The Missouri Western men’s basketball team lost its second game of the year on the final day of the Hillyard Classic as the Griffons lost to No. 13 Midwestern State 82-64.  Western is now 3-2 while the Mustangs are 4-0.

The Mustangs jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead after one minute of play. The Griffons responded just as quickly.

Cortrez Colbert nailed a 3 followed by a three-point play to tie the game at six. Adarius Fulton added a 3-pointer to make it 9-6, and a back-and-forth game began.

Midwestern State began to increase its lead after the 10-minute mark of the opening half.

After a 25-24 ball game, the Mustangs went on a 15-7 run to lead by 10, 41-31, with with less than one minute to play.
Ryan Devers hit two free throws to cut the lead to eight, but DeJuan Plummers’ trey marked it 44-33 at halftime.

At the break, Colbert led the Griffons with 10 points. Plummer led the Mustangs with 14.

The Mustangs continued to increase their lead and made it 72-51 with 6:32 left in the game. Derek Kastner received an alley oop from Cam Adderley late in the game as Midwestern State took an 80-61 lead with one minute remaining.

Colbert led the game with 18 points. Behind him was Cedric Clinkscales who had 17. Two Mustangs players had 16 – Plummer and Monzaigo Williams. Eddie D’Haiti and Kastner had eight rebounds for Midwestern State. Devers led Missouri Western with six.

The Griffons return to the court next week against Illinois-Springfield on Nov. 23. The game is on the road with time set for 5 p.m.

— MWSU Sports Information —