SAN ANTONIO – UTSA makes the short trip up I-35 Wednesday, Nov. 14 to face long-time rival Texas State. The game is slated for a 7 p.m. opening tip from Strahan Coliseum.
Game Overview
UTSA plays its second game of the 2017-18 season with a Wednesday evening game at Texas State. The game will tip at 7 p.m. CT at Strahan Coliseum in San Marcos. UTSA (1-0), which went 14-19 last season (8-10 C-USA; ninth place), is in its second season under head coach Steve Henson. Texas State (0-1) is coming off of a 22-14 season and a CIT Quarterfinal appearance under Danny Kaspar (fifth year). Wednesday's contest will air on the Roadrunners Sports Network (92.5/93.3 FM in San Antonio) with Andy Everett providing play-by-play. The game will be televised on KCWX-TV in San Antonio with Mike Lefko (play-by-play) and Chuck Miketinac (analyst) calling the action.
Series History vs. Texas State
UTSA and Texas State have met 58 previous times with the Roadrunners claiming victory on 34 occasions. UTSA won last season's meeting 63-48 on Nov. 25, marking Steve Henson's second career victory. The series started in 1985 with a 83-76 UTSA win. UTSA holds a 17-13 record in San Antonio, 15-11 mark in San Marcos and is 2-0 at neutral sites.
Wallace garners C-USA Freshman of the Week honor
Keaton Wallace was named the Conference USA Freshman of the Week, for the week ending Nov. 12.
Wallace, a native of Dallas, Texas, scored a game-high 22 points in his Roadrunners debut in leading UTSA to a 92-59 victory over East Central Sunday afternoon. Wallace, who started at the two guard, finished the game shooting an even 50 percent, knocking down 8 of 16 shots, including six from 3-point range. In addition to his scoring, the 6-foot-3 guard also corralled three rebounds, dished out two assists, picked up a pair of steals and co-led all player with two blocked shots.
Wallace became the fifth C-USA Freshman of the Week award winner under second-year head coach Steve Henson. Byron Frohnen claimed the honors three times last season and Giovanni De Nicolao once.
Adrian Rodriguez suffers season-ending injury
Freshman forward Adrian Rodriguez will miss the remainder of the 2017-18 basketball season with a left leg injury sustained in Sunday's (Nov. 12) season opener.
Rodriguez scored 10 points on 5 of 7 shooting and grabbed eight rebounds in his 14 minutes off the bench in the Roadrunners' win over East Central prior to his injury.
Welcome to the season ... five games in eight days
UTSA opens the 2017-18 campaign playing five games in the season's first eight days. After the season opener against East Central on Nov. 12, the Roadrunners will play at Texas State on Nov. 15 before heading to The Bahamas for three games in the inaugural Island of the Bahamas Showcase Nov. 17-19.
703 straight with a trey
UTSA has made at least one 3-point field goal in each of its last 703 consecutive games. The last time the Roadrunners failed to connect from long range come on Jan. 5, 1994 in a 91-69 loss at Texas. To put the time frame in perspective: Bill Clinton had not yet completed his first full year as POTUS, Hero by Mariah Carey was on top of the Billboard Hot 100 charts, Mrs. Doubtfire was the No. 1 movie in the box office and the Dallas Cowboys were 15 days from winning Super Bowl XXVIII, 30-13, over the Buffalo Bills.
Early signs of new-look offense
Through the two exhibition contests and the first regular season game, UTSA deployed an up-tempo offensive style that vastly contrasts last season's offense. In the three games the Roadrunners combined to shoot 46.7 percent from the field and 39.1 percent from 3-point range en route to an 86.7 points per game average. Comparatively, the 2016-17 team shot 39.3 percent overall and a mere 28.3 percent from deep, while averaging 66.0 point per outing. Moreover, the 2016-17 team did not reach 90 points in 31games, while this season's squad has broken the barrier once and has also totaled an 89-point output.
Up Next
UTSA competes in the inaugural eight-team bracketed Island of the Bahamas Showcase starting Friday in Nassau, The Bahamas. The Roadrunners will face Coastal Carolina in a quarterfinal game at 1 p.m. CT. The winner/loser takes on Vermont/Bradley at 10 a.m./4 p.m. CT on Nov. 18. UTSA wraps up its stay at the tournament against a to be determined team on Nov. 19.
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