JAN. 23, 2001

Bulldog Basketball Wraps Up Road Trip at Missouri-Rolla on Wednesday

The Game: Truman State University Bulldogs (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association/NCAA Division II) vs. University of Missouri-Rolla Miners (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association/NCAA Division II)
Date/Time: Wed., Jan. 24, 7:45 p.m. (CST)
Location: Rolla, Mo.
Arena (Capacity): Gale Bullman Multi-Purpose Building (4,550)

Broadcast: KRES 104.7 FM, Moberly, Mo., Brad Boyer, play-by-play and Hank Janssen, commentary. The pregame show begins about 20 minutes before the game.

Team Line: Live KRES broadcast by calling 1-800-846-4700. Access Code: 6350. Charges must be billed to a credit card.

TRUMAN PROBABLE STARTERS
3-Mike Peterson, Sr., G, 5-11, 176 (11.7 ppg, 4.3 rpg)
20-Nathan Owen, Jr., G, 6-2, 205 (8.5 ppg, 2.8 rpg)
11-Jiri Mikl, So., F, 6-6, 182 (4.9 ppg, 2.5 rpg)
25-Scott Coykendall, Jr., F, 6-4, 210 (13.7 ppg, 5.6 rpg)
35-Brian Brown, Sr., F, 6-6, 216 (14.7 ppg, 6.9 rpg)

MISSOURI-ROLLA PROBABLE STARTERS
5-Brett Robertson, Fr., G, 6-1, 190 (2.8 ppg, 1.5 rpg)
10-Brad Fischer, Fr., G, 6-2, 175 (7.7 ppg, 1.5 rpg)
40-Ben Wood, Sr., G, 6-5, 205 (8.5 ppg, 4.2 rpg)
33-Bob Tebbe, Jr., F, 6-6, 205 (11.1 ppg, 8.3 rpg)
44-Brian Westre, Fr., C, 6-8, 230 (21.1 ppg, 10.3 rpg)

Truman (5-10, 1-6 MIAA): The Bulldogs enter Wednesday's game hoping to snap a two-game skid and bring an end to a recent shooting slump. After collecting their first MIAA win, a 68-58 decision a week ago over then No. 5 Northwest Missouri State, the 'Dogs have followed with a 71-58 loss on Saturday to Emporia State (Kan.) and a 59-47 road defeat versus Quincy (Ill.) on Monday.

Three Bulldogs average double figures in the scoring column, led by senior forward Brian Brown (Centralia, Mo.) who averages a team-best 14.7 points and 6.9 rebounds per game. He's coming off of his third double-double of the season, as he netted 16 points and 10 rebounds in the loss to Quincy, despite playing only 24 minutes due to foul trouble. Brown began the week ranked in the MIAA top 10 in rebounding, field goal percentage and blocked shots.

Junior forward Scott Coykendall (Elmwood, Ill./Spoon River College) is second on the team at 13.7 points, followed by senior guard Mike Peterson (Mason City, Iowa) at 11.7 points per game.

About the Miners (4-11, 2-5 MIAA): UMR will be looking to end a five-game losing streak when they host Truman on Wednesday. The Miners, riddled by injuries, played only seven players in their most recent loss, a 72-43 decision on Saturday versus Northwest Missouri. Of the seven Miners to see action, only five had seen action in every game.

Freshman center Brian Westre not only leads the team in scoring and rebounding, but he also leads the MIAA in those categories with averages of 21.1 points and 10.3 rebounds per game. Through games of Jan. 21, Westre was 19th in NCAA Division II in scoring and seventh in rebounding with an MIAA-best nine double-doubles. Westre is also the conference leader in blocked shots (1.8 pg) and is sixth in field goal percentage (.544).

UMR was without their second leading scorer, senior guard Kasim Withers, in Saturday's loss. Withers, who is day-to-day after dislocating a shoulder a week ago versus Missouri Western, ranked fourth in the MIAA with 17.5 points per game, and is also second in assists (6.0 pg, 19th in NCAA-II), third in free throw percentage (.823) and fifth in three-pointers made (2.29 pg).

