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Kansas State falls on the road at No. 18 Texas Tech

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LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Keenan Evans and No. 18 Texas Tech have done more than just win their first three Big 12 games. The Red Raiders haven’t trailed in a conference game yet.

When Kansas State made a bit of a run in the second half Saturday, Evans scored the game’s next four points off turnovers and the Red Raiders maintained a double-digit lead the rest of the way in a 74-58 victory.

“We just drew it in our head that we were not about to be that team that was about to have a letdown,” Evans said. “Past teams have beaten top teams and, in the next game, get beat. We really didn’t want to be that team. This wasn’t a cupcake game. Every night in the Big 12 is a grind-it-out game.”

Evans finished with 27 points as the Red Raiders backed up that 85-73 win four days earlier at Allen Fieldhouse, their first victory ever on the road against No. 10 Kansas.

Texas Tech (14-1, 3-0 Big 12) is one of only two Big 12 teams to make it through the first three conference games without a loss. No. 6 West Virginia beat No. 7 Oklahoma 89-76 later Saturday. Those were the only other teams to start the day 2-0 in the Big 12, and the Red Raiders play both of them next week.

“Just really pleased to get another win in this league,” Tech coach Chris Beard said. “These games are so hard to win. I don’t think most people understand how hard it is to win a game in the Big 12 Conference. All the preparation, how well you have to play, so I just want to recognize our players. I thought we had two great days of preparation.”

By shooting 70 percent in the first half, the Red Raiders jumped out to a 20-4 lead and settled for a 40-22 advantage at the break. The Red Raiders were still shooting 61 percent when Beard pulled starters from the game.

Dean Wade had eight points for K-State (11-4, 1-2) in a 16-8 spurt to get within 48-40 with just under 12 minutes left. That’s when Evans converted two turnovers into points, and Tech added a third basket after a turnover right after that.

Barry Brown led Kansas State with 24 points and Dean had 14 before fouling out in the final 3 minutes. Cartier Diarra added 11 points.

All 10 Texas Tech players scored, and Zhaire Smith was the only other in double figures with 11 points.

“They had some success and had some issues last season, but I thought they’d come back and play with a lot of heart and toughness,” K-State coach Bruce Weber said. “That’s what’s happened.”

BIG PICTURE

Kansas State: The Wildcats fell one game below .500 in Big 12 play with a rivalry game against Kansas on the horizon after a midweek contest.

Texas Tech: The Red Raiders are 3-0 play for the first time since the 2003-04 season. They will almost certainly move up in the polls after two more double-digit victories this week, including the win over the Jayhawks.

HURT WILDCAT

K-State starting guard Kamau Stokes went to the Wildcats locker room with an apparent ankle injury before the first half ended and didn’t return. He scored two points in 15 minutes, well below his season average of 14.2 points per game.

Weber said Stokes would be evaluated further when the team returned home.

“Cartier hit a couple of 3s, he pushed it, made good decisions and got in the paint,” Weber said. “Obviously, he doesn’t have the same experience that Kam has, but he was solid for us and, depending what happens with Kam, obviously will have to get some more minutes if Kam’s out for a while.”

SMITH COMING BACK

Texas Tech forward Zach Smith, eight days after rolling his ankle in the Big 12 opener against Baylor, played 19 minutes and scored six points. He was limited in the game against Kansas.

“Zach Smith’s a warrior,” Beard said. “Average people, even good to great people, wouldn’t play any minutes at Kansas and wouldn’t even play tonight. But Zach’s an elite person who’s approached the rehab like a pro.”

UP NEXT

Kansas State returns home for a Wednesday game against Oklahoma State.

Texas Tech will visit No. 7 Oklahoma on Tuesday night. It’s the team’s second true road game this year, but it also is the squad’s fifth contest out of the state of Texas.

— Associated Press —

Nebraska loses at No. 13 Purdue 74-62

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — When Purdue’s outside shots stopped falling Saturday, the Boilermakers went retro.

They drove the lane, fed the post and relied on some good, old-fashioned defense. It’s a combination that still works in today’s up-tempo basketball world.

