By BRAD KEITH
TheFlashToday.com NEWS & SPORTS – FREE & LOCAL
STEPHENVILLE (March 15, 2015) — In a fitting end to a banner season in the Lone Star Conference, the men’s South Central Region Championship is down to a pair of LSC powers.
Tarleton State (29-3) hosts Angelo State at 7 p.m. Tuesday, with the Texans trying to reach their third Elite Eight and ASU hoping for its first. The Elite Eight is March 25-28 at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana.
Tarleton and ASU are two of the four LSC teams that won more than 20 games this season, the first time that has happened in at least 17 years.
Here’s how they stack up as they try to take their seasons from ‘sweet’ to ‘elite.’
Prior meetings:
Angelo State 78, Tarleton State 60 (January 7 in San Angelo)
Tarleton State 72, Angelo State 68 (February 11 in Stephenville)
Path through the regional:
Tarleton State 71, St. Mary’s 52
Tarleton State 84, UC-Colorado Springs 62
Angelo State 85, Texas A&M-Commerce 79
Angelo State 66, Midwestern State 49
Scoring offense:
Angelo State 84.7
Tarleton State 75.2
Scoring defense:
Tarleton State 60.1
Angelo State 63.8
Scoring margin
Angelo State 20.9
Tarleton State 15.1
Field goal percentage
Angelo State 52.9
Tarleton State 48.7
Field goal percentage defense:
Angelo State 39.2
Tarleton State 39.6
3-point field goal percentage
Tarleton State 39.6
Angelo State 39.0
3-point field goal percentage defense
Tarleton State 29.8
Angelo State 31.2
Rebounds
Angelo State 38.4
Tarleton State 35.1
Rebound margin
Angelo State +6.4
Tarleton State +5.0
Turnovers
Angelo State 12.0
Tarleton State 13.3
Turnover margin
Angelo State +3.8
Tarleton State +2.3
Individual leaders
Tarleton State – Mo Lee – 15.3 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.1 steals; Michael Hardge – 10.4 points, 3.6 assists, 1.4 steals; Malcolm Hamilton – 9.1 points
Angelo State – Demario Mayfield – 16.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 1.6 steals; Chris Jones – 15.4 points, 4.9 assists, 4.8 rebounds, 2.3 steals; Marsell Holden – 14.5 points, 1.0 steals
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