GAME PREVIEW
Missouri Western (5-12, 3-8 MIAA) vs. Fort Hays State (13-4, 7-4 MIAA)
Saturday, Jan. 21 – 7:30 p.m. | MWSU Fieldhouse | St. Joseph, Missouri
 
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – Missouri Western looks to get back on the winning side as they welcome Fort Hays State to the MWSU Fieldhouse on Thursday starting at 7:30.

The Series
The Tigers hold a 31-14 overall record against the Griffons. Fort Hays has won four of the last five games with two of those games going into overtime. Missouri Western last won in 2013 at home against the Tigers, 82-79 in overtime.

The Coaches
Brett Weiberg is in his third season at Missouri Western and tenth as a head coach overall. He is 27-44 in his time at Missouri Western and 166-149 overall. Prior to becoming the head coach at Missouri Western, Weiberg spent seven seasons as head coach at Northern Oklahoma College.
Mark Johnson is currently in his 15^th year at Fort Hays State and has racked up 297-131 overall record. He has helped the Tigers to six NCAA tournament appearances in his time at FHSU.

Missouri Western

• The Griffons hold a 5-12 overall record and 3-8 in the MIAA
• Missouri Western currently sits 13^th in the MIAA standings
• MWSU has won all of their games at home this season
• Missouri Western averages 71.6 points and shoot 41% from the field as a team
• As a team, the Griffons shot 73 percent from the free throw line (6^th in the MIAA)
• The Griffons are a strong rebounding team, averaging 36 per game (5^th in the MIAA)
• MWSU averages 11.4 turnovers per game (6^th in the MIAA)
• Trey Sampson leads the team in scoring with 11.9 points per game
• Point guard Aaron Emmanuel averages 11.2 points per game and leads the team in rebounding at 6.7 per game and assist at 4.1 per game
• Currie Byrd and Mataika Koyamainavure chip in 9.6 and 8.3 points per game
• Cole Clearman leads the team defensively with 21 total steals
• Sampson and Emmanuel each average over 30 minutes for the Griffons

Fort Hays State

• Fort Hays State has a 13-4 overall record and 7-4 MIAA record
• FHSU currently sits tied for third in the MIAA standings
• The Tigers average 79.2 points per game and limit opponents to 73.2 points per game
• Fort Hays State converts on 50 percent of their field goal attempts (1^st in the MIAA)
• As a team, FHSU grabs 35.5 rebounds per game (6^th in the MIAA), the Tigers have a +5.4 rebounding margin
• Rob Davis scores 17.9 points per game (7^th in the MIAA)
• Dom Samac, Jake Stoppel, and Craig Nicholson all average double-figures
• Samac leads the team in rebounding, grabbing 7.4 per game
• Nicholson averages 4.5 assist per game (3^rd in the MIAA)