Vincent Edwards finished with 21 points, 10 rebounds and six assists, and Isaac Haas added 14 points to help No. 13 Purdue roll past Nebraska 74-62 for its 11th consecutive victory.

“Just playing hard, that’s all it really is,” Edwards said. “When you play hard it gets contagious and that gets everyone else going and that gets the crowd involved, too. It’s just having the extra effort.”

Edwards wasted no time showing everyone what he and the Boilermakers (15-2, 4-0 Big Ten) are capable of.

And while they might not have racked up style points, Purdue finished the job — again.

The Boilermakers have won 18 consecutive home games overall and 10 straight at Mackey Arena against conference foes. This time they won despite failing to score 80 points for the first time in seven games and despite failing to make 10 3s for the first time in four games.

But coach Matt Painter liked the way his team stood up to the challenge.

“They put us in a bind at times and, obviously, we put them in a bind at times, too,” he said. “Today, this was there for the taking. They just needed to get us into a two- or three-possession game and they never really did. It was always a four- or five-possession game.”

Purdue’s defense made sure of it.

The Boilermakers had a 19-10 advantage in points off turnovers.

“I can understand if we lose on second-chance points to them,” coach Tim Miles said. “But points off turnovers killed us. That killed us.”

A slow start for Nebraska (11-6, 2-2) made things even tougher.

Edwards’ initial scoring flurry gave the Boilermakers a 10-2 lead less than three minutes into the game. Purdue extended the lead to 27-12 with 10:46 to go in the first half, and the Cornhuskers spent the rest of the game futilely playing catch-up.

Nebraska got within seven points three times before halftime, but Dakota Mathias’ 3 sent Purdue to the locker room with a 41-31 edge.

The Cornhuskers never got closer than nine again and Purdue sealed the win with an 11-3 run that made it a 17-point game with 5:46 to go.

James Palmer Jr. scored 22 points to lead the Cornhuskers and Isaac Copeland had 16.

BIG PICTURE

Nebraska: At home, the Cornhuskers have shown they can play with anyone. On the road, they still have a ways to go. Despite an impressive win Tuesday at Northwestern, Nebraska’s other two conference road games resulted in a 29-point loss at Michigan State on Dec. 3 and Saturday’s 12-point loss, in which they shot 40.7 percent from the field.

Purdue: The Boilermakers have been rolling through the Big Ten. Now they face more challenging tests. If Purdue is still unbeaten in conference play after visiting Michigan and Minnesota next week and hosting Wisconsin on Jan. 16, it would be in prime position to be playing for a second straight Big Ten crown. That certainly is doable.

KEY NUMBERS

Nebraska: Glynn Watson Jr. had seven points and six rebounds. … The Cornhuskers held their first three conference opponents to 36 percent shooting before Purdue shot 44.3 percent. … Nebraska was 6 of 17 on 3s and got outrebounded 39-30. … The Cornhuskers had only one block, after averaging 6.1, and had their lowest point total since an 86-57 loss to Michigan State on Dec. 3.

Purdue: Has won Big Ten titles six of the previous 12 times it started 4-0 in conference play. … The Boilermakers are 14-0 on American soil. Both of their losses came in the Battle 4 Atlantis in the Bahamas … Purdue’s school record streak of 30-point wins ended at three. … Haas grabbed six rebounds while Mathias scored 11 points and had four steals. … The Boilermakers were 6 of 21 on 3s.

UP NEXT

Nebraska: Returns home to face Wisconsin on Tuesday.

Purdue: Heads to Michigan on Tuesday.

— Associated Press —

Missouri names Derek Dooley offensive coordinator and QB coach

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COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri Head Football Coach Barry Odom has added veteran coach Derek Dooley to his staff, as announced today. Dooley, who has been part of record-setting offenses all throughout his 20-year coaching career – including six years of collegiate head coaching experience, will take over as Mizzou’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Details of Dooley’s contract will be released once fully executed, along with the completion of human resources procedures.

