THIS WEEK IN GRIFFON MEN'S BASKETBALL
Sunday, Nov. 17, 4 p.m. vs. Missouri S&T
 
ST. JOSEPH – Griffon Men's Basketball hosts their first game at the MWSU Fieldhouse on Sunday, as the Griffons (1-3, 0-0 MIAA) host non-conference opponent Missouri S&T.
 
The Griffons open home play after two straight weekends at the St. Joseph Civic Arena highlighted by the first win of the 2019 season against Minnesota State-Moorhead 70-55.
 
PREVIEWING THE GRIFFONS
 

• Missouri Western ranks seventh in the MIAA in scoring offense, averaging 70.5 points per game.
• The Griffons also rank second in the league in blocked shots with a rate of 4.5 per game.
• Tyrell Carroll ranks eighth in the conference in average scoring with a rate of 16.8.
• Carroll also ranks ninth in the MIAA in field goal percentage shooting 55%.
• Tyus Millhollin ranks in the top-15 of the league in three-point field goals made per game with two per contest.
• Alex John ranks second in the MIAA in blocked shots per game with a rate of 2.3.

 
SCOUTING MISSOURI S&T
 

• The GLVC team will open their 2019 season against two MIAA schools hosting Lincoln University on Wednesday and travelling to St. Joseph to take on the Griffons. The Miners finished 5-21 in the 2018 season, with those of those wins coming from GLVC opponents.
• S&T also averaged 75 points per game with 43% field goal percentage last season.
• The Miners' top returning scorer is CJ Hedgepath. Hedgepath averaged 12.5 points per contest and averaged 41% from the field.
• The Miners' top returning rebounder is Mitch Fairless. Fairless totaled 95 rebounds and averaged four per game.