EDMOND, Okla. — Griffon Men's Basketball came within two points of a tie ball game late with No. 7/9 Central Oklahoma, but a late Broncho run wrapped up Saturday's 65-54 final at Hamilton Field House.
Missouri Western (8-8, 4-6 MIAA) had UCO fans sweating in the first half, holding a 23-21 lead late thanks to a made 3-pointer by
Julius Dixon. The Bronchos responded with a 10-2 run to lead MWSU at the half, 29-26. Dixon finished the first half with 10 points already under his belt.
Despite keeping pace with UCO for the next 16 minutes and never falling behind by more than six points, MWSU never found another lead. Leading at 51-49 with under four minutes to play, Central Oklahoma (17-1, 11-1 MIAA) embarked on a 12-2 run to keep MWSU at arm's length for the rest of the afternoon.
NOTABLES
- Dixon's 18 points gives him 15 double-digit performances in 16 games played. He has surpassed 200 for this season (211).
- John Anderson Jr. scored a career-high 13 points and made a career-high three triples.
- MWSU held UCO under its scoring average 79.1 points per game. This is just the fifth time UCO has been held under 70 points all season.
- UCO is on a season and MIAA-high 10-game winning streak.
UP NEXT
Missouri Western returns home this Thursday for a 7:30 p.m. meeting with Lincoln (10-4, 6-4 MIAA) at the MWSU Fieldhouse. The Blue Tigers are in sixth place within the MIAA and are winners of three in a row, defeating Northeastern State in Jefferson City, Missouri, on Saturday, 76-68.
