MOVING UP THE CAREER CHARTS
CAREER SCORING    Points    Years
1    Arthur Cook    2214    1982-1986
2    Jeff Brown    1946    1972-1976
3    Doniel Gambrell    1916    1984-1988
4    Kenny Brown    1548    1978-1982
5    Mark Brown    1452    1970-1974
6    Heath Dudley    1372    1987-1991
7    Randy Dickerson    1164    1998-2000
8    Mike Cornelious    1153    1989-1991
9    Lamont Turner    1138    2000-2002
10    Tyrell Carroll    1136    2018-Pres.

CAREER ASSISTS    Assists    Years
1    Arthur Cook    473    1982-1986
2    Wendell Humes    405    1976-1980
3    David Washington    347    1986-1988
4    Larry Taylor    320    2001-2003
5    Tyrell Carroll    317    2018-Pres. 
6    Jim Finley    316    1979-1983
7    Steve Hall    314    1989-1991


CAREER 3PT FG Made    3FGM    Years
1    Cole Clearman    233    2014-2018
2    Heath Dudley    217    1987-1991
3    Tyus Millhollin    161    2018-2020
4    J.R. Reed    121    2005-2007
5    Brett Goodwin    119    1991-1994
6    Lamont Thomas    109    1993-1995
7    Fred Battles    108    2003-2005
8    Doug Lee    108    1995-1998
9    Reese Glover    106    2020-Pres.


SCHEDULE UPDATE
Missouri Western has now reschedule all four games they had to postpone earlier this month.  The Fort Hays State game from January 16 will now be in Hays, Kansas on Tuesday, February 23.  The January 19th Northwest Missouri State has been moved to Tuesday, February 9 inside the MWSU Fieldhouse.  The Newman home game that was supposed to be played on January 21 will now take place on Monday, February 15.  And the January 23rd home game against Central Oklahoma has been rescheduled for Sunday, February 7.  MWSU will now play 10 games in February and six during a 10-day span.

NATIONAL RANKINGS
The Griffons have been in the national rankings each week since December 15 as they are No. 23 this week in the NABC Top 25.  This is the sixth consecutive poll that Missouri Western has been ranked in, which is the fourth longest streak in school history.  The 1994-95 team were ranked in nine consecutive polls, the 1990-91 team had an eight poll streak and the 1991-92 team was in the rankings for seven straight polls.  This is also the first year a Western men's basketball team has been in the Coaches Top 25 since the 2002-2003 season.  The Griffs are also ranked in the D2SIDA Top 25 Media poll as they are tied for 25th this week.

HOME WINNING STREAK
Missouri Western is 5-0 at home this season and they've won 17 of their last 18 games inside the MWSU Fieldhouse, with the only loss during that stretch against then No. 1 Northwest Missouri State last season.  The Griffons struggled at home in Coach Martin's first year on staff as they went just 2-9 inside the MWSU Fieldhouse during the 2018-2019 season.

BACK-TO-BACK LOSSES
The Griffons suffered their second consecutive loss at Central Missouri Thursday, which was the first time they lost back-to-back in their last 25 games.  That was the best stretch for MWSU since the 2001-2002 season when they avoided back-to-back losses for 29 straight games.  

CONSECUTIVE GAMES MAKING A 3
Missouri Western has struggled from behind the three-point line this season as they are last in the MIAA in three-point FG percentage, but they made fives three's against UCM to extend a school record with their 473rd consecutive game with a made three-pointer.  The last time MWSU didn't make a three-point field goal in a game was February 4, 2004 at Emporia State when the Griffons went 0-7 in a 70-53 loss to the Hornets.
 
HIGH OCTANE OFFENSE
The Griffons are second in the MIAA in scoring (81.0) and have scored 80+ points in 6 of their 11 games, eclipsing the 100-point mark twice this season.  

TAKING CARE OF THE BALL
Missouri Western is fifth in the MIAA in fewest turnovers per game (12.5).  After committing 14+ turnovers in five of their first six games and averaging 14.3 turnovers per game during those six games, MWSU has had 12 or fewer in each of their last five games.  They're averaging just 10.2 turnovers per game over those five games.

LOCK DOWN D
Opponents have struggled to shoot the ball against Missouri Western this season as the Griffons are no. 1 in the MIAA in field goal percentage defense (40.8%) and 1st in the league in 3-point field goal percentage defense (26.9%).  No team has shot 50% from the field against MWSU and the Griffs have held nine of their 11 opponents to 45% shooting or less from the field.  Only two teams have made more than six three-point field goals in a game and eight of their 11 opponents have shot 30% or less against the Western defense.


TAKE-A-WAYS
The Griffons lead the MIAA in turnovers forced (17.1), turnover margin (4.5) and steals per game (10.1).  MWSU has forced 13+ turnovers in 9 of 10 games and they've forced 18+ turnovers in 5 games this season.  The Griffons also have 59 more steals than their opponents and have 10+ steals in six games.

ON THE GLASS
Missouri Western leads the MIAA in rebounds per game (39.7) and they're third in offensive rebounds per contest (10.4).  The Griffons also lead the MIAA in blocked shots per game (3.9) as they've had five or more in three of their last four outings.