Pittsburg State (4-13, 3-8 MIAA) at
Fort Hays State (12-3, 7-3 MIAA)
Saturday, January 22 - 4 pm
Hays, Kan. - Gross Memorial Coliseum
Radio: KJLS (103.3-FM)
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Game Sponsor: Domino's
National Anthem: Roosevelt Elementary
Promotions: Senior Discount Day - Individuals 55 and older can purchase a $5 general admission ticket
Halftime Performances: Tiger Debs, FHSU Cheer Camp and Styles Dance
Fort Hays State Men's Basketball looks for another win at home on Saturday (Jan. 22) before going on a four-game road swing over the next two weeks. The Tiger men host Pittsburg State at 4 pm, which follows the women's contest at 2 pm. FHSU enters at 12-3 overall, 7-3 in the MIAA, while PSU is 4-13 overall and 3-8 in the MIAA.
The Tigers currently sit in fourth place in the MIAA standings, two games back in the loss column of first-place Central Oklahoma (11-1) and second-place Northwest Missouri State (9-1). Emporia State is just a half game back of Northwest Missouri State in the standings at 9-2.
The Tigers are now second nationally in scoring defense, allowing 58.3 points per game. West Alabama has been trading the national lead back and forth with FHSU and is back in front at 57.8 points allowed per game. FHSU is one of only four teams in the nation containing opponents on average to less than 60 points per game. FHSU has held opponents under 60 in 11 of its 15 contests so far this season.
Jared Vitztum is on the verge of another milestone on Saturday, needing just two rebounds to reach 800 in his career. He looks to become the sixth player in FHSU history to reach that mark. Even more impressive, he can become just the third FHSU player in history with at least 1,300 points and 800 rebounds in a career. The only other two to reach those marks were Alonzo Goldston (1,766 points, 870 rebounds) and Mike Pauls (1,492 points, 907 rebounds). Vitztum leads the Tigers at 15.3 points and an MIAA-best 10.1 rebounds per game.
The Tigers look to snap a two-game losing skid to the Gorillas. The teams are meeting once in the regular season for the third straight year. Pittsburg State won each of the last two contests with Fort Hays State by the score of 79-68, the 2020-21 meeting in Pittsburg and the 2019-20 meeting in Hays. Prior to the recent two-game skid to Pittsburg State, Fort Hays State won five straight games in the series.
Bobby Arthur-Williams is the top scorer for the Gorillas, averaging 15.4 points per game, even though he has played in just five games this season. He had 21 for the Gorillas in a loss at Nebraska-Kearney on Thursday evening. Iziah James is the only other Gorilla averaging double figures for the season at 11.5 per contest.
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