 C-USA) BULLDOGS (2-1, 0-0 SEC) Category 84.7 PPG OPP PPG SCORING MARGIN FG% FG% DEF PT% PT% DEF FT% OPP FT% RPG RB MARGIN ASSISTS PG TURNOVERS PG BLOCKS PG STEALS PG 8.3 Artis finished with 20 points, 10 rebounds, nine assists and two steals. He picked up his 10th rebound with 2:04 remaining and had his best chance yet at posting the second triple-double in school history, but Western Michigan fouled on every possession down the stretch. Willms played a career-high 29 minutes and made 9-of-11 shots, 4-of-6 free throws while adding two assists and two blocks. Omega Harris scored 17 points, Flaggert a career-high 13 and Terry Winn 10 for the Miners. NOTEBOOK Matt Willms scored a career-high 22 points in Friday s win over Western Michigan. His previous high was 20 points in his very first game for the Miners against Loyola on Nov. 9, Willms also posted career-highs for field goals made (nine) and minutes (29) versus Western Michigan. Willms is averaging 17.5 points and 3.5 blocks in the Charleston Classic with a.789 (15-for-19) field goal percentage. Willms is shooting 82.6 percent (19-for-23) from the floor in , a number which rated ninth in the country through the games of Nov. 18. Dominic Artis is averaging 22.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 7.5 assists in the Charleston Classic. He has gone to the line 22 times in the two games, including a career-high 14 attempts versus Western Michigan. Artis is averaging 9.3 assists per game, which put him fourth in the nation through the games of Nov. 18. Creighton s Maurice Watson Jr. was first (10.7 apg), Providence s Kyron Cartwright was second (10.0 apg) and Saint Mary s Emmett Naar was third (9.5 apg). Omega Harris is averaging 16.5 ppg in the Charleston Classic and has made 12-of-13 free throws. The Miners have had a 20-point scorer in three straight games to open a season for the first time since when Stefon Jackson did so versus Arkansas-Pine Bluff (22 points), Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (27) and Texas A&M (27). hasn t had a 20-point scorer in four consecutive games at the beginning of a season since (first 13 games). The Miners have shot 55.8 percent (58-for-104) from the field in their two Charleston Classic games. They shot 60 percent (18-for-30) in the first half of the Wake Forest game, and 66.7 percent (14-for-21) in the second half of the Western Michigan game. has shot at least 53 percent in each of its first three games for the first time in school history. The last time the Miners shot 50 percent or better in their first three games was , when they did so in the initial five contests. The Miners ranked fifth nationally in field goal percentage (.554) through the games of Nov. 18. East Tennessee State was first (.661), Washington second (.600), Saint Mary s third (.585) and Virginia fourth (.559). was also tied for 11th nationally in assists (21.0 avg.) and tied for 24th in three-point field goal percentage (.438). has tied the school record with three 80-point games to open a season. They also did so in and Dating back to last season, has scored 80+ points in six consecutive games, its longest streak under coach Tim Floyd (previous long four games). The Miners have scored 80 points or more 11 times in the last 14 games overall. MINERS SIGNED UP FOR SAN JUAN is one of eight teams participating in the 2017 Tire Pros Puerto Rico Tip-Off. The Miners will join Boise State, Florida State, Illinois State, Iowa State, South Carolina, Tulsa and Western Michigan in the event Nov at the Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan. The tournament field was announced on Thursday by ESPN Events. Iowa State and Tulsa participated in the 2016 NCAA Tournament, while Florida State and South Carolina earned bids to the NIT. will be making its first appearance in the tournament, but Miner head coach Tim Floyd is no stranger to the event. His USC Trojans were invited to the 2008 Puerto Rico Tip-Off. THE FLOYD FILE Tim Floyd is in his seventh season on the bench with a career record of , including with the Miners. Floyd ranks second in school history in victories behind the legendary Don Haskins (719) and has also coached the second-most games of any coach (202). The Miners have fashioned a mark of in Conference USA play under Floyd, with top-three finishes on three occasions (tied for second , third , tied for second ). has registered double-digit C-USA victories in five of the six years, including in each of the last four. Floyd has enjoyed 20 winning seasons in 22 years as a collegiate head coach. His teams have made eight NCAA Tournament appearances and five trips to the NIT. Floyd previously was the head coach at Idaho ( ), New Orleans ( ), Iowa State ( ) and USC ( ). He was also head coach of the Chicago Bulls ( ) and the New Orleans Hornets ( ) in the NBA.

