The Missouri Southern men's basketball team will be back at home this Saturday as the Lions play host to Southwest Baptist. Tipoff from Robert Corn Court inside the Leggett & Platt Athletic Center is slated for 3:30 pm.
Game Information
Teams: Missouri Southern (12-3, 3-2 MIAA) vs Southwest Baptist (8-6, 2-3 MIAA)
Date: January 12, 2019
Tip-Off: 3:30 PM
Location: Joplin, Mo.
Site: Robert Corn Court/Leggett & Platt Athletic Center (3,240)
Series Record: Southern Leads 54-43
Coaches: Jeff Boschee (88-48 overall/at MSSU - 5th year). Clark Sheehy (238-179 overall/56-73 at SBU)
Media Coverage
MSSU Radio: Mike McClure - Play by play - Fox Sports Joplin - 101.3, AM 1560 KXMS 88.7 FM
Internet Audio: http://www.mssulions.com
Live Video: http://themiaanetwork.com/mssulions
Live Stats:https://mssulions.com/sidearmstats/mbball/summary
Lions on Facebook: Facebook.com/mososports
Lions on Twitter: @mososports; @mssumensbball
The Series
Southern leads the series 54-43 and has won 11 of the last 14 against SBU after dropping the previous nine games in a row against the Bearcats.This has been a series of streaks as from the 1976 season through the 1984-85 season, the series saw the two teams have streaks of six, seven then six again. SBU's largest win streak was nine, while the Lions' largest streak is nine done from the 98-99 season through the 2001-02 season. Southern is 33-17 at home, while 20-26 on the road and 1-0 in neutral site games.The 97 games played against SBU is the second-most games played against one school following the 101 vs. PSU.
NCAA Team Stat Leaders
The Lions, as a team, rank ninth in scoring, 12th in three point attempts, 16th in scoring margin, three point defense and field goal percentage, while ranking 17th in total threes made and 19th in total assists. The team ranks 24th in defensive rebounds per game, 27th in assist to turnover ratio, assists per game and total rebounds, while ranking 30th in rebound margin, 36th in free throw attempts, and 39th in total rebounds per game.
NCAA Individual Stat Leaders
Cam Martin ranks fourth in field goal percentage, while ranking sixth in free throws made, 8th in both free throw attempts and double-doubles, ninth in total points, 12th in scoring and 13th in total field goals made. Reggie Tharp ranks 11th in assist to turnover ratio and 41st in total assists. Elyjah Clark ranks 12th in three point attempts and 32nd in total minutes and 38th in minutes per game.
MIAA Team Stat Leaders
The Lions, as a team, lead the MIAA in three point attempts, scoring, three point defense and total assists. The Lions rank second in assists per game, defensive rebounds per game, offensive rebounds per game, rebound margin, three pointers per game, total three pointers made, total rebounds and total rebounds per game. Southern ranks third in assist to turnover ratio, free throw attempts, fewest fouls per game and scoring margin.
MIAA Individual Stat Leaders
Cam Martin leads the MIAA in field goal percentage, double-doubles, free throw attempts, and free throws made. Elyjah Clark leads the MIAA in three point attempts and minutes per game. Martin ranks second in offensive rebounds, total field goals, total points and scoring, while ranking third in rebounds. Reggie Tharpranks second total steals and third in total assists, while Kinzer Lambert ranks third in three point attempts and Clark ranks third in total three pointers made.
Streak Stopper
Coming into the season Elyjah Clark had made a three pointer in 47-straight games, dating back to his freshman season. Clark, however, missed out on a three in the first game of the year, but has made a three in each game since, taking his current streak to 14.
Three-Point Streak
The Lions failed to make a three-pointer at Arkansas Tech in their match-up in 2012-13. It was the first time in 403 games that Southern had failed to hit a three pointer, dating back to Jan. 20, 1999 against Missouri S&T. The Lions have had a three in 188-straight games since Arkansas Tech in 2012-13.
Records Watch
Junior Elyjah Clark had the Missouri Southern single-season record for three pointers as a freshman with 89 and broke that record last year with 110. Clark has 244 career threes, passing Skyler Bowlin for second all-time against Central Oklahoma this year. He is well over three-quarters to the career record of 265 set by Austin Wright.
Reachin' A Grand
Elyjah Clark went over 1,000 points in his career with 18 points against Minnesota-Crookston in the Puerto Rico Tournament. He currently has 1,165 in his career and is the 21st person in MSSU history to crack the 1,000 point plateau. Clark is jumped into the No. 14 spot in the career-scoring list, passing up Carlos Escalera, Eddin Santiago and Mario Phillips in the process. Next up is Marvin Townsend at 1,167 points.
Up Next
The Lions will head back out on the road and be at Northeastern State on January 17. Tipoff is slated for 7:30 pm.
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