“I’m excited for our football program, Derek brings tremendous energy, knowledge and experience to our staff,” said Odom. “He will do a great job of mentoring our student-athletes in all areas of their lives, and I know he will add great benefit and loyalty to our staff room with his experiences he’s gained over his career. His football knowledge and offensive beliefs are in line with what will make Mizzou very successful. We have a great foundation to build on and along with the rest of the offensive staff we will put our kids in position to be their very best. I’m very happy to welcome the Dooley family to our organization!”

For the past five seasons, Dooley has been with the National Football League’s Dallas Cowboys as wide receivers coach, where he coached wideout Dez Bryant to three Pro Bowl selections. In Dooley’s Dallas tenure, the Cowboys reached the NFL Playoffs twice.

Prior to joining the Cowboys, Dooley served as head coach for the Tennessee Volunteers for three seasons (2010-12), earning a bowl berth in his first year at the helm. In 2012, Dooley’s offense broke multiple records, including the second-most yards in a season (5,711), a school-record combined 1,303 yards in consecutive games (2012) and the fourth-most points in UT history (2012). Dooley was named Tennessee’s 22nd football coach in 2010, and his first two recruiting classes included the SEC’s leading receiver in 2011 and a first-team All-SEC selection, six Freshman All-Americans, and nine players who were named Freshman All-SEC.

Before his arrival in Knoxville, Dooley served as the head coach at Louisiana Tech from 2007-09 and also doubled as the school’s athletic director for the last two years of his tenure in Ruston. As the head coach of the football team, Dooley led the Bulldogs to an 8-5 mark in 2008, including the school’s first postseason victory in 30 years at the Independence Bowl. Tech finished second in the Western Athletic Conference that season and played in a bowl game for only the third time since joining the major college ranks in 1989. For his efforts, the Louisiana Sports Writers’ Association named him 2008 Coach of the Year.

“I am excited to be a Mizzou Tiger and look forward to helping Coach Odom carry out his vision for the program. I am grateful for this opportunity, and am ready to get to Columbia and go to work,” said Dooley.

Dooley first joined the professional ranks as the tight ends coach for the NFL’s Miami Dolphins from 2005-06 under Head Coach Nick Saban. During his two years in Miami, Dooley oversaw the continued development of tight end Randy McMichael, who ended his Dolphins career as the team’s all-time leader in receptions by a tight end.

Dooley served on Saban’s LSU staff as the recruiting coordinator and tight ends coach from 2000-02 and then running backs coach and special teams coordinator from 2003-04. He helped the Tigers land No. 1 classes in 2001 and 2003. The Tigers won SEC championships both of those seasons, claimed the 2003 BCS National Championship, and Saban promoted Dooley to assistant head coach for the 2004 campaign.

He began his coaching career in 1996 as a graduate assistant at Georgia under defensive coordinator Joe Kines. He then served from 1997-99 as wide receivers coach and co-recruiting coordinator at SMU, where Dooley helped the Mustangs to the school’s only winning season over a 20-year stretch.

The youngest son of Georgia legend Vince Dooley, who coached the Bulldogs for 25 seasons and claimed six SEC titles and the 1980 national championship, Dooley never accepted the predetermined path to success. He played his college football at Virginia, turning down scholarship offers elsewhere to walk on and later earn his own scholarship from Cavaliers Hall of Fame Head Coach George Welsh.

He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in government and foreign affairs, and then went on to earn his law degree from the University of Georgia in 1994. Before embarking on his coaching career, Dooley practiced law at a private firm in Atlanta for two years.

In Dallas, Dooley’s receivers played a big role in rookie quarterback Dak Prescott’s transition to the NFL in 2016. With the new signal caller adjusting to the Cowboys offense, he was able to spread the ball around among his new receivers. Leading the way was a breakout campaign from Cole Beasley, who led the team in receptions (75) and receiving yards (833) – both career-highs – and was second with a career-high tying five touchdowns. Bryant rebounded in 2016 to lead the team with eight touchdowns – which also included surpassing Michael Irvin (65) for the second-most career receiving touchdowns in franchise history – and was second with 796 receiving yards and third with 50 receptions to earn his third trip to the Pro Bowl. Overall, the unit tallied 20-of-25 receiving touch- downs on the year.