3 BASKETBALL ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 15 Dominic Artis G SR-1L San Francisco, Calif. (Findlay Prep/Oregon) 5 Chris Barnes G FR-HS Compton, Calif. (Compton HS) 23 Deon Barrett G FR-HS Lancaster, Texas (Lancaster HS) 3 Tim Cameron G FR-HS Norcross, Ga. (Hargrave Military Academy) 11 Jake Flaggert F JR-2L Lucas, Texas (Lovejoy HS) 2 Omega Harris G JR-2L Bethany, Okla. (Putnam City West HS) 54 Kelvin Jones C FR-HS Chihuahua, Mexico (Hobbs [N.M.] HS) 20 Jose Martinez F FR-HS Chihuahua, Mexico (Faith Christian Academy) 4 Adrian Moore G FR-HS Little Rock, Ark. (North Little Rock HS) 20 Isiah Osborne* G SO-TR Windsor, Ontario, Canada (University of Windsor) 22 Paul Thomas F SO-1L Humble, Texas (Summer Creek HS) 21 Trey Touchet G SO-1L Lafayette, La. (Saint Thomas More HS) 24 Hudson Urbanus G FR-HS Austin, Texas (James Bowie HS) 13 Ivan Venegas F SO-0L Chihuahua, Mexico (Tecnologico de Monterrey Campus) 41 Matt Willms C JR-2L Leamington, Ontario, Canada (Findlay Prep) 12 Terry Winn F SO-1L Monroe, La. (Westwind Preparatory Academy) NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp. Hometown (High School/Previous School) 2 Omega Harris G JR-2L Bethany, Okla. (Putnam City West HS) 3 Tim Cameron G FR-HS Norcross, Ga. (Hargrave Military Academy) 4 Adrian Moore G FR-HS Little Rock, Ark. (North Little Rock HS) 5 Chris Barnes G FR-HS Compton, Calif. (Compton HS) 11 Jake Flaggert F JR-2L Lucas, Texas (Lovejoy HS) 12 Terry Winn F SO-1L Monroe, La. (Westwind Preparatory Academy) 13 Ivan Venegas F SO-0L Chihuahua, Mexico (Tecnologico de Monterrey Campus) 15 Dominic Artis G SR-1L San Francisco, Calif. (Findlay Prep/Oregon) 20 Jose Martinez F FR-HS Chihuahua, Mexico (Faith Christian Academy) 20 Isiah Osborne* G SO-TR Windsor, Ontario, Canada (University of Windsor) 21 Trey Touchet G SO-1L Lafayette, La. (Saint Thomas More HS) 22 Paul Thomas F SO-1L Humble, Texas (Summer Creek HS) 23 Deon Barrett G FR-HS Lancaster, Texas (Lancaster HS) 24 Hudson Urbanus G FR-HS Austin, Texas (James Bowie HS) 41 Matt Willms C JR-2L Leamington, Ontario, Canada (Findlay Prep) 54 Kelvin Jones C FR-HS Chihuahua, Mexico (Hobbs [N.M.] HS) * Sitting out the season per NCAA transfer rules Head Coach: Tim Floyd (Louisiana Tech 77) Assistant Coaches: Phil Johnson (East Central Oklahoma 81), Bobby Braswell (Cal State Northridge 85), Kris Baumann (Idaho 98) Director of Scouting and Player Personnel: J.A. Anglin (LSU Shreveport 10) Director of Basketball Operations: Evan Eustachy (Colorado State 16)

4 TEAM GAME-BY-GAME LEADERS Date Opponent Result Attendance High Points High Rebounds High Assists High Steals High Blocks November (2-1) Nov. 12 Louisiana College W ,295 Harris (24) Thomas (11) Artis (13) Artis (4) Two players (1) Nov. 17 vs. Wake Forest% L ,925 Artis (24) Thomas (5) Artis (6) Harris (3) Willms (5) Nov. 18 vs. Western Michigan% W ,020 Willms (22) Artis (10) Artis (9) Artis (2) Willms (2) Nov. 20 vs. Mississippi State% Nov. 23 Southeastern Louisiana December (0-0) Dec. 3 Northwestern