With junior forward Bob Tebbe (11.1 ppg, 8.3 rpg), the Miners boast the league's top two rebounders. Meanwhile guards Ben Wood (8.5 ppg, 4.2 rpg), a senior, and freshman Brad Fischer (7.7 ppg, 1.5 rpg) combine with Withers for 99 of UMR's 103 three-pointers. Fischer shoots 38.8 percent from outside the arc, while Wood is a 35.8 percent three-point shooter. Withers is shooting just 31.7 percent from outside, but has made 32 triples in his 14 games of action.

The Miners opened the season with a win over William Penn (Iowa), 81-52, but then dropped their next four to Southeast Missouri, 87-63, Lincoln, 92-78 and 100-83, and Rockhurst, 67-53. They then defeated Rockhurst 82-79 in overtime, before suffering losses in Florida to Lynn, 90-65, and Barry, 87-72. UMR opened conference play by going 2-0 with wins over Southwest Baptist, 72-64, and Emporia, 82-72. The Miners have since fallen 93-58 to Missouri Southern, 68-67 to Pittsburg State (Kan.), 82-68 to Central Missouri, 72-57 to Missouri Western, and 72-43 to Northwest Missouri.

Coaches Records: Bulldog head coach Jack Schrader is in his sixth season at Truman and has a record of 78-77 for a winning percentage of .503. He is 6-4 versus UMR.

Dale Martin is in the 13th year of his head coaching career with each year spent at the helm of UMR. He has a record of 172-187 (.479).

SERIES INFORMATION WITH MISSOURI-ROLLA:
Record: Truman leads 86-42
Games at Kirksville, Mo.: Truman leads 54-15
Games at Rolla, Mo.: Truman leads 28-26
Neutral Site Games: Truman leads 4-1
Last Meeting: Feb. 23, 2000 at Rolla
Last Truman Win: 69-62, Feb. 23, 2000 at Rolla
Last UMR Win: 63-61, Jan. 12, 1998 at Kirksville
Most Points by Truman: 112 (112-85), Jan. 28, 1964, at Kirksville
Most Points by UMR: 98 (98-90), Jan. 31, 1972, at Rolla
Largest Truman Win: +41 (92-51), Jan. 25, 1957 at Kirksville
Largest UMR Win: +24 (69-45), Feb. 8, 1997 at Kirksville
Current Streak: Truman won 5
Last Truman win at Rolla: 69-62, Feb. 23, 2000
Last UMR win at Kirksville: 63-61, Jan. 12, 1998

Bulldogs in the MIAA (Through games of Jan. 22): Truman continues to lead the MIAA in defensive rebounds (26.53 pg) and is ranked in the top four in seven other categories. The 'Dogs are third in scoring defense (67.5 ppg allowed), field goal defense (.422), rebounding offense (36.6 rpg) and rebounding margin (+3.1 rpg). They are fourth in free throw percentage (.683), rebounding defense (33.5 rpg allowed) and fourth in blocked shots (2.93 pg).

Individually, senior forward Brian Brown (Centralia, Mo.) ranks in the top 10 in three categories. He is sixth in rebounding (6.9 rpg) and tied for sixth in blocked shots (1.00 pg). He's also ninth in field goal percentage (.491). Brown stands 11th in scoring with an average of 14.7 points per game.

Junior forward Scott Coykendall (Elmwood, Ill./Spoon River College) is among conference leaders in two categories. He's tied for 15th in scoring (13.7 ppg) and is eighth in free throw percentage (.779).

Senior guard Mike Peterson (Mason City, Iowa) is seventh in three-point field goal percentage (.403), steals (1.80 pg) and three-pointers made (1.93 pg).

Freshman forward Matt Beran (Victor, Iowa/HLV-Victor) is tied for sixth in blocked shots (1.00 pg) and tied for ninth in rebounding (6.1 rpg).

Truman vs. Quincy (Jan. 22): Another slow start spelled trouble for the Bulldogs, who managed just four points in the first nine-plus minutes, as Quincy defeated Truman 59-47 Monday night.

Quincy started the game on a 13-4 run, but Truman battled back to get within four, 17-13, with 6:51 to go before the half. The Hawks, however, ended the half by outscoring the 'Dogs 22-8 en route to a 39-21 advantage at the break.

