THIS WEEK IN GRIFFON MEN'S BASKETBALL
Wednesday, Nov. 20, 7 p.m. vs Nebraska-Christian
ST. JOSEPH – Missouri Western Men's Basketball will stay at home this week for one non-conference matchup. The Griffons (2-3, 0-0 MIAA) will host Nebraska Christian College (4-2) on Nov. 20 at Looney Arena.
The Griffs are coming a crazy home overtime win over Missouri S&T 66-64 last Sunday. Having a few more non-conference matchups will allow this team to continue to improve and build heading into conference play.
PREVIEWING THE GRIFFONS
- Missouri Western leads the MIAA in blocked shots per game with an average of 5.20.
- The Griffons also rank sixth in the conference in total steals with 29.
- Tyrell Carroll ranks fourth in the MIAA in scoring, averaging 19.2 points per game.
- Carroll also ranks in the top-five of the league in assists per game and steals per game with rates of 5.4 assists and 2.4 steals.
- Alex John ranks third in the MIAA in average blocks per game with a rate of 2.2.
SCOUTING NEBRASKA CHRISTIAN
- The Sentinels have averaged 84 points per game heading into the game with the Griffons.
- Nebraska Christian has also averaged 44.7 rebounds and 7 steals per game so far in 2019.
- Uzi Felix and Drue Aguilera are the leading scorers for the Sentinels, averaging 17.5 and 17.8 points per game, respectively.
- Jordan Makanjuola leads the team in rebounds, averaging 7 per contest.
- Kyle Bohuslavsky is the top distributer for the Sentinels, averaging 3.7 assists per game.
