Box Score

Fort Hays State opened its game with Missouri Western on a 30-4 run on Saturday (Dec. 10) and cruised from that point to a 66-53 win at Gross Memorial Coliseum in Hays. The Tigers held the Griffons to just 1-of-17 shooting (5.8 percent) to start the game and eventually shot just 16.1 percent in the first half. Fort Hays State held a 41-17 lead at halftime.

The Griffons could not get any closer than 17 points until the 2:50 mark of the second half. The score would indicate a bit closer game, but FHSU did not score over the final 4:33 of the game after holding a 20-point lead at that point. The Tigers' largest lead of the game was 29 points, which they reached twice in the first half.

Fort Hays State shot the ball well from the free-throw line, a season-high 85 percent (17-of-20). The Tigers were 16-of-18 at the free-throw line in the first half.

Markus Yarbrough led FHSU in scoring with 11 points off the bench. Karron McKenzie also reached double figures with 10 points. Kendrick Morse had a near double-double with nine points and a team-high eight rebounds.

Missouri Western did not have any players in double figures. Dylan Frantz and Lavonte Douglas each had nine points. Douglas led the Griffons with 14 rebounds.

Fort Hays State has a whole week between games before hosting Northwest Missouri State, Saturday, December 17, in the final game before the new year.