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ST. JOSEPH – The Griffon look to make it two-straight wins as they take on Lincoln University on Saturday starting at 5 p.m. Missouri Western will try to avoid a sweep from Lincoln.

The Series
This Saturday will mark the 37th meeting between Lincoln and Missouri Western, with the Griffons owning a 30-6 advantage in the series. The Griffons suffered an 82-67 loss on December 20.

The Coaches
Brett Weiberg is in his third season at Missouri Western and tenth as a head coach overall. He is 29-46 in his time at Missouri Western and 168-151 overall. Prior to becoming the head coach at Missouri Western, Weiberg spent seven seasons as head coach at Northern Oklahoma College.

John Moseley, a long-time NCAA Division I assistant, is in his second year as the head coach of the Blue Tigers. Before joining LU, he helped coach North Carolina Central to a berth in the second round of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship in 2014.

Missouri Western

• The Griffon now own a 7-15 overall record and 5-11 conference record
• MWSU currently sits 13^th in the MIAA standings
• Missouri Western earned an 88-78 victory against Lindenwood on Thursday night
• The Griffons have a home record of 7-5 this year
• Missouri Western averages 72.2 points offensively and convert on 41 percent of their field goals
• MWSU is 5-0 this season when they have made at least 10 three-pointers as a team
• The Griffons shoot 34 percent from three-point range
• Trey Sampson averages 12.9 points per game to lead the team
• Aaron Emmanuel leads the team with 6.1 rebounds and 4.2 assist per game
• Forward Mataika Koyamainavure is shooting 55 percent from the field and 70 percent from the free throw line
• Senior Kevin Thomas is averaging 6.6 points and 5.6 rebounds per game while playing 20 minutes
• Trey Sampson is the only Griffon to start all 22 games this season

Lincoln

• The Blue Tigers are 12-10 overall and 8-8 in conference play
• Lincoln is currently seventh in the MIAA standings
• LU has lost three straight games, falling to Central Oklahoma, Northeastern State and Northwest Missouri State
• The Blue Tigers have struggled on the road with a record of 2-8
• Offensively, Lincoln scores 80.2 points per game and have a +4.1 scoring margin
• As a team, the Blue Tigers have 292 total assist this season
• Lincoln averages 8.7 three-pointers per game
• Anthony Virdure averages 21.8 points per game
• Jaylon Smith averages 18.5 points per game and has made 67 three-point field goals
• O'Shai grabs 4.7 rebounds to lead the team and adds 9.4 points per game