Carroll
103
Winner Missouri Western MW 4-0,4-0 Mid-America Intercollegiate
82
Northeastern St. NE 1-3,1-3 Mid-America Intercollegiate
Winner
Missouri Western MW
4-0,4-0 Mid-America Intercollegiate
103
Final
82
Northeastern St. NE
1-3,1-3 Mid-America Intercollegiate
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Missouri Western MW 45 58 103
Northeastern St. NE 36 46 82

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | MWSU Athletic Communications

Griffon Men Down Northeastern State 103-82

TAHLEQUAH, OK. -  The Missouri Western Men's Basketball team defeated Northeastern State 103-82 on Tuesday to move to 4-0 in the MIAA on the season, their best conference start since the 1997-98 season.  The Griffons also surpassed the 100-point mark in their second straight game.

Playing in a Tuesday matinee rescheduled from November, MWSU shot 53 percent as a team and used another-well rounded scoring attack in Tahlqequah, with four players in double figures.  After sitting out Saturday's win over Central Missouri, junior point guard Tyrell Caroll returned from injury and led the Griffons in scoring with 21 points.  Caleb Bennett finished with 20, Will Eames added 16 points and 11 rebounds and JaRon Thames had 10 points.

The Griffons and RiverHawks traded blows for most of the first half, But the Griffons took charge in the final five minutes of the opening frame to take a 45-36 lead to halftime.
MWSU carried the same energy into the second half by outscoring NSU 22-10 in just over six minutes to extend their lead to 20 and run away with the victory.
 
NOTABLES
  • Junior Tyrell Carroll reached 1,000 points for his career.
  • Six Griffons are averaging double-figure points throughout the first four games.
  • Eames recorded his second double-double in the season and is averaging 15.8 ppg and 9.5 rebounds.
  • Missouri Western is receiving votes in the NABC Division II Top 25 poll.  The last time the Griffons were ranked was the 2002-2003 season.
  • Missouri Western is one of four unbeaten teams in the MIAA.
  • The Griffons lead the conference in scoring offense and offensive rebounding.
  • MWSU has scored 100 points in back-to-back games for the first time since the 2001-2002 season
  • Their 4-0 MIAA start is MWSU's best conference start since the 1997-1998 season, when the Griffons opened with an 8-0 record in the MIAA
 
UP NEXT
The men were originally scheduled to play rival Northwest Missouri this Saturday, but due to positive COVID test on Northwest, that game has been postponed. The MWSU athletic department is actively looking for another opponent to fill the void this Saturday. If not filled, the men's next game will be at Pittsburg State on December 17.
 
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