To start the second period, the Bulldogs held Quincy scoreless over the first 5:45, but could only get back within 13 points, 39-26.

Truman shot just 26.2 percent from the floor for the game, compared to 33.3 percent for Quincy. The Hawks only connected on 24.1 percent of their shots in the second half, but held on for the win.

Brown, Coykendall and Beran were each saddled by early foul trouble and neither played more than 24 minutes. Brown still ended the game with his third double-double of the year, charting 16 points and 10 rebounds. Sophomore Eric Wade (Lee's Summit, Mo./North) had a solid game in relief of the three hampered by foul trouble. Wade recorded career-highs with 10 rebounds and three blocked shots to go with four points in 18 minutes of action.

Bulldogs Among Career Leaders: Brown surged from 16th to 14th on the Bulldogs' all-time scoring list on Wednesday night as his 16 points gives him 1,065 for his career. He broke a tie with Lou Gregory and passed Claude Wilson and Mark Campbell on the career list. Brown could join the top 10 in scoring late this season. He also jumped to 21st in career rebounds and, with 466 career caroms, he's just 10 behind 20th place Justin Matthews on the career list. Brown also ranks seventh on the career free throws list with 256, and is to 23rd in career assists with 148. He's also tied for sixth on the career blocked shots list with 55.

Peterson reached the 800-point plateau on Saturday and he now has 806 for his career. He remains sixth in career three-pointers, 19 behind fifth-place Jason Ramthun, and 14th in career free throws, four back of 13th place Steve Schieppe. Peterson also stands 20th in career assists.

Injury Report: Sophomore center Adam Glosier (St. Charles, Mo./U.S. Military Academy) will likely miss the rest of the season with a knee injury. Freshman guard Eric Delaney (Marceline, Mo.) remains out indefinitely with an ankle injury.

BITS ON THE BULLDOGS:

5-Peter Aydt: A junior guard, Aydt had a career-high seven points in Truman's loss to Lincoln ... with 28 points on the season, has already surpassed his point total last year (16) ... has played in 14 of the 15 games with nine starts ... ranks sixth on the team in assists ... led the team in assists versus Hannibal-LaGrange and Drury.

40-Matt Beran: A freshman forward, Beran tallied a career- and team season-high four blocked shots in Truman's win over SIU-Edwardsville ... with just three more blocks, he'll have more than any Bulldog in a single season since 1994-95 (Steve Horton, 78) ... has played in every game, including three starts ... ranks second on the team in rebounding (6.1 rpg), second in assists (30, 2.0 apg) and fifth in scoring (77 points, 5.1 ppg) ... has two double-doubles on the year ... his first came in the Bulldogs' win over Hannibal-LaGrange when he charted 10 points and 10 rebounds ... his second, also a 10-point, 10-rebound effort, came in his first career start, versus Central Missouri ... had a team season-high and career-high five assists in the loss to Lincoln ... is tied for sixth in the MIAA in blocked shots and tied for ninth in rebounding.

35-Brian Brown: A senior forward, Brown is the team's scoring and rebounding leader with averages of 14.7 points and 6.9 rebounds per game ... leads team in assists (33, 2.2 pg) ... is tied for the team lead in blocked shots (15) and is second in steals (14) ... has played in all 15 games, starting each ... has played in every game since the beginning of the 1998-99 season, a total of 75 contests ... currently 14th all-time at Truman in scoring (1,065 points) ... is seventh all-time in free throws made and 21st in rebounding ... has scored in double figures in 13 of 15 games this year, including three games with 20 or more points ... has three double-doubles on the season ... matched his career-high and set a team season-high with 28 points in the loss to Lincoln ... also had a team season-high in field goals with 10 vs. LU ... ranked 11th in the MIAA in scoring, sixth in rebounding, ninth in in field goal percentage and tied for sixth in blocked shots.

52-Dusty Bruner: A junior center, Bruner went a perfect 2-of-2 at the foul line and grabbed two rebounds in the win over Hannibal-LaGrange, his only action of the season.

