Fort Hays State looks to even its conference record on Saturday when it hosts Missouri Western at Gross Memorial Coliseum in Hays. Game time is set for 4 pm. The Tigers enter at 4-3 overall, 0-1 in the MIAA, while the Griffons are 3-3 overall, playing their first conference game of the season.

The Tigers are coming off a loss at home to No. 6 ranked Central Missouri. The Mules remained unbeaten on the season by a score of 80-71 and ran their overall win streak to 14 games dating back to last season after reeling off six straight in the NCAA Tournament to win the national title. FHSU and Central Missouri will not meet again in the regular season.

Fort Hays State owns a four-game home win streak on Missouri Western, that dates back to the 2009-10 season. The Tigers and Griffons last met in Hays in 2012-13, with FHSU winning that contest by 16 points. FHSU lost to Missouri Western in St. Joseph last year, 82-79 in overtime.

The Tigers have seen a big upturn in their three-point shooting over the last two games, going 22-of-42 beyond the arc (.524). They have seen their team percentage beyond the three-point line jump from 30.8 percent to 37.6 percent for the season in the last two games. Achoki Moikobu is hitting 50 percent of his attempts beyond the arc at 13-of-26, while James Fleming (44.4 percent, 12-of-27) and Royce Williams (37.8 percent, 14-of-37) are heating up.

Craig Nicholson continues to lead the Tigers at 16.7 points and 5.7 assists per game from his point guard position. He is shooting 80.4 percent at the free-throw line. Jake Stoppel leads the Tigers in rebounding at 6.7 per game.

Missouri Western last played on Monday with a 72-43 win over Hannibal-LaGrange. That snapped a three-game losing skid.