State Dec. 7 at New Mexico Dec. 13 NM State Dec. 17 Northern Arizona Dec. 21 Maryland Eastern Shore+ Dec. 22 Akron/UC Irvine+ Dec. 30 at NM State BASKETBALL January (0-0) Jan. 1 Jan. 5 Jan. 7 Jan. 12 Jan. 14 Jan. 21 Jan. 26 Jan. 28 February (0-0) Feb. 2 Feb. 4 Feb. 9 Feb. 11 Feb. 16 Feb. 18 Feb. 23 Feb. 25 March (0-0) March 2 March 4 March 8 March 9 March 10 March 11 at UTSA* at LA Tech* at Southern Miss* FIU* Florida Atlantic* UTSA* at WKU* at Marshall* UAB* Middle Tennessee* LA Tech* Southern Miss* at North Texas* at Rice* at Florida Atlantic* at FIU* Old Dominion* Charlotte* # # # # % Gildan Charleston Classic (Charleston, S.C.) + WestStar Bank Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational * Conference USA game # Conference USA Championships (Birmingham, Ala.)

5 LARGEST LEAD/LARGEST DEFICIT Date Opponent Result Largest Lead Largest Deficit Times Tied Lead Changes Nov. 12 Louisiana College W (88-53, 00:47 2nd) 2 (two times) 5 7 Nov. 17 vs. Wake Forest% L N/A 28 (102-74, 3:49 2nd) 2 0 Nov. 18 vs. Western Michigan% W (77-64, 2:15 2nd) 3 (6-3, 17:59 1st) 5 2 Nov. 20 vs. Mississippi State% Nov. 23 Southeastern Louisiana Dec. 3 Northwestern State Dec. 7 at New Mexico Dec. 13 NM State Dec. 17 Northern Arizona Dec. 21 Maryland Eastern Shore+ Dec. 22 Akron/UC Irvine+ Dec. 30 at NM State Jan. 1 at UTSA* Jan. 5 at LA Tech* Jan. 7 at Southern Miss* Jan. 12 FIU* Jan. 14 Florida Atlantic* Jan. 21 UTSA* Jan. 26 at WKU* Jan. 28 at Marshall* Feb. 2 UAB* Feb. 4 Middle Tennessee* Feb. 9 LA Tech* Feb. 11 Southern Miss* Feb. 16 at North Texas* Feb. 18 at Rice* Feb. 23 at Florida Atlantic* Feb. 25 at FIU* March 2 Old Dominion* March 4 Charlotte* March 8 # March 9 # March 10 # March 11 # % Gildan Charleston Classic (Charleston, S.C.) + WestStar Bank Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational * Conference USA game # Conference USA Championships (Birmingham, Ala.) BASKETBALL

6 BASKETBALL TEAM GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Bench Rebounds Opponent W/L Pts 1st/2nd/OT Points FG-FGA FG% 3FG 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OF DE TOT PF A TO BLK W 88 45/ Louisiana College 54 29/ L 81 44/ vs. Wake Forest / W 85 37/ vs. Western Mich / vs. Mississippi SE Northwestern New NM Northern Maryland Eastern NM LA Southern Florida Middle LA Southern North Florida Old Charlotte

7 BASKETBALL POINTS-REBOUNDS-ASSISTS Opponent ARTIS BARNES BARRETT CAMERON FLAGGERT HARRIS JONES MARTINEZ Louisiana College * * * vs. Wake Forest * DNP 2-1-0* * vs. Western Michigan * DNP DNP * * DNP vs. Mississippi State Southeastern Louisiana Northwestern State at New Mexico NM State Northern Arizona Maryland Eastern Shore Akron/UC Irvine at NM State at UTSA at LA Tech at Southern Miss FIU Florida Atlantic UTSA at WKU at Marshall UAB Middle Tennessee LA Tech Southern Miss at North Texas at Rice at Florida Atlantic at FIU Old Dominion Charlotte Opponent MOORE THOMAS TOUCHET URBANUS VENEGAS WILLMS WINN Louisiana College * DNP * vs. Wake Forest DNP * 4-4-1* vs. Western Michigan DNP 0-5-1* DNP DNP * vs. Mississippi State Southeastern Louisiana Northwestern State at New Mexico NM State Northern Arizona Maryland Eastern Shore Akron/UC Irvine at NM State at UTSA at LA Tech at Southern Miss FIU Florida Atlantic UTSA at WKU at Marshall UAB Middle Tennessee LA Tech Southern Miss at North Texas at Rice at Florida Atlantic at FIU Old Dominion Charlotte