The 2015 season got off to a difficult start, with All-Pro receiver Bryant fracturing his foot in the second game – missing seven games – and Dallas starting four different quarterbacks after Tony Romo twice fractured his clavicle. Bryant finished with 31 catches and three touchdowns – including the 50th touchdown connection between he and Romo, breaking the all-time franchise record of 49 set by Troy Aikman and Irvin. Dooley coaxed big seasons from Terrance Williams and Beasley. Williams continued to be a big play threat, averaging 16.2 yards-per-catch on 52 catches with a team-leading 840 yards. Beasley set then career-bests with 52 catches for 536 yards and a team-leading five touchdown receptions. Under Dooley’s watch, the receiving group accounted for 12 of Dallas’ 16 touchdowns through the air.

In 2014 – Dooley’s second season in Dallas – Bryant established a club single-season record with a league-best 16 touchdown catches while tallying his third consecutive 1,000-yard season with 1,320 yards (second in his career and tied for seventh in team history) on a team-best 88 catches en route to his second straight Pro Bowl nod. Bryant also became the third Cowboy (Bob Hayes, 4, and Terrell Owens, 3,) with at least three straight 10-touchdown seasons. Dooley continued the mentorship of second-year receiver Williams, helping the wideout finish second on the team in touchdown catches (eight), third in yards (621) and tied for fourth in receptions (37). In the postseason, Williams’ three touchdown catches averaged 40.7 yards. Beasley also emerged as a clutch receiver, especially on third down, as 26 (fourth on the team) of his 37 catches went for first downs, including 11 (third) on third or fourth down.

Dooley’s first season with the Cowboys coincided with the mercurial rise of Dallas’ top receiver, Bryant. Under Dooley’s guidance, Bryant built a successful campaign in his third season, leading the team with a career-high in receptions (93) along with 13 touchdowns (13) and 1,233 receiving yards – his second consecutive 1,000-yard season – en route to being named to his first career Pro Bowl. Bryant’s 13 touchdowns marked his second straight 10-touchdown season, be- coming only one-of-four players in team history to do so.

Dooley was also responsible for teaching the pro game to rookie Williams who finished third on the team with 736 yards and five touchdowns and fourth with 44 receptions. Williams’ totals tied for fourth in a season in club rookie annals in receptions and touchdowns and ranked fourth in receiving yards. As a whole, the receiving group was responsible for 22 of the team’s 33 receiving touchdowns.

— Mizzou Athletics —

No. 1 Bearcats suffer first loss 83-77 at Missouri Southern

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The Northwest Missouri State University men’s basketball team fell to Missouri Southern, 83-77, on Thursday evening at the Leggett and Platt Center in Joplin, Mo.

The Bearcats fall to 12-1 on the year and 4-1 in MIAA play. The Lions improve to 8-6 overall and 3-2 in conference action.

Justin Pitts scored a game-high 31 points, going 8-for-8 from the charity stripe with three assists and three rebounds.

In the first half, Pitts broke the Northwest career field goals made record with his second bucket.

Key Northwest Statistics
– Northwest shot 51.9 percent from the field (28-for-54) and connected on 12-of-16 (75 percent) from the free throw line.

– The Bearcats had 34 points in the paint to the Lions’ 26.

– Brett Dougherty had 13 points on 6-of-10 shooting. He had three rebounds, two assists and a steal.

– Joey Witthus had 12 points with three rebounds. He hit a pair of three pointers and added an assist.

– Chris-Ebou Ndow recorded his third double-double of the year, scoring 12 points with a game-best 10 rebounds.

Up Next
– Northwest will head to Pittsburg, Kan., to face Pittsburg State at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday afternoon.

— Northwest Athletics —

No. 15 Missouri women lose to LSU without Cunningham

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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Chloe Jackson scored 22 points, including four free throws in the last 10.4 seconds, and LSU ended No. 15 Missouri’s 13-game winning streak, 69-65 on Thursday night.

