The Missouri Western men’s basketball team rolled to a 97-57 victory against Baptist Bible College on Sunday at the MWSU Fieldhouse.

12 Griffons played in the game and all 12 players scored en route to the team’s first 40-point win since 2011.

Baptist Bible scored the first six points of the game and led 10-9 early on, but Missouri Western used a 15-2 run to take the lead and cruised the rest of the way.

Cortrez Colbert scored all 15 of his points in the first half as MWSU led 47-24 at halftime.  After a Currie Byrd free throw to start the second half, Ryan Devers scored the next 14 points for the Griffons to extend the lead as Western led by as many as 46 points in the second half.

Devers led all scorers with 24 points on 9-13 shooting from the field. Devers was one of four Griffons in double-figures, including Colbert with 15. Wes Mitter scored a career-high 11 and also had a career-high six assists off the bench. Dareon Jones added 11 points and Byrd led the way with 11 rebounds.

MWSU shot 53 percent from the field, 36 percent from three-point range and 57 percent from the free throw line. The Griffons scored 48 points in the paint to the Patriots 16.

The win moves Missouri Western to 4-4 on the season and they’re back in action Thursday when they get back into MIAA play.  The Griffons host Northeastern State at 7:30 and the game will be broadcast on 680 KFEQ AM.

— MWSU Sports Information —