ST. JOSEPH – The Missouri Western men’s basketball team lost their second overtime game of the season Wednesday night as they fell at home to William Jewell 80-74.

The Griffon drop to 1-2 this season, while the Cardinals improve to 3-0.

LATE DROUGHT HAUNTS
Missouri Western looked posed for a closeout run with 2:55 left in regulation. Cole Clearman knocked down a pair of free throws and TJ Evans hit a three-pointer on the next possession for a 5-0 Griffon run and MWUS led 71-67. However, Evans’ three would be the last MWSU points until 1:08 left in overtime. In that stretch, William Jewell went on a 9-0 run.

FREE THROW DIFFERENCE
The Cardinals had a slight edge on free-throw percentage as they shot just 1.3 percent better than the Griffons. The difference between the two teams was William Jewell got to the free-throw line 32 times compared to Missouri Western’s 14 attempts.

EASY EVANS
TJ Evans led the way for Missouri Western with 22 points, 12 of those from behind the three-point arc. Evans was 63.6 percent from the field, 57.1 percent from the three-point line and 80 percent at the free-throw line.

UP NEXT
The Griffons return to the Fieldhouse on Saturday, Nov. 18 at 2 p.m. to host Quincy University.

— MWSU Athletics —