With Amber Smith scoring 16 of her career-high 27 points in the fourth quarter, Missouri erased most of an 11-point deficit in the fourth quarter but LSU made 8 of 10 free throws, six from Jackson.

Jackson’s free throws with 10.4 seconds left put LSU up by four and her free throws with at 3.7 seconds sealed it after Smith had made a pair from the line with 7.8 seconds to go.

Missouri, which had tied the school record with 13 straight wins, was without leading scorer Sophie Cunningham (18.2 points per game). Cunningham suffered a right knee sprain in the previous game and is listed as day-to-day.

Missouri led 11-7 after one quarter but Jackson had seven points in a 19-2 run that gave LSU a 32-15 lead with two minutes left in the first half. LSU hit 4 of 5 3-pointers in the second quarter while Mizzou was just 2 of 9 from the field with seven turnovers.

Raigyne Louis added 16 points for LSU (10-3, 2-0).

Jordan Frericks had 19 points and 15 rebounds for Mizzou (13-2, 1-1)

— Associated Press —

Northwest Missouri State women fall at Southern for 10th straight loss

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The Northwest Missouri State University women’s basketball team fell to Missouri Southern, 90-73, on Thursday evening at the Leggett and Platt Center in Joplin, Mo.

The Bearcats fall to 1-12 on the season and 0-5 in MIAA play. The Lions improve to 6-7 overall and 3-2 in conference action.

Jaelyn Haggard had a team-high 21 points with four three pointers. She added three assists and a steal.

Tanya Meyer added 20 points with a team-best eight rebounds. She hit three from beyond the arc and had two assists.

Key Northwest Statistics
– Northwest hit 12 three pointers to Missouri Southern’s six long range makes.

– The Bearcats had 16 assists on the day with six players recording at least two.

– Northwest committed a season-low 10 turnovers and forced 10 Missouri Southern miscues.

– Six different players for the Bearcats had multi-rebound games.

– Kaylani Maiava had a season-best 11 points with six rebounds and a blocked shot.

– Kylie Coleman also scored a season-high 11 points and tied her career-high with three rebounds. She had three assists and three three-pointers.

Key Northwest Sequence
– Trailing midway through the fourth quarter, the Bearcats put together an 11-0 run to pull the game back to within 10. Haggard and Maiava hit back-to-back layups to make it an 80-63 game. Mallory McConkey added a pair of free throws and Haggard knocked down fourth three pointer fo the game to make it a 12-point game, 80-68. After a defensive stop, Haggard found Maiava near the top of the key and the junior knocked down the jumper to complete the 11-point Northwest run.

Up Next
– Northwest will head to Pittsburg, Kan., to face Pittsburg State at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday afternoon.

— Northwest Athletics —

Missouri State stays unbeaten in the Valley with 62-55 win over UNI

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SPRINGFIELD – Alize Johnson scored 24 points and snagged 20 of his team’s 51 rebounds to help Missouri State (13-3, 3-0 MVC) to a 62-55 win over visiting Northern Iowa (8-7, 0-3) here Thursday in Missouri Valley Conference play.

It was Johnson’s second 20-20 game of the season and his 10th double-double.

Missouri State, which is off to a 3-0 start in Valley play for the first time since 2010-11, also got 13 points off the bench from J.T. Miller and 9 points from Jarrid Rhodes.

UNI got 18 points and 10 rebounds from Tywhon Pickford, while Klint Carlson posted 16 points as the Panthers dropped their fifth straight.

The Bears added to their nine-point halftime lead with a 9-0 run early in the second half. The two-minute outburst included a drive to the rack by Ryan Kreklow, a steal and layup by Johnson, a trey by Rhodes and an offensive rebound and put-back by Johnson that put MSU up by 17 with just over 14 minutes to play.

Miller scored six of MSU’s eight points in a five-minute stretch from there, and Johnson’s two free throws with 6:11 remaining gave the Bears their biggest lead of the night, 55-36.

The next three minutes belonged to UNI, which reeled off seven unanswered points before Johnson quieted the Panther rally with a short jumper. Bennett Koch’s bucket with 2:33 to play made it a 57-45 contest with the visitors failing to surrender late in the contest.

