Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners (10-12, 5-4)
vs.
Louisiana-Monroe Indians (10-14, 6-4)
Thursday, Feb. 12 • 8 p.m. • Convocation Center
RADIO/TV
Thursday's game can be heard live on goUTSA.com beginning with the women's game at 6 p.m.
Roadrunner Game Facts
CURRENT OPPONENT: Louisiana-Monroe
All-Time Series Results: ULM leads 18-10
Series Streak: ULM won last meeting
Last Meeting: ULM 72-66, 2-8-03 @UTSA
ROADRUNNER STREAKS
Win/Loss Streak: Won one
Road Streak: Lost one
Neutral Court Streak: Lost two
Home Streak: Won three
ROADRUNNERS vs. INDIANS:
It will be the 29th meeting between the two schools on Thursday, with Louisiana-Monroe holding an 18-10 lead in the series. The Indians and Roadrunners split two games last season, with each team winning on the others home court. LeRoy Hurd led UTSA with a 23.0 points per game average against the Indians last year, including a 34-point career-high at Louisiana-Monroe.
LAST GAME:
UTSA shot a season-high 53.3 percent from the field, scored 50 first half points and never looked back in a 93-81 home win over McNeese State. Justin Harbert led five UTSA players in double figures with 21 points as the Roadrunners won for the fourth time in the last five games.
ADDED ATTRACTION:
Before tipoff of Thursday's game, UTSA will retire the jersey of former Roadrunner great Devin Brown, who played at UTSA from 1998 to 2002 and is the all-time leading scorer in school history with 1,922 points. Brown's jersey will be the first ever retired by the UTSA men's basketball program.
THE COACH:
Tim Carter is in his ninth season at UTSA and has a career record of 125-120 (.510)with the Roadrunners and 136-136 (.500) 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 204-85 (.710) 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 12-7 all-time in extra session games under coach Tim Carter, and have won nine of the past 10. 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 three overtime games over a span of 11 days, with wins at Nicholls State on Jan. 17,at home versus Northwestern State on Jan. 24 and at Lamar, Jan. 28.
SEVEN AND COUNTING:
UTSA men's basketball is seven 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 39 of 44 career games at UTSA. Hurd had four double-double's last season and already has eight more this season against Idaho State, Texas-Pan American, Baylor, Sul Ross State, Texas A&M, San Francisco, Northwestern State and Lamar. 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 24.0 minutes of playing time a game this season, with both Hurd and Kurt Attaway averaging over 31.5 a game. Hurd has four games this season 41-or-more minutes of playing time.
A TALE OF TWO HALVES :
UTSA has led at halftime in 12 of the 22 games played this season and has a record of 7-5 in those games. The Roadrunners have outscored opponents by 80 points during the first 20 minutes, but have been out-scored by 89 points in second halves this season.
CLIMBING THE LIST:
With 806 points, Hurd is No.19 on the all-time UTSA scoring list. He needs four points to pass Rodney Smith into No.18,and 10 to pass Bruce Wheatley into No.17. With 344 rebounds, he ranks No.19 all-time. David President has 206 career assists, good for No.9 all-time.
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 6-6 in games they have prevailed on the glass. Overall UTSA has out-rebounded the opposition 826-793. 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 10 games under 40 percent from the field, and seven under 37%. As a team the Roadrunners are shooting 42.0%. The all-time low was 40.6% in 2002-03.
UP NEXT:
UTSA hits the road to play on Saturday, Feb.14 at Sam Houston State 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.