8 Highs 1st Half Points 45 vs. LA College (11/12/16) 2nd Half Points 48 vs. Western Michigan (11/18/16) Total Points 88 vs. LA College (11/12/16) Field Goals 34 vs. LA College (11/12/16) Field Goals Att. 62 vs. LACollege (11/12/16) Field Goal Pct..587 vs. Western Michigan (11/18/16) 3pt Field Goals 8 two times 3pt Field Goals Att. 19 vs. Western Michigan (11/18/16) 3pt Field Goal Pct..533 vs. LA College (11/12/16) Free Throws 23 vs. Western Michigan (11/18/16) Free Throws Att. 30 vs. Western Michigan (11/18/16) FT Pct..767 vs. Western Michigan (11/18/16) Off. Rebounds 10 vs. LA College (11/12/16) Def. Rebounds 42 vs. LA College (11/12/16) Total Rebounds 52 vs. LA College (11/12/16) Assists 29 vs. LA College (11/12/16) Steals 7 vs. LA College (11/12/16) Blocked Shots 7 vs. Wake Forest (11/17/16) Turnovers 22 vs. LA College (11/12/16) Fouls 23 vs. Wake Forest (11/17/16) Lows 1st Half Points 37 vs. Western Michigan (11/18/16) 2nd Half Points 37 vs. Wake Forest (11/17/16) Total Points 81 vs. Wake Forest (11/17/16) Field Goals 27 vs. Western Michigan (11/18/16) Field Goals Att. 46 vs. Western Michigan (11/18/16) Field Goal Pct..534 vs. Wake Forest (11/17/16) 3pt Field Goals 5 vs. Wake Forest (11/17/16) 3pt Field Goals Att. 14 vs. Wake Forest (11/17/16) 3pt Field Goal Pct..357 vs. Wake Forest (11/17/16) Free Throws 12 vs. LA College (11/12/16) Free Throws Att. 18 vs. LA College (11/12/16) FT Pct..667 vs. LA College (11/12/16) Off. Rebounds 6 vs. Western Michigan (11/18/16) Def. Rebounds 16 vs. Wake Forest (11/17/16) Total Rebounds 24 vs. Wake Forest (11/17/16) Assists 16 vs. Western Michigan (11/18/16) Steals 2 vs. Western Michigan (11/18/16) Blocked Shots 2 vs. LA College (11/12/16) Turnovers 17 vs. Western Michigan (11/18/16) Fouls 22 two times BASKETBALL HIGHS AND LOWS MARGIN OF VICTORY/DEFEAT Opponent Highs 1st Half Points 63 by Wake Forest (11/17/16) 2nd Half Points 43 by Western Michigan (11/18/16) Total Points 103 by Wake Forest (11/17/16) Field Goals 35 by Wake Forest (11/17/16) Field Goals Att. 62 by Western Michigan (11/18/16) Field Goal Pct..593 by Wake Forest (11/17/16) 3pt Field Goals 13 by Wake Forest (11/17/16) 3pt Field Goals Att. 24 by LA College (11/12/16) 3pt Field Goal Pct..619 by Wake Forest (11/17/16) Free Throws 20 by Wake Forest (11/17/16) Free Throws Att. 25 by Wake Forest (11/17/16) FT Pct..800 by Wake Forest (11/17/16) Off. Rebounds 11 two times Def. Rebounds 23 by LA College (11/12/16) Total Rebounds 33 by Wake Forest (11/17/16) Assists 22 by Wake Forest (11/17/16) Steals 11 by LA College (11/12/16) Blocked Shots 3 by Wake Forest (11/17/16) Turnovers 18 by LA College (11/12/16) Fouls 