LAWTON, Okla. -- The Cameron men's basketball team is fighting for the final spot in the Lone Star Conference Tournament as they face Texas A&M-Kingsville on Thursday and Angelo State on Saturday for the final games of the regular season.
Schedule:
Texas A&M-Kingsville at Cameron | Feb. 28 at 7:30 p.m. | Aggie Gym
Angelo State at Cameron (Senior Day and Homecoming) | March 2 at 4 p.m. | Aggie Gym
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Week 10 Game Notes
Starting 5:
1. Since his stretch of six straight games with less than 10 points, senior
Zach Dumas has scored in double-digits in Cameron's last seven games, averaging 11.9 points and going 24-30 from the free throw line.
2. Senior
Tyus Momoh has had all-around success recently, averaging 16.1 points, 3.9 rebounds, 4.4 assists, and 2.4 steals over the last seven games.
3. Cameron's current six game losing streak is the longest since the 2013-14 season when they lost seven straight to finish 11-15 overall and 5-9 in league play.
4. Texas A&M-Kingsville is the top defensive team in the Lone Star Conference, limiting teams to scoring just 66.7 points per game, and shooting just 38.8 percent from the field and 30.8 percent from three-point range.
5. Angelo State is one of the top rebounding teams in Division II, averaging a league best 39.8 boards per game, led by Ronald Bell and Josh Boutte, who average 7.1 rebounds per contest each; ASU is ninth in the nation with an 8.9 rebounding margin.
Week 9 Recap:
In their only game of the week, the Aggies battled back after trailing 31-19 at MSU Texas, but could not finish off the comeback despite a 40 point second half. A
Brock Schreiner layup with 1:44 on the clock left to tie the game at 57. After trading free throws, a layup by MSU's Terrell Wilson with just two seconds left secured the win. Cameron shot just 32.2 percent against the Mustangs, going 2-14 from three and 19-26 from the charity stripe. They also turned the ball over an uncharacteristic 16 times, but recorded 12 steals while forcing MSU into 24 turnovers. The Mustangs shot 36.5 percent from the field while going 10-25 from three and 14-24 from the charity stripe, while out-rebounding CU 44-37.
Chris Royal led Cameron with 12 points and three steals off the bench and Dumas added 10 points and two steals in the loss.
About the Aggies:
Cameron enters their final two regular season games with an 8-18 overall record and a 4-12 conference mark, with six of their eight wins coming in the friendly confines of the Aggie Gym. They are averaging 74.5 points per game while shooting just under 40 percent from the field, 34.4 percent from three, and 72.8 percent from the free throw line. Momoh leads the team with 13.6 points, 4.3 assists, and 2.0 steals per game, while Dumas averages 13.0 points and 1.5 steals. Additionally, both
Johann Tate and
Jordan Lewis average nine points for CU and
Jalen Nicholas leads the team with 6.2 rebounds per game.
Scouting the Javelinas:
TAMUK is an even 12-12 overall this season and 8-8 in league play after a pair of wins against UT Permian Basin and Western New Mexico this week. While ranking, No. 1 in the LSC in scoring defense, the Javelinas average 70.9 points on offense while shooting 40.9 percent from the floor. Darius Mickens leads the team with 10.9 points and 1.8 steals per game, while Rashon Thomas averages 10 points per outing. Additionally, six other players are scoring five or more points per outing.
Last Time Against TAMUK:
In their first meeting on Jan. 26, the Aggies had their worst shooting game of the season, hitting on just 25.9 percent of their shots from the floor and going just 2-17 from three point range. On the other side of the court, the Javelinas shot over 42 percent from the field and went 9-21 from three-point range. TAMUK got 11 bench points from both Mickens and Daniel Severo, while R. Thomas added 10 points. Cameron was led by Nicholas, who had 14 points and six rebounds in the 70-44 loss.
Scouting the Rams:
Angelo State enters the final week of the regular season with an 18-7 overall record and an 11-5 league mark, and are battling for the No. 2 seed in the postseason tournament. They are outscoring their opponents by an average of 7.8 points while shooting almost 44 percent from the field offensively. Four rams are averaging double-figures with Antonio Singleton leading the way with 13.4 points per game, Ronald Bell averaging 13.0 points, and both Daron Mims and Kiair Crouch both chipping in around 10 points per contest.
Last Time Against ASU:
The Aggies used a second half comeback to take down the Rams 68-62 back on Jan. 24. Schreiner led the team with 22 points, shooting 7-10 from the field and 4-5 from three, while
Jordan Lewis added 17 and Nicholas chipped in 15 points. CU as a team went 18-20 from the free throw line, despite shooting only 32.8 percent from the field. ASU shot just 36.7 percent from the field, going 4-22 from three and 14-25 from the charity stripe. Bell led the team with a 13 point, 13 rebound double-double, while singleton chipped in 13 points off the bench as well.
Tournament Outlook:
With their win over Eastern New Mexico on Tuesday, West Texas A&M claimed the Lone Star Conference regular season title and the No. 1 seed in the upcoming league tournament. Cameron is currently tied in the league standings with MSU as both teams have 4-12 records against LSC opponents. All CU has to do is finished tied with MSU to clinch the final spot in the tournament, thanks to their wins over ASU and ENMU this season. They would enter as the No. 8 seed and take on WT in the first round as they lost the season series to UT Permian Basin, who is currently seventh in the league rankings. If MSU finishes one win better than CU, then they will earn the last spot in the tournament and can go in as the No. 7 seed with two wins, a Cameron loss, and two UTPB losses.