Over the next two minutes, Missouri State missed six consecutive free throws to open the door for UNI which climbed back within 57-53 on a triple by Carlson with 27 seconds to go.

But MSU’s starters showed composure when it counted. Johnson, Jarred Dixon and Kreklow teamed up to ice the Bears’ final five charity shots of the night and secure the seven-point win.

“If you rebound like that and defend like that – even if we miss shots – all we have to do is be solid with the ball,” said MSU head coach Paul Lusk. “We didn’t do that late in the game and got casual with the ball. But we had some guys step up with some solid defensive plays late, and then we closed it out. But (UNI) is a championship-caliber team. They’re not going anywhere.”

The Bears out-rebounded UNI by a convincing 51-26 margin, including 17 MSU caroms on the offensive end. MSU also held the Panthers to just seven field goals in the first half and four 3-pointers on the night.

MSU finished 20-of-54 (.370) from the field and 4-of-16 (.250) from long distance with a .667 (18-of-27) free throw effort. The Bears also turned the ball over 13 times on the night.

For its part, UNI made a game of it late with behind seniors Carlson and Koch who accounted for 11 combined points in the final five minutes. The Panthers finished 20-of-53 from the field, 4-of-18 from three and 11-of-19 at the stripe with just four offensive rebounds and six turnovers.

The Bears were slow out of the gates to start the night, making just one of their first 10 shots and fell behind 9-4 early. A transition basket by Alize Johnson started MSU’s comeback, and his layup with 5:48 to go in the opening half gave the Bears their first lead since the opening minute and started a 15-3 run over the next three-and-a-half minutes for the home club.

Northern Iowa went six minutes without a field goal from there as MSU stepped up its defensive intensity and forced the Panthers to just 2-of-9 in the last nine minutes of the stanza.

Johnson ended the first half with his double-double already secured, taking 11 points and 13 boards into the intermission.

There have been just five 20-20 games in Division I this season – Johnson’s two, along with Washington’s Noah Dickerson, Baylor’s Jo Lual-Acuil and Duke’s Marvin Bagley.

Missouri State begins a two-game Valley road swing Sunday at Illinois State (8-7, 2-1 MVC), a nationally-televised game on CBS Sports Network that tips at 1 p.m. After a road game at Evansville on Jan. 10, the Bears return home on Jan. 14 to take on Indiana State at 2 p.m.

— MSU Athletics —

Chiefs and Missouri Western agree to extend Training Camp through 2018

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St. Joseph, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs and Missouri Western State University have reached an agreement that will keep the Chiefs in St. Joseph for training camp in 2018.

The agreement also includes an option for an additional one-year extension term that would cover training camp in 2019.

“We are quite proud of the recent success of the Kansas City Chiefs and are looking forward to continuing our relationship with them,” said Dr. Robert Vartabedian, Missouri Western’s president. “Our campus and the St. Joseph community take great pride in hosting the Chiefs, and I’m pleased they will return in 2018.”

“We have been engaged in positive, constructive discussions with Missouri Western State University representatives for months and are pleased to reach this agreement to keep Chiefs Training Camp in St. Joseph,” Chiefs President Mark Donovan said. “When we moved training camp back to the state of Missouri in 2010, we could not have imagined the reception and support that Missouri Western and the entire community have provided us. It’s an exciting time in Chiefs Kingdom and we look forward to returning to St. Joseph next summer.”

Under the extension, the Chiefs and Missouri Western have agreed to cost-reducing measures related to rental equipment and labor expenses to help drive down operating costs. Other conditions of the 2015 contract amendment and the original 2009 contract remain in place.

The Chiefs have held training camp on the campus of Missouri Western State University every year since 2010, when the club returned its training camp to the state of Missouri for the first time in 20 years. The 2018 version of Chiefs Training Camp will mark the ninth year at Missouri Western State University. Of the five total training camp sites used throughout franchise history, the nine-year tenure in St. Joseph is the third-longest at any one location.

 

Griffons rally, then let late lead slip away in loss at Pitt State

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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 —

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