24 by Western Michigan (11/18/ Opponent Lows 1st Half Points 29 by LA College (11/12/16) 2nd Half Points 25 by LA College (11/12/16) Total Points 54 by LA College (11/12/16) Field Goals 18 by LA College (11/12/16) Field Goals Att. 59 by Wake Forest (11/17/16) Field Goal Pct..300 by LA College (11/12/16) 3pt Field Goals 7 by LA College (11/12/16) 3pt Field Goals Att. 21 by Wake Forest (11/17/16) 3pt Field Goal Pct..292 by LA College (11/12/16) Free Throws 11 by LA College (11/12/16) Free Throws Att. 20 by Western Michigan ( ) FT Pct..500 by LA College (11/12/16) Off. Rebounds 6 by LA College (11/12/16) Def. Rebounds 18 by Western Michigan (11/18/16) Total Rebounds 29 two times Assists 11 by LA College (11/12/16) Steals 6 by Western Michigan (11/18/16) Blocked Shots 0 by Western Michigan ( ) Turnovers 9 by Western Michigan ( ) Fouls 21 two times Margin Won By Lost By Record Largest Home Win 34 (88-54) vs. LA College ( ) Largest Home Loss N/A Largest Road Win Largest Road Loss N/A N/A Largest Neutral Win 10 (85-75), Western Michigan ( ) Largest Neutral Loss 22 (103-81) vs. Wake Forest ( ) SCORING 1st 2nd Half Half OT Total Opponents SCORING AVERAGE 1st 2nd Half Half OT Total Opponent

9 BASKETBALL Team 65 percent shooting by a team : vs. Colorado State (.660, 31-47), Opponent: at UCF (.702, 40-57), percent shooting by a team : vs. FIU (.610, 25-41), Opponent: at Oregon State (.605, 26-43), Less than 30 percent shooting by a team : vs. SMU (.292, 21-72), Opponent: North Texas (.258, 17-66), percent three-point shooting by a team (minimum 10 attempts) : vs. UTSA (.647, 11-17), Opponent: Wake Forest (.619, 13-21), percent free throw shooting by a team (minimum 10 attempts) : at Boise State (10-10), Opponent: Southern Illinois (9-9), made field goals in a game : vs. Illinois Tech (46), rebounds in a game : vs. Houston Baptist (61), Opponent: Colorado State (73), assists in a game : vs. LA College (29), Opponent: at UCF (25), blocked shots in a game : vs. FIU (10), Opponent: Kansas (11), steals in a game : vs. Norfolk State (18), Opponent: Vanderbilt (15), turnovers in a game : at New Mexico State (27), Opponent: Western New Mexico (26), rebound margin : vs. LA College (52-29), Opponent: Old Dominion (51-26), Scored 100 points : vs. Marshall (112), Opponent: Wake Forest (101), Seven players in double figures : vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, THE LAST TIME Six players in double figures : at Florida Atlantic, Opponent: New Mexico, Five starters in double figures : vs. Marshall, Opponent: LA Tech, percent shooting in a half : at Charlotte (.750, 21-28), first half, Opponent: Wake Forest (.739, 17-23), 2nd half, percent shooting in a half : vs. Western Mich. (.667, 14-21), second half, Opponent: Wake Forest (.739, 17-23), 2nd half, points in a half : vs. New Mexico Highlands (78), 2nd half, points in a half : vs. Marshall (65), second half, Opponent: Wake Forest (63), first half, Individual 40-point scorer : Randy Culpepper vs. East Carolina (45), Opponent: James