ST. JOSEPH – Griffon men’s basketball (2-6) fell 65-61 to Central Oklahoma (6-1) in the first conference game of the season Thursday night.

Missouri Western used a 9-0 run to take 49-48 second half lead with 7:48 left in the game. However, the Bronchos countered with a 10-0 run for a nine-point lead with 3:41 left in the game to pull away.

NOTABLES
– Lavon Hightower finished with 15 points and 10 rebounds for his first double-double as a Griffon

– MWSU outrebounded UCO 35-30, it’s the second straight game MWSU won the rebounding margin

– Cole Clearman led Missouri Western in scoring with 17 points, his second highest total of the season

– Central Oklahoma was 56.3 percent from the free-throw line and the Griffons were 66.7 percent

– MWSU shot 40.9 percent from the three-point arc, 2.4 percent better than UCO

UP NEXT
Missouri Western stays home to host Northeastern State on Saturday, Dec. 2. Tip-off is set for 4 p.m. in the MWSU Fieldhouse.

— MWSU Athletics —