WARRENSBURG, Mo. – The Missouri Western men’s basketball team was held to a season-low scoring total in a 64-42 loss at No. 12 Central Missouri Wednesday night.

After MWSU scored the first points of the second half to tie the game at 29, Central Missouri scored 22 unanswered points to take a 51-29 lead with 11:02 left in the game. From that point on the Griffons were never closer than 18 points to the defending national champs. The 42 points were a season-low for the team, 12 fewer than they scored in a 54-50 win over Emporia State.

Missouri Western was held to just 38 percent shooting from the field, 27 percent from three-point range and 50 percent at the free throw line. The Griffons turned the ball over 17 times and were outscored by 10 in the paint.

Seth Bonifas led the Griffons with 10 points while Currie Byrd added eight. Cortrez Colbert’s 18-game streak of scoring double-digits was snapped as he went 1-11 from the field and scored just two points.

The loss dropped the Griffons to 11-14 overall and 7-11 in the MIAA. They host Southwest Baptist in the final regular game of the season on Saturday.

— MWSU Sports Information —