KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Western men’s basketball season ended Friday with an 82-70 loss in the MIAA Tournament quarterfinals to Missouri Southern.

The final score didn’t tell the whole story of a game that Missouri Western trailed by just one point with 8:35 to go. Missouri Southern outscored Missouri Western 20-10 in the next 10 minutes to build an 11-point lead. The Griffons went to halftime down one and built a four-point lead with 11:51 to go in the game, but Missouri Southern recaptured the lead with 10:56 to go and never trailed the game that included 13 lead changes and six ties.

Missouri Western’s run as the lowest seed to ever win an MIAA Tournament game (11) ended with a 12-18 overall record and a 9-13 mark in the MIAA. The Griffons shot 47 percent from the field and 33 percent from behind the arc. Aaron Emmanuel led Western, matching a career-high with 23 points. Miles Wentzien added 12 points with a team-high seven rebounds and Cole Clearman had 11 before fouling out. Taevaunn Prince led all scorers with 31 points and eight rebounds.

— MWSU Athletics —