SAN ANTONIO – The St. Mary's University men's basketball will continue Lone Star Conference (LSC) this week as they take on Texas A&M-Kingsville who are winners of five-straight. The Rattlers and Javelinas will face off in Kingsville, Texas on Thursday before returning to San Antonio on Saturday for the series finale.
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St. Mary's (1-2, 1-1 Lone Star) at Texas A&M-Kingsville (7-1, 7-1 Lone Star)
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Thursday, January 14, 2021, 7:00 p.m.
Texas A&M-Kingsville at St. Mary's
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Saturday, January 16, 2021, 5:30 p.m.
Thursday's contest will be the 123
rd meeting between the Rattlers and the Javelinas with St. Mary's leading the all-time series, 64-58. The Rattlers are 3-2 in the last five, with the Javelinas winning both matchups last season.
The St. Mary's defense has held opponents to 70.3 point per game, third-best in the LSC.
Miles McDougal leads the Rattlers in scoring at 12 points per game. McDougal also leads St. Mary's in assists with 12 through three games. Redshirt freshman
Tyler Caron is scoring 10.7 points per game and pulling down six rebounds.
The Rattlers have gotten a lot of production from junior college transfer
Mamady Djikine who is scoring just over eight points per game and grabbing a team-high 7.7 rebounds per game.
For the Javelinas, Creighton Avery is one of three players averaging double-figures with 12.6 points per game while Jordan Wilson and Ellis Jones each score 10.4 and 10.0 points per game, respectively.
