MWSU MEN'S BASKETBALL MIAA CHAMPIONSHIPS FIRST ROUND PREVIEW
Missouri Western (6-20, 4-15 MIAA) at Central Missouri (19-9, 11-8 MIAA)
Tuesday, Feb. 27, 7 p.m.
UCM Multipurpose Building – Warrensburg, Missouri
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ST. JOSEPH – Griffon men's basketball heads to Central Missouri on Tuesday evening for the first round of the MIAA Basketball Championships.
 
Missouri Western and UCM meet for the third time this season. The Mules won the first meeting 67-51 in Warrensburg and the second match-up 69-64 in St. Joseph. The winner of the third game this season advances to Kansas City's Municipal Auditorium to play the 4^th-seeded, Central Oklahoma on Friday, March 2 in the quarterfinals.
 
MWSU clinched the final spot in the MIAA Championships with tie-breaking wins over Emporia State and Northeastern State. Central Missouri earned the 5^th-seed with a tie-breaking win over Nebraska Kearney.