GAME PREVIEW
Missouri Western (8-16, 6-12) vs. Central Oklahoma (12-11, 8-9)
Saturday, Feb. 13, 3:30 p.m. | Edmond, Okla. | Hamilton Field House
LINKSLive Stats | Live Audio | Live VideoMWSU Season Stats | MIAA StandingsST. JOSEPH – The Griffons look to get their first road win of the season and earn the season sweep of Central Oklahoma. MWSU will tip-off against the Bronchos at 3:30 p.m.
The SeriesMissouri Western leads the series against the Bronchos 9-8. The Griffons beat UCO 77-60 earlier this season. It was the first time MWSU beat Central Oklahoma in the
Brett Weiberg era. The Bronchos have ended the Griffons season the last two years in the MIAA tournament.
The CoachesBrett Weiberg is in his third season at Missouri Western and tenth as a head coach overall. He is 30-46 in his time at Missouri Western and 169-151 overall. Prior to becoming the head coach at Missouri Western, Weiberg spent seven seasons as head coach at Northern Oklahoma College.
Tom Hankins leads the charge for the Bronchos. He is in his first season with the team after working as a long-time Division I assistant coach. Hankins spent 15 years as an assistant coach at Oral Roberts.
Missouri Western- The Griffons are 8-16 overall and 6-12 in the MIAA
- Missouri Western sits in 13th place in the MIAA standings
- MWSU is 0-10 on the road this season
- Missouri Western has won two of their last three games
- MWSU fell to Northeastern State on Thursday 88-62
- The Griffons average 72 points per game and shot 41 percent from the field
- MWSU has made 175 three-pointers this season, making 7.3 per game
- The Griffons average 10.9 turnovers per game (4th in the MIAA) and average 11.4 assist per game
- Guard Trey Sampson averages 13.2 points per game to lead the team, he has made a team high 58 three-pointers
- Aaron Emmanuel averages 11 points per game and leads the team in rebounds (6.2) and assist (4.0) per game
- Sophomore Currie Byrd scores an average of 8.7 points per game off the bench
- Nine players average at least 10 minutes per game
Central Oklahoma- Central Oklahoma is 12-11 overall and 8-9 in conference play
- UCO is currently in seventh place in the MIAA standings
- The Bronchos are 7-4 at home this season
- UCO has won four of its last six games, the Bronchos fell 77-61 on Thursday night to Northwest Missouri
- The Bronchos have gone 6-4 in games decided by six points or less
- Central Oklahoma is 4-0 in overtime game this year
- UCO scores 75.3 points per game (9th in the MIAA)
- Central Oklahoma grabs 34.8 rebounds per game (6th in the MIAA)
- The Bronchos average 12.5 assist per game
- Cornell Neal leads the team in scoring with 13.9 points per game
- Junior Kendahl Amerson scores 12.5 points per game and makes two three-pointers per game
- Trai Jordan is the only player to start all 23 games for the Bronchos