Griffons use balanced attack to roll past Nebraska-Kearney

riggertMissouriWesternST. JOSEPH –  The Missouri Western men’s basketball team used a 15-0 run to end the first half and begin the second and they cruised to an 80-63 victory over Nebraska-Kearney Saturday inside the MWSU Fieldhouse.

NOTABLES
– The Griffons shot 71.4 percent from the three-point arc in the first half
– Missouri Western started a 15-0 run with 3:22 left in the first half and never trailed after that
– MWSU had two 7-0 runs throughout the game to go along with the 15-0 run
– The Griffons held a 33-29 rebounding advantage over the Lopers
– UNK was held to a season-low of 63 points

TOP PERFORMERS
– Seth Bonifas dropped a career-high 18 points and grabbed seven rebounds
– TJ Evans scored 21 points, going 3-4 from three-point and 4-5 on the free-throw stripe
– Cole Clearman had 15 points and went 3-4 from the three-point arc

UP NEXT
Missouri Western is back in action Saturday as they host No. 1 Northwest Missouri State at 4:00 p.m. inside the MWSU Fieldhouse.

— MWSU Athletics —