Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners (6-11, 1-3)
vs.
Northwestern State Demons (7-8, 5-0)
Saturday, Jan. 24 • 4 p.m. • Convocation Center
RADIO/TV
Saturday's game can be heard live on www.goUTSA.com at 4 p.m. Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations Rick Nixon will handle the play-by-play.
Roadrunner Game Facts
CURRENT OPPONENT: Northwestern State
All-Time Series Results: UTSA leads 15-11
Series Streak: NWST has won last two meetings
Last Meeting: NWST 73-63, 2-6-03 @ UTSA
ROADRUNNER STREAKS
Win/Loss Streak: Lost one
Road Streak: Won one
Neutral Court Streak: Lost two
Home Streak: Lost one
LAST GAME
UTSA lost a 74-73 heart-breaker to Texas State at the Convocation Center on Wednesday, Jan.21. LeRoy Hurd scored all 18 of his points over the final 13:26 of the game, but saw his 15-foot jump shot rim-out with one second to play as the Roadrunners fell short. Rapheal Posey added 17 points off of the bench for UTSA, which out-shot and out-rebounded the Bobcats.
THE COACH
Tim Carter is in his ninth season at UTSA and has a career record of 121-119 (.504) with the Roadrunners and 132-135 (.494) overall ...He scored his 100th career win on Dec.1,2001 over Illinois State and his 100th win at UTSA on Feb.4, 2002, at Texas-Arlington ...He is the winningest men's basketball coach in UTSA history and has the longest tenure ...Carter was named the 1999 SLC "Coach of the Year"...He came to UTSA after one season at Nebraska-Omaha. He has served as an assistant coach at Oklahoma (1984), Midwestern State (1984-86), Houston (1986-87), Oklahoma State (1987-90) and Northwestern (1990-94).
HOME SWEET HOME
Tough to beat in the UTSA Convocation Center, the Roadrunners have an all-time home record of 201-85 (.704) in the Convo. UTSA is 1-1 all-time in the Alamodome.
WORKING OVERTIME
Despite the double overtime loss in game six this season to Texas-Pan American, UTSA is 10-7 all-time in extra session games under coach Tim Carter. The Roadrunners went 3-0 last season in overtime games with wins over Idaho State, Lamar and Nicholls State. The loss to UTPA broke a string of six consecutive overtime wins for UTSA. The Roadrunners won again in overtime at Nicholls State on Jan.17.
11 AND COUNTING
UTSA men's basketball is 11 wins away from 350 as a program. UTSA has averaged 15.2 wins a season as a program over the first 22 years.
SCHEDULE NOTES
UTSA will play three games this season against teams which appeared in the 2003 NCAA Tournament -- Oklahoma State, New Mexico State and Sam Houston State.
GETTING TO 100
UTSA's 100-71 victory over Sul Ross State on Dec.15 marked the first time the Roadrunners' had topped the century mark since accomplishing the feat on Feb.17, 2001, against Louisiana-Monroe. UTSA has topped 100 points now 34 times.
DOUBLE DUKE
UTSA senior LeRoy "Duke" Hurd scored in double figures in 34 of 39 career games at UTSA. Hurd had four double-double's last season and already has six more this season against Idaho State, Texas-Pan American, Baylor, Sul Ross State, Texas A&M and San Francisco. He recorded a double-double in four straight games from 12-6-03 to 12-18-03.
IRON MEN
UTSA has five players averaging over 25.0 minutes of playing time a game this season, with both Hurd and Kurt Attaway averaging over 32.5 a game.
A TALE OF TWO HALVES
UTSA has led at halftime in nine of the 17 games played this season and has a record of 5-4 in those games. The Roadrunners have outscored opponents by 53 points during the first 20 minutes, but have been outscored by 81 points in second halves this season.
CLIMBING THE LIST
With 694 points, Hurd is No.24 on the all-time UTSA scoring list. He needs 17 points to move past Tim Faulkner into 23rd all-time and 36 to move past Preston Ivory into 22nd.
BOARD ROOM
It has long been said that whomever wins the battle of the boards usually wins the game. So far this season that hasn't necessarily been true for UTSA, which is 3-5 in games they have prevailed on the glass. Overall UTSA has been out-rebounded the opposition 611-606.
HOOP CITY
UTSA has had its struggles this season shooting the basketball, with eight games under 40 percent from the field, and six under 37%. As a team the Roadrunners are shooting 41.6%. The all-time low was 40.6% in 2002-03.
ROADRUNNERS vs. DEMONS
It will be the 27th meeting between the two schools on Saturday, with UTSA currently holding a 15-11 lead in the series. Northwestern State has had the upper hand lately, winning both games last season and four of the last five in the series. Northwestern State's Jermaine Wallace averaged 13.0 points per game against UTSA last season, with LeRoy Hurd averaging 19.5 in his two games against the Demons a year ago.
UP NEXT
UTSA will travel to Beaumont, Texas, to play the Lamar Cardinals on Wednesday, Jan.28, with tip time set at 7 p.m. The game can be heard live on the Roadrunner Radio Network (KSJL Radio 92.5 FM/810 AM and www.goUTSA.com) beginning at 6:30 p.m.