Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners (7-11, 2-3)
vs.
Lamar Cardinals (7-10, 1-4)
Wednesday, Jan. 28 • 7 p.m. • Montagne Center • Beaumont, Texas
RADIO/TV
Wednesday's game can be heard live on the Roadrunner Radio Network (KSJL 92.5 FM/810 AM and on www.goUTSA.com) beginning with the pregame show at 6:30 p.m. Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations Rick Nixon will handle the play-by-play.
Roadrunner Game Facts
CURRENT OPPONENT: Lamar
All-Time Series Results: Lamar leads 10-8
Series Streak: UTSA has won last four meetings
Last Meeting: UTSA 61-53, 2-13-03 @Beaumont
ROADRUNNER STREAKS
Win/Loss Streak: Won one
Road Streak: Won one
Neutral Court Streak: Lost two
Home Streak: Won one
LAST GAME
Justin Harbert's 3-point basket with 22 seconds remaining put UTSA ahead to stay as the Roadrunners scored an 84-82 overtime win over previously undefeated Northwestern State at the Convocation Center. LeRoy Hurd led UTSA with 31 points and 12 rebounds, while Anthony Fuqua added 16 points and 14 rebounds. UTSA outrebounded Northwestern State,60-39.
THE COACH
Tim Carter is in his ninth season at UTSA and has a career record of 122-119 (.506) with the Roadrunners and 133-135 (.496) 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 202-85 (.706) 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 on Dec.6, UTSA is 11-7 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 have rebounded to win their last two overtime games at Nicholls State on Jan.17 and at home versus Northwestern State on Jan. 24.
10 AND COUNTING
UTSA men's basketball is 10 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 played 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 35 of 40 career games at UTSA. Hurd had four double-double's last season and already has seven more this season against Idaho State, Texas-Pan American, Baylor, Sul Ross State, Texas A&M, San Francisco and Northwestern State. He recorded a double-double in four straight games from 12-6-03 to 12-18-03.
IRON MEN
UTSA has six players averaging over 24.6 minutes of playing time a game this season, with both Hurd and Kurt Attaway averaging over 31.7 a game.
A TALE OF TWO HALVES
UTSA has led at halftime in nine of the 18 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 725 points, Hurd is No.23 on the all-time UTSA scoring list. He needs six points to move past Preston Ivory into 22nd all-time and 32 to move past Darren Webber into 21st.
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 4-5 in games they have prevailed on the glass. Overall UTSA has out-rebounded the opposition 666-650. UTSA grabbed 60 rebounds in the home overtime win over Northwestern State, which was only four shy of the school record of 64.
HOOP CITY
UTSA has had its struggles this season shooting the basketball, with nine games under 40 percent from the field, and seven under 37%. As a team the Roadrunners are shooting 41.1%. The all-time low was 40.6% in 2002-03.
ROADRUNNERS vs. CARDINALS
It will be the 19th meeting between the two schools on Wednesday, with Lamar currently holding a 10-8 lead in the series. UTSA has dominated the series as of late, winning four straight and eight of the last nine. UTSA is 2-5 all-time in games played at the Montagne Center. Last year LeRoy Hurd averaged 25.0 points and 11.5 rebounds in the two games with the Cardinals.
UP NEXT
UTSA will return home to play the Nicholls State Colonels on Saturday, Jan.31 at 4 p.m. in the Convocation Center. The game will be televised on Time Warner Cable Channel 19 in San Antonio beginning at 1:45 p.m. with the women's basketball pregame show. The game can be heard on www.goUTSA.com beginning at 4 p.m.