KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Western men's basketball season ended Friday with an 82-70 loss in the MIAA Tournament quarterfinals to Missouri Southern.
 
The final score didn't tell the whole story of a game that Missouri Western trailed by just one point with 8:35 to go. Missouri Southern outscored Missouri Western 20-10 in the next 10 minutes to build an 11-point lead. The Griffons went to halftime down one and built a four-point lead with 11:51 to go in the game, but Missouri Southern recaptured the lead with 10:56 to go and never trailed the game that included 13 lead changes and six ties.
 
Missouri Western's magical run as the lowest seed to ever win an MIAA Tournament game (11) ended with a 12-18 overall record and a 9-13 mark in the MIAA. Missouri Western shot 47 percent from the field and 33 percent from behind the arc. Aaron Emmanuel led Missouri Western, matching a career-high with 23 points. Miles Wentzien added 12 points with a team-high seven rebounds and Cole Clearman had 11 before fouling out. Taevaunn Prince led all scorers with 31 points and eight rebounds.