PITTSBURG, Kan. – Missouri Western men’s basketball (3-9, 1-4 MIAA) fell at Pittsburg State (9-5, 2-3) 82-77. Trey Brown’s three-point attempt to tie the game with 12 seconds left fell short and the Gorillas iced the game with a pair of free-throws.

The Griffons had a second half surge led by a career night from Trey Brown. Faced with a 14 point deficit, Brown hit a three-pointer and sparked a 21-3 run. The run gave MWSU a four point lead with 8:33 remaining in the game.

Missouri Western pushed its lead to five points with 5:22 left in the second half. However, the Gorillas used a 13-2 run to put the game away and outscored the Griffons 17-7 in the final five minutes. MWSU did outscore PSU 45-43 in the second half.

Bryan Hudson joined Brown in career-high for points. Cheikh Fall grabbed nine rebounds and TJ Evans pulled eight rebounds, both career-highs.

NOTABLES
– Missouri Western was 12-13 from the free-throw line and shot a season-best 92.3 percent from the free-throw line

– The Griffons shot 50 percent from the three-point arc and 46.7 percent from the field in the second half

– Lavon Hightower scored 14 points, the sixth straight game he scored in double-figures

– Four Gorillas and three Griffons scored in double-digits
– Xavier Adams scored a game-high 26 points for Pittsburg State

UP NEXT
Missouri Western travels to Missouri Southern on Saturday, Jan. 6 for a 3:30 p.m. tip-off.

— MWSU Athletics —