FHSU Athletics
William Jewell (3-5, 1-2 GLVC) at
Fort Hays State (5-3, 0-2 MIAA)
Saturday, December 13 • 4 p.m.
Hays, Kan. • Gross Memorial Coliseum
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Game Sponsor: Riverside Chiropractic
Promotions: Tiger Debs dance camp performance at men's halftime /
Toys for Tots Stuffed Animal Toss:-Bring a stuffed animal to toss at halftime of the men's game and get a $5 GA ticket. All stuffed animals will be donated to Toys for Tots!
Fort Hays State Men's Basketball plays a non-conference contest at home on Saturday against William Jewell College. Game time is set for 4 p.m. at Gross Memorial Coliseum. The game will follow a non-conference women's contest between Fort Hays State and Pittsburg State. FHSU enters at 5-3 overall, while the Cardinals are 3-5 overall.
The Tigers are looking to snap a two-game losing skid which occurred on the road to open MIAA play last week. The Tigers lost at (RV) Central Missouri and No. 2 ranked Washburn.
William Jewell comes into this game off a loss in conference play last weekend to Rockhurst. The Cardinals do have one road win so far this season, a 77-72 victory at Emporia State on November 19.
Fort Hays State and William Jewell met for the first time ever last year in men's basketball. The Tigers took the inaugural meeting 63-59 in Liberty, Mo. The Tigers had a very balanced scoring attack in that game as five scored in double figures. Kyle Grill was one of the four Tigers with 10 points.
Fort Hays State continues to have one of the best scoring defenses in the nation, currently ranked fourth allowing just 60.3 points per game. The Tigers are also in the top 10 nationally for field goal percentage defense, allowing 36.7 percent shooting from the field.
Dan Mukuna continues to lead the Tigers at 18.1 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. Lucas Hammeke is coming off a career-high 24-point performance at Washburn and averages a team-best 3.4 assists per game. Kyle Grill is also averaging double figures in scoring at 12.5 points per game.
Justice Sutton leads the Cardinals in scoring at 18.5 points per game. Isaac Patterson is the top rebounder for WJC at 6.5 per game, while adding 12.5 points per game.