Griffons lose second-straight game after two-straight wins over Emporia and Friends.
75
Winner Northeastern St. NE 7-4,4-3 Mid-America Intercollegiate
73
Missouri Western MW 7-5,3-3 Mid-America Intercollegiate
Winner
Northeastern St. NE
7-4,4-3 Mid-America Intercollegiate
75
Final
73
Missouri Western MW
7-5,3-3 Mid-America Intercollegiate
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Northeastern St. NE 42 33 75
Missouri Western MW 30 43 73

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Derek Zimmerman-Guyer

Griffon Men circle the wagons but come up short vs. NSU

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — After erasing a 24-point deficit in the waning seconds of Monday's contest vs. Northeastern State, Missouri Western Men's Basketball ultimately fell to the RiverHawks, 75-73 at the MWSU Fieldhouse in heartbreaking fashion.

Down 59-35, Missouri Western (7-5, 3-3 MIAA) started its slow but steady comeback by chipping away with 3-pointers by Reese Glover and Taye Fields. Now a 65-49 game with 6:31 left in regulation, JaRon Thames checked in for MWSU for the first time since the Griffons beat Pittsburg State on Dec. 1. Thames scored 10 points in that span, scoring his final bucket with 19 seconds left to bring the score to 73-68. 

After Dillon Bailey, NSU's (7-4, 4-3 MIAA) second-best free-throw shooter, missed a free throw with 13 seconds left, Julius Dixon drew a foul while shooting from downtown, where he made 2-of-3 from the charity stripe to make it a 73-70 game. Will Eames intercepted the inbound pass from Jaxon Jones and dished an assist to Dixon, who promptly banked in a three to tie the game. 

Immediately after, Glover fouled Dillon, giving him two free shots that helped finally put MWSU away after fighting all night long. With sixth-tenths of a second left on the clock, Dixon's mid-court shot at the buzzer fell short.

NOTABLES
  • Fields led all scorers with 19 points, securing his his eighth game with 10 or more points.
  • Dixon's 16 points secured his 11th double-digit performance of the season.
  • Thame's 10 points are a season-high despite only playing six minutes. He made all threes in the second half.
  • Glover went 3-of-9 from three, giving him 230 for his career. He his three hits beyond the arc from tying Cole Clearman's program record of 233.
  • Eames scored 5 points, giving him 1,125 career points and sole possession of 11th all-time in MWSU MBB history.
  • This loss breaks MWSU's five-game winning streak over NSU.
UP NEXT
Missouri Western will meet No. 6/4 Northwest Missouri State (13-1, 6-1 MIAA) this Saturday at 3:30 p.m. in Maryville, Missouri, at Bearcat Arena. The Bearcats are amidst a three-game winning streak with recent wins over NSU and Rogers State.
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