Harden, Arizona State (40), point scorer : Lee Moore vs. FIU (30), Opponent: Gian Clavell, Colorado State (35), Three players with 20 points in a game : vs. Fresno State (Roy Smallwood 25, Jarvis Mullahon 23, Brandon Wolfram 23), Opponent: Marshall (James Kelly 26, Jon Elmore 21, Ryan Taylor 20), A player made 15 field goals : Antoine Gillespie at Hawaii (15), Opponent: Trey Johnson, Jackson State (15), A player made five three-point field goals : Omega Harris at FIU (5), Opponent: Austin Loop, Marshall (6), A player made 15 free throws : Stefon Jackson vs. Marshall (20), Opponent: Jontae Sherrod, East Carolina (15), A player had 20 rebounds : JoJo Garcia vs. BYU (22), Opponent: Pascal Siakam, NM State (23), A player had 15 rebounds : Vince Hunter vs. Kent State (16), Opponent: Brandan Stith, Old Dominion (15), Two players had double-doubles in a game : Vince Hunter (17 points-12 rebounds) and Cedrick Lang (13 points-10 rebounds) vs. Xavier, Opponent: James Kelly (13 points-11 rebounds) and Ryan Taylor (21 points-14 rebounds), Marshall, A player had a double-double (points-rebounds) : Dominic Artis vs. Western Michigan (20 points-10 rebounds), Opponent: Steve Evans, LA College (12 points-11 rebounds), A player had a double-double (points-assists) : Jacques Streeter vs. Houston (13 points-12 assists), Opponent: Cameron Payne, Murray State (14 points-10 assists), A player had a triple-double (points-rebounds-assists) : Jason Williams vs. Lipscomb (17 points- 11 rebounds-10 assists), A player had 10 assists in a game : Dominic Artis vs. LA College (13), Opponent: Cameron Payne, Murray State (10), A player led the team in scoring, rebounding and assists in the same game : Lee Moore vs. FIU (30 points-seven rebounds-five assists), Opponent: Tucker Haymond, Western Michigan (20 points-eight rebounds-six assists), A player had five steals in a game : Earvin Morris at North Texas (6), Opponent: Cortez Edwards, Southern Miss (5), A player had five blocked shots in a game : Matt Willms vs. Wake Forest (5), Opponent: William Lee, UAB (5), ATTENDANCE Site Games Total Avg./game Home 1 6, Away Neutral 2 6, Total 3 13, BY THE NUMBERS Total games 2,371 (1,361-1,010) Seasons of men s basketball 96th Conference championships 12 (last in 2010) NCAA Tournament appearances 17 (last in 2010) NIT appearances 11 (last in 2015) 20-win seasons 26 (last in 2015) Overtime games 105 (61-44) 100-point games 30 (28-2)

10 BASKETBALL STATISTICS RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 02 HARRIS, Omega ARTIS, Dominic WILLMS, Matt WINN, Terry FLAGGERT, Jake BARRETT, Deon JONES, Kelvin TOUCHET, Trey CAMERON, Tim THOMAS, Paul BARNES, Chris URBANUS, Hudson VENEGAS, Ivan MOORE, Adrian MARTINEZ, Jose Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS 15 4 Blocks per game WINNING STREAK 1 - Home win streak 1 - ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Date Opponent Score Att. 11/12/16 LOUISIANA COLLEGE W /17/16 vs Wake Forest L /18/16 vs Western Michigan W Score by Periods 1 2 Totals Opponents