ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — With a season-high 15 threes made, Griffon Men's Basketball blitzed Friends early and often, taking down the Falcons, 82-49, in a non-conference matchup on Wednesday night at the MWSU Fieldhouse.
Missouri Western (7-3, 3-1 MIAA) never trailed against Friends, finding its only lead of the night thanks to a
Julius Dixon three 34 seconds into the ballgame. The Falcons (3-11, 2-6 KCAC) brought it as close as 14-12 before junior guard
Reese Glover yanked Friends' momentum away with his first of five 3-pointers made, propelling him to score a game-high 15 points. Once Glover got hot, the floodgates opened for the rest of the Griffons, and MWSU never looked back after leading at halftime, 35-18.
The largest lead of the night came way thanks to a
Zion Swader three at the 7:41 mark of the second half, giving the Griffons a 38-point lead at 75-37. Swader finished with 10 points, four steals and two breakaway dunks that helped set the tone early in the first half and keep it that way in the second.
NOTABLES
- Glover's 5-of-7 showing from downtown signals his second-straight game with double-digits and fifth time he has shot nothing but treys. He now has 224 hits from beyond the arc in his career and is 10 away from breaking Cole Clearman's career record of 233. Glover's career-high for threes in a single-game is eight, which he has done twice in his time as a Griffon.
- Dixon's total of 14 points marks his ninth game out of 10 where he has scored 10 or more points.
- With 13 points, junior forward Will Eames has scored in double-digits eight times this season. With 1,101 career points, Eames becomes the 13th-ever Griffon to score over 1,100.
- Sophomore guard Taye Fields' seven points vs. Friends moves him over the 300 mark, giving him 301 so far in his young career.
- The Griffons have won three-straight games at home in the Looney Complex.
UP NEXT
Missouri Western jumps back into conference play with a Saturday matchup at 3:30 p.m. vs. Rogers State (7-4, 3-2 MIAA) inside the MWSU Fieldhouse. The Hillcats have not played since Dec. 17 when they lost to Northeastern State, 78-57, in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.
