MWSU MEN'S BASKETBALL WEEKEND PREVIEW
When: Thursday, Nov. 30, 7:30 p.m. vs Central Oklahoma
Where: St. Joseph, Missouri
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When: Saturday, Dec. 2, 4 p.m. vs Northeastern State
Where: St. Joseph, Missouri
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ST. JOSEPH – Griffon men's basketball opens MIAA play with Central Oklahoma on Thursday, Nov. 30. Game time is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in the MWSU Fieldhouse.
 
Missouri Western knows a thing or two about going down to the wire this season. The Griffons have had three games go to overtime and three games decided by four points or fewer.
 
Entering conference play last season, MWSU had only one game decided by four points or less. Prior to this season, the last time Missouri Western had an overtime game was on Feb. 13, 2016 when it won at Central Oklahoma 88-84.
 
Cole Clearman is one of the most efficient players in the MIAA thus far in the season. Clearman is third in the MIAA for both Assist/Turnover ratio (2.6) and assists per game (2.6).
 
MISSOURI WESTERN LEADERS
Scoring (Lavon Hightower, 13.1 pts/game) … Rebounds (Seth Bonifas, 5.4 rebs./game) … Assists (Cole Clearman, 4.9 assts/game) … Field Goal Pct. (Lavon Hightower, 50.8) … 3-PT pct. (Cole Clearman, 38.9) … Free-Throw pct. (Lavon Hightower, 82.8) … Steals (TJ Evans, 1.3)
 … Blocks (Multiple Players, 0.3 blks/game)
 
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA LEADERS
Scoring (Corbin Byford,13.0 pts/game) … Rebounds (Corbin Byford, 7.5 rebs/game) … Assists (Marquis Johnson, 3.3 assts/game) … Field Goal Pct. (Corbin Byford, 60.0) … 3-PT pct. (Marqueese Grayson, 40.7) … FT pct. (     Marqueese Grayson, 88.2) …. Steals (Anthony Roberson, 1.8
stls/game) … Blocks (Corbin Byford & Jake Hammond, 0.3 blks/game)
 
NORTHEASTERN STATE LEADERS
Scoring (Jamir Andrews, 14.8 pts/game) … Rebounds (Gordon Hill, 6.7 rebs/game) … Assists (Lucas Antunez & Montre' Williams, 3.2 assts/game) … Field Goal Pct. (Gordon Hill, 68.4) … 3-PT pct. (Marquise Harris, 40.0) … FT pct. ((Jamir Andrews, 73.7) …. Steals (Marquise Harris, 1.2 stls/game) … Blocks (Gordon Hill, 0.7 blks/game)
 
UP NEXT
Missouri Western continues its homestand on Wednesday, Dec. 6 against No.1 Northwest Missouri with tip-off at 7:30 p.m.