THIS WEEK IN GRIFFON MEN'S BASKETBALL
Saturday, Jan. 18, 1:30 p.m. at No. 2 Northwest
 
ST. JOSEPH – Missouri Western Men's Basketball features one important matchup this week as the Griffons (7-10, 3-3 MIAA) travel to Maryville to take on the second-best team in the country in Northwest (15-1, 5-1 MIAA).
 
The Griffons look to bounce back after two road losses at Washburn and Emporia State. With the game against Northwest on the horizon, the Griffons hope to create some Maryville magic from the last time MWSU travelled to NWMSU. That matchup featured the Griffs being a shot away from stunning the nationally ranked Bearcats last February.
 
PREVIEWING THE GRIFFONS
 

• Missouri Western ranks second in the MIAA in blocked shots per game with an average of 4.18.
• MWSU also averages 9.3 made three-point field goals per game. This rate ranks them in the top-three of the conference in that stat category.
• The Griffons rank sixth in the league in offensive scoring  averaging 76.5 points per game.
• Tyrell Carroll is the leading scorer for the Griffons averaging 17.7 per contest. He currently ranks fourth in the MIAA in that category.
• Carroll also averages 2.1 steals per contest. He ranks second in the league in that stat category.
• TC also ranks third in the conference in assists averaging 6.1 dimes per game.
• Tyus Millhollin leads the MIAA in three-point field goals made per game with an average of 3.1 makes per game.
• Millhollin averages 37% from beyond the arc. This percentage places him fourth in the conference in that stat category.
• Will Eames ranks in the top-10 of the league in rebounding averaging 7.3 boards per game.
• Alex John ranks third in the MIAA in blocked shots per game averaging 1.4 rejections per game.

 
SCOUTING NORTHWEST
 

• The Bearcats lead the MIAA in both average field goal percentage and three-point field goal percentage.
• NWMSU ranks second in the conference in scoring averaging 84.7 points per contest.
• The Bearcats rank second in the league in made three-point field goals averaging 10.7 makes per game.
• Ryan Hawkins leads the Bearcats offensively averaging 23.6 points per contest. He also leads the MIAA in that category.
• Hawkins also leads the conference in steals averaging 2.2 takeaways per game.
• Trevor Hudgins averages 51% from beyond the arc which leads the MIAA in that category.
• Hudgins also ranks second in the league in assists averaging 6.2 per contest.
• Diego Bernard also ranks in the top-10 of the MIAA in rebounding averaging seven boards per game.