The Missouri Southern men's basketball team will be back in the MIAA tournament tomorrow as the 3rd-seed Lions take on the 6th-seed Pittsburg State Gorillas at 2:15 pm inside historic Municipal Auditorium.
Game Information
Teams: (RV) Missouri Southern (23-6, 14-5 MIAA) vs. Pittsburg State (16-12, 9-10 MIAA)
Date: March 8, 2019
Tip-Off: 2:15 PM
Location: Kansas City, Mo.
Site: Municipal Auditorium
Series Record: Lions lead 57-46
Coaches: Jeff Boschee (99-51 overall/at MSSU - 5th year). Kim Anderson (333-86 overall/33-25 at PSU)
Media Coverage
MSSU Radio: Mike McClure - Play by play - Fox Sports Joplin - 101.3, 107.9 FM, AM 1340, 1560, KXMS 88.7 FM
Internet Audio: http://www.mssulions.com
Live Video: http://themiaanetwork.com/
Live Stats:https://lopers.com/sidearmstats/mbball/summary
Lions on Facebook: Facebook.com/mososports
Lions on Twitter: @mososports; @mssumensbball
The Series
This will be the 104th meeting all-time between the two schools. The Lions lead 57-46 in the all-time series with 27 wins in their last 42 tries, including the last seven in a row vs. the Gorillas. The Lions are 37-13 at home all-time vs. the Gorillas with wins in 14 of the last 17 home meetings. Southern is 18-31 at Pittsburg. Nineteen of the last 35 games between the two border rivals have been decided by seven points or less.The 103 games played between the two schools is the most played between any two schools in MSSU history.
MIAA Team Stat Leaders
The Lions, as a team, lead the MIAA in three point attempts, defensive rebounds, free throw attempts, free throws made, scoring and total rebounds.
MIAA Individual Stat Leaders
Cam Martin leads the MIAA in field goal percentage, free throw attempts and free throws made. Elyjah Clark leads the MIAA in three point attempts, minutes per game and total minutes.
All-MIAA
Four Lions earned All-MIAA status this year as Cam Martin led the way with a first-team selection. Elyjah Clark was a third-team pick, while Kinzer Lambert and Braelon Walker earned honorable mention.
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 28.
Cam You Score A Lot?
Cam Martin tied a MSSU single-game record with 49 points at Minnesota State. The mark tied Carl Tyler from 1984. Coincidently, in his second game as a Lion, former guard CJ Carr scored 47 points against the same Minnesota State team two years ago.
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 202-straight games since Arkansas Tech in 2012-13.
Sharp Shooting Lions
Southern has broken two records this year in regards to three-point shooting as the Lions have destroyed two records that were set by last year's squad. Southern has set the record for single-season three pointers made (310) and three pointers per game (10.7).
Put-backs R' Us
Kinzer Lambert had eight offensive rebounds against Pittsburg State at home. Of the eight offensive boards, four were turned into put backs by Lambert himself.
Hard Working Man
Elyjah Clark leads the MIAA in minutes per game and total minutes.
Corndogs Jackie
Southern is averaging 86 points per game this season and the Lions have topped the century mark six times.
Bevo Francis Award Watchlist
Sophomore Cam Martin has been named to the Small College Basketball Bevo Francis Award Watchlist. The award is for the Division II Player of the Year. Martin was named to the top-100 list and Friday was named as a top-50 player.
Record-Breaking Sniper
Junior Elyjah Clark already has the Missouri Southern single-season record for three pointers with 110. Clark broke the career record against Fort Hays State last weekend and has 279 career three pointers now as a junior. With one season left to play, Clark now can target the MIAA record of 370.
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 1,359 in his career and is the 22nd person in MSSU history to crack the 1,000 point plateau. Clark has moved into 11th place all-time, passing Taevaunn Prince. Next up is Terry Shumpert at 1,379 points.
Elyjah For Three
Clark has the top-two single-season three-point totals in MSSU history and his 279 threes made in his two-plus year career rank first. His career three-point percentage of .403 is third-best all-time, while he also tied the single-game record for three's made with nine. He has the season and career record for three pointers per game, while also holding the MSSU season and career record for consecutive games with a three (47).
Up Next
With a win, Southern will play on Saturday, March 9 against Washburn at 2:15 pm.
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