25-Scott Coykendall: A junior transfer from Spoon River College in Canton, Ill., Coykendall ranks second on the team in scoring (13.7 ppg) and third in rebounding (5.6 rpg) ... has scored in double figures in 12 of 15 games this year, including four efforts of 20 or more points ... tallied his first senior college career double-double with career-highs in points (23) and rebounds (13) in a win over Monmouth (Ill.) ... matched his career-high in points on Saturday versus Emporia ... saw his team-high streak of double-figure scoring games snapped at 11 on Monday night ... is 15th in the MIAA in scoring and eighth in free throw percentage (.779) ... among the squad's top free throw shooters and has connected on 41 of his last 50 attempts at the stripe ... shooting 81.8 percent (36-of-44) at the foul line in MIAA games ... has hit 13-of-31 three-point attempts (.400) ... fifth on team with 24 assists ... leads team with 33 offensive rebounds ... has led the team in scoring seven times this season and in rebounding four times.

A.J. Crum: A junior forward, Crum has yet to see any playing time with the Bulldog varsity squad this year.

14-Eric Delaney: Delaney has seen action in three games this year, but has missed time of late due to an ankle injury ... freshman guard is tied for team lead with two steals in the exhibition game versus Southeast Missouri ... scored his lone point of the year in the Bulldogs' win over Hannibal-LaGrange ... had two rebounds in each of the wins over SIU-Edwardsville and Westminster.

00-Bill Farr: Scored his only two points in his only game of the season, the win over SIU-Edwardsville ... a redshirt freshman forward.

15-Torre Finley: Played in 10 games, averaging 6.9 minutes an outing ... has seven points, seven rebounds, four assists and a steal ... scored three-points in the win over Hannibal-LaGrange ... walk-on guard who moved up to the varsity from the junior varsity squad.

Adam Glosier: A sophomore center, Glosier started and played 20 minutes in the 'Dogs exhibition loss to Southeast Missouri ... he scored five points and had three rebounds and a steal ... is likely lost for the rest of the year with an injured posterior cruciate ligament in his knee ... transfer from the U.S. Military Academy (West Point).

32-Cory Long: Long's has played in two varsity games this season, seeing a total of four minutes of action ... Played briefly versus SIU-Edwardsville and had a three-minute stint versus Quincy (Ill.) ... a walk-on guard, playing primarily with the junior varsity.

50-Dan Mailath: Mailath had a career-high five points in Truman's win over Hannibal-LaGrange ... has played in seven of the 15 games this year, collecting his first two career starts ... has 11 points, eight rebounds two assists and a block in 35 minutes of action this year ... a junior center.

Bret Maxwell: Maxwell played briefly in Truman's win over Hannibal-LaGrange, his only playing time of the year ... a walk-on forward, playing mostly with the junior varsity.

11-Jiri Mikl: Mikl came on strong early in the MIAA season and has played in all 15 games this year ... among team leaders in field goal percentage (.481, 25-of-52) ... has connected on 13 of his 27 three-point attempts ... averaging 4.9 points and 2.5 rebounds ... matched career-highs with 13 points and five field goals in the two-point loss at Washburn (Kan.) ... had another 13-point night versus Missouri Western ... had a perfect night from the field vs. WU, hitting 5-of-5 field goals, 3-of-3 from beyond the arc and 2-of-2 at the stripe ... has scored 59 points in his last seven games (8.4 ppg), compared with 14 in the first eight (1.8 ppg) ... shooting 54.6 percent from the field in MIAA games (18-of-33) ... has hit 17-of-18 free throws as a Bulldog ... has hit at least one three-pointer in five of the seven MIAA games.

4-Aaron Mueller: A freshman guard, Mueller averages 14.1 minutes per game off the bench ... has played in all 15 games with one start ... is a perfect 6-of-6 at the free throw line ... had a career-high eight points in the win over Hannibal-LaGrange and matched it on Saturday versus Emporia ... logged a career-best three steals versus Westminster ... averaging 3.1 points and 1.1 rebounds with eight assists and five steals on the year ... has hit 10 three-pointers.

