GAME NOTES: Delta State vs. Christian Brothers/Union (12.10-13.15) CLEVELAND, Mississippi – Delta State University men's basketball welcomes Christian Brothers and Union for a pair of Gulf South Conference contests this week.
| STATESMEN GAME DAY INFORMATION |
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| Date/Location | Dec. 10 & 13, 2015 | Walter Sillers Coliseum | Cleveland, Miss. |
| Tip-off Time | Christian Brothers - 7:30 p.m. | Union - 4 p.m. |
| Records | Statesmen (6-2, 1-1 GSC) | Christian Brothers (3-4, 2-0 GSC)
Union (8-0, 2-0 GSC) |
| Series History | CBU: DSU leads 52-39 | UU: DSU leads 12-9 |
| Audio | Listen Here |
| Video | CBU: Watch Here
UU: No Video |
| Live Stats | Follow Here |
TIP-OFF
Delta State men's basketball is coming off a 1-1 road weekend against West Georgia and West Alabama. The Statesmen enter a home stretch this week against Christian Brothers and the Bulldogs of Union.
Last season, DSU split the series with both CBU and Union, winning on the road but falling at home.
The Green-and-White rank second in the Gulf South Conference in scoring defense (67.9 ppg), field goal percentage (50.2%), field goal percentage defense (40.4%) and free throw percentage (74.2%).
Devin Schmidt holds the second place spot in the league in scoring, averaging 24.3 points per game. The junior guard jumped two spots over the weekend on the all-time scoring list at DSU. He now has 1,305 career points and ranks eighth.
Schmidt and
Jack Madgen are neck-and-neck in the career 3-pointers categories. Madgen ranks third in threes made (152), while Schmidt is one spot behind with 145 triples. In threes attempted, Madgen is third with 369 attempts and Schmidt is fourth with 359.
Madgen currently leads the conference in free throw percentage with a 96.3 percent (26-of-27) from the line.
Head Coach
Jim Boone is four wins away from capturing his 400th win at the NCAA Division II level and 12 away from 500 career wins in 30 years.
Delta State will hit the road for the final conference games of 2015, as the Statesmen take on Valdosta State on Thursday, Dec. 17 at 6:30 p.m. and West Florida on Saturday, Dec. 19 at 4 p.m.
