MWSU MEN'S BASKETBALL WEEKEND PREVIEW
Missouri Western (3-10, 1-5 MIAA) vs
Southwest Baptist (9-5, 3-2 MIAA)
Thursday, Jan. 11, 7:30 p.m.
MWSU Fieldhouse, St. Joseph, Missouri
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ST. JOSEPH – Griffon men's basketball returns home after a three-game road stretch. The game is the first home game for Missouri Western since Dec.19 when it beat Livin' The Dream in an exhibition game.
MWSU is looking to snap a four-game losing skid. The Griffons have fell by a combined 11 points in their last two games. SBU enters the game with a four game winning streak. In that streak, the Bearcats scored more than 90 points in two games.
NOTABLES
- Missouri Southern leads the all-time series with Southwest Baptist 44-26
- Brett Weiberg is 4-2 all-time against SBU including a 66-63 road win last season
- Five of the last six match-ups have been decided by five points or less
- MWSU had a better free-throw percentage than its opponents in three of the last four game
- The Bearcats rank second in the MIAA with 82.2 points per game
UP NEXT
Missouri Western stays at the MWSU Fieldhouse on Saturday, Jan. 13 as it hosts Central Missouri at 4 p.m.