20-Nathan Owen: A junior guard, Owen has started 10 of the team's 15 games and ranks fourth in scoring ... tied for third on team with 30 assists (2.0 pg) ... has eight double-figure scoring games this year, including two career-high 14-point performances (versus Westminster and SIU-Edwardsville) ... connected on a career-high four of eight three-point goals versus Central Missouri ... has hit at least one three-pointer in five of the seven MIAA games ... redshirt junior who sat out 1999-00 after transferring from Southeast Missouri State

3-Mike Peterson: Ranks third on the team in scoring and leads the team with 27 steals ... Senior guard shooting 44.1 percent from the field, including 40.3 percent from the three-point line ... Shooting 85 percent from the foul line ... has 30 assists to tie for third on the team ... leads team in minutes, averaging 33.9 per game ... charted career-highs with 27 points and eight field goals in the 'Dogs' win over SIU-Edwardsville ... has reached double figures in 10 games this season, including two with 20 or more points ... finished with a game-high 20 points in Truman's upset win over NWMSU ... had a career-high nine rebounds in the loss to Drury ... comes in seventh in the MIAA in steals, three-point field goal percentage and threes made ... ranks fourth on the team in rebounding ... is sixth all-time at Truman in career three-point goals.

42-Eric Wade: Has played in 11 games this season ... logged his first career start in the loss to Drury ... had a career-high seven points in the loss to Lincoln ... reached career highs in blocks (3) and rebounds (10) versus Quincy (Ill.) ... has played in 19 career games.

MISSOURI-ROLLA AT TRUMAN (JAN. 26, 2000): The Bulldogs shot a season-high 56.3 percent (9-of-16) from three-point range and got a career-high 21 points from Peterson (Mason City, Iowa) in a 73-65 victory over Missouri-Rolla in last year's first meeting. Peterson also set a then-personal career mark for three-point field goals (5) and matched his then-career best with six field goals.

Truman shot 57.1 percent from the field and 77.8 percent from three-point range in the first half, en route to an 11-point lead just before the break. UMR went on a 10-3 run to close the gap to 35-31 at the half. The Miners opened the second half by connecting on six of their first 10 shots, including four three-pointers, to take a 50-44 lead with 11:30 to go. The 'Dogs used an 8-0 run for a 52-50 advantage and held a lead over the final eight minutes of the contest.

Cory Parker led the way with 26 points, four assists and three steals, and Brown added 15 points in addition to Peterson's 21. Parker was 10-of-15 from the field and a perfect 6-of-6 at the charity stripe. Brown teamed with Peterson in the three-point attack as the two shot a combined 80 percent (8-of-10) from long range. Brown hit three of four attempts from beyond the arc.

TRUMAN AT MISSOURI-ROLLA (FEB. 23, 2000): Cory Parker became Truman's all-time career scoring leader and did so in victorious fashion as the 'Dogs downed UMR 69-62 on the road last year. The Bulldogs posted one of their best shooting nights of the season, connecting on 55.3 percent from the field. Truman led throughout the second half en route to its third win in four tries and second in a row.

Not lost in the victory was a team-high 20-point effort turned in by Brown, who scored 13 points in the second half and was 8-of-9 from the field for the game. Parker, who came in needing 13 to capture the career scoring record, ended with 15 points while Reinberg and Ramthun had 11 and 10 points, respectively.

Parker got the Truman scoring record on the first bucket of the second half. He finished the game with 1,799 career points.

The Bulldogs dished out 23 team assists, another of their highest team totals of the season and the most since handing out 26 on Nov. 23 of 1999. Reinberg was tops among the 'Dogs' assist men, handing out eight helpers to narrowly miss a triple-double -- he also led the team with nine rebounds. It marked the sixth time this season that Reinberg recorded five or more assists. Peterson also had a career-high six assists and Parker five.

The Bulldogs trailed throughout much of the first 12 minutes of the game, but took the lead for good with 8:11 to play before the half on a layup by Reinberg. Truman ended the half on a 13-4 run and extended the margin to 13 points early in the second half. The Miners got as close as six points with 1:24 to play, but the 'Dogs got the win despite missing on five of their last nine free throw attempts.

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