IT WAS A HARD WEEKEND FOR THE NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE MEN AND WOMEN AS THEY PLAYED HOST THE CENTRAL MISSOURI AND CAME UP SHORT IN BOTH GAMES.
THE WOMEN FELL 87-66 WHILE THE MEN LOST 65-61. WITH MORE ON SATURDAY'S GAMES HERE'S JOHN COFFEY.
THE LOSSES LEAVE THE WOMEN AT 8-10 IN MIAA ACTION IN A TIE FOR 6TH PLACE WITH MISSOURI SOUTHERN JUST ONE GAME AHEAD OF NEBRASKA OMAHA.
THE MEN ARE NOW 7-11 IN MIAA ACTION AND IN 9TH PLACE A HALF GAME BACK OF WASHBURN FOR THE FINAL TOURNAMENT SPOT.
MISSOURI WESTERN SPLIT THEIR WEEKEND DATE WITH TRUMAN STATE. THE MEN PICKED UP A WIN OVER THE BULLDOGS 68-55 WHILE THE WOMEN FELL 73-67.
THE GRIFFON MEN NOW SIT 10-8 IN THE MIAA IN A TIE WITH MISSOURI SOUTHERN FOR 5TH PLACE. THE GRIFFON WOMEN ARE NOW IN LAST PLACE OF THE LEAGUE AND ARE ELIMINATE FORM ANY HOPES OF GETTING INTO THE POST SEASON MIAA TOURNAMENT.
IN THE BIG 12 ALL THREE AREA SCHOOLS CAME OUT OF THE WEEKEND WITH VICTORIES. MISSOURI DISMISSED NEBRASKA IN LINCOLN 74-59.
KANSAS ALL BUT WRAPPED UP THE BIG 12 TITLE WITH THEIR 94-74 BEATING OF COLORADO, AND KANAS STATE GAVE OKLAHOMA A BEAT DOWN IN NORMAN 83-68.
