Men's Basketball | 12/5/2025 12:58:00 PM
GAME 8
Emporia State (2-5, 0-1 MIAA) vs. Missouri Western (7-2, 1-0 MIAA)
Slams & Spurs Saturday
Saturday, December 6 • 3:30 p.m. • Emporia, Kan. • WL White Auditorium
Series Record: MWSU leads 49-38
Last Meeting: at ESU 95, MWSU 85 (Feb. 26, 2025)
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Up Next: Kansas Christian • 12:00 p.m. • December 15 • Emporia, Kan. • WL White Auditorium
COUNTRY ROADS TAKE ME HOME
Emporia State plays host to Missouri Western on Slams & Spurs Country Day at White Auditorium.
ABOUT THE HORNETS
Emporia State is 2-5 on the season. Eight different players have scored in double figures this season.
Andrew Pengel is the top scorer at 16.1 points per game.
Chris Harris adds 12.4 points and 5.0 rebounds.
Trey Redd is averaging 4.0 assists per game.
ABOUT THE GRIFFONS
Missouri Western is 6-3, 0-1 in the MIAA. Noah King leads three players in double figures at 17.8 points per game. Marko Pavlovic is averaging 8.9 points and 7.2 boards per game.
ABOUT THE COACHES
Tom Billeter is 503-297 in his 28th season as a head coach and is 13-23 in his second season at Emporia State after going 394-224 in 21 years at Augustana. With the Vikings he won the 2016 National Championship, went to nine NCAA Tournaments, won three regular season NSIC Championships, two NSIC Tourney Championships, and 18 consecutive winning seasons. He is 2-0 against Missouri Western at Emporia State and went 0-2 against the Griffons while at Augustana.
Brooks McKowen is 7-2 in his first year at Missouri Western and 216-150 in his 13th year overall. This is his first meeting with Emporia State.
LAST TIME VS MISSOURI WESTERN
Emporia State scored a season high 95 points and put five players in double figures in a 95-85 win over Missouri Western.
The Griffons opened the game hitting eight of their first nine shots to build a 24-12 lead with 13:14 left in the half. The Hornets answered with a 19-5 run to take a 31-29 lead with 8:22 left in the half. Emporia State closed the half on a 15-4 run and led 49-43 at the break. The Hornets scored the first 12 points of the second half to extend their run to 17-0 and take their biggest lead of the night at 61-43 with 16:56 left. Two free throws from
Justin Mack gave Emporia State an 88-75 lead with 3:39 to go. The Griffons scored the next eight points to trail 88-83 with 2:04 left.
Parker Day pushed the Hornet lead back to double digits with a jump hook in the lane to give ESU a 93-83 lead with 57.1 seconds left. Zion Swader scored with 49 seconds left but it would be the last points of the game for Western while
Karyiek Dixon hit two of four free throws for the final score.
Parker Day led Emporia State with 24 points as all five starters reached double figures for the Hornets.
Arhman Lewis had 17 points and six assists,
Brayson Laube was a perfect five of five from the field with four three-pointers and two free throws for 16 points.
Chris Harris scored 14 with six rebounds while
Karyiek Dixon scored ten and grabbed a team high seven boards.
SERIES HISTORY WITH THE GRIFFONS
This will be the 88th meeting with Missouri Western holding a 49-38 overall advantage. The Hornets have won the last three meetings.
LAST TIME OUT
An early second half run by the Bearcats proved too much to overcome for the Emporia State men on Thursday night, as the Hornets fell 77-70 at Northwest Missouri to open MIAA action.
Both the Hornets and Bearcats opened the game trading baskets over the first four-plus minutes, with a
Chris Harris three putting the Hornets ahead 12-11 at the 15:37 mark of the first half. Over the next four minutes, the Bearcats outscored the Hornets 12-3, taking a 23-15 lead at the 12:17 mark. Over the final 12 minutes of the first half, the Hornets trimmed the Bearcat advantage to three points on multiple occasions, including in the final minute before the break on a layup by
Trey Redd to make the score 38-35 with 47 seconds left in the first. A trio of free throws by Northwest Missouri doubled that lead, making the halftime score 41-35 in favor of the Bearcats. Following the break Emporia State scored just six points in the first eight minutes of the second half, as Northwest Missouri took their biggest lead of the game at 55-41 with 12:12 remaining. Over the next seven minutes, the Hornets allowed just two Bearcat field goals to trim the deficit to 62-56 entering the final media timeout with 4:47 remaining. The Hornets were unable to pull within one possession down the stretch, as a
Trey Redd layup with 13 seconds left to cut the lead to 71-67 was the closest they would come before falling 77-70.
Emporia State posted a higher shooting percentage than the Bearcats, shooting 46.6% compared to 43.6% for Northwest Missouri. The Bearcats knocked down ten of 24 attempts from three while the Hornets were six of 18, making just one in the second half.
Andrew Pengel led the way with 23 points going four of five from beyond the arc.
Treyvon Taylor and
Chris Harris joined Pengel in double figures, scoring 16 points each.
UP NEXT
The Hornets will take finals week off before playing host to Kansas Christian on Kids Day at White Auditorium. Tip-off is set for 12 noon.
