JAN. 29, 2001

Men's Basketball Ventures to Central Missouri For Wednesday Game

The Game: Truman State University Bulldogs (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association/NCAA Division II) vs. Central Missouri State University Mules (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association/NCAA Division II)
Date/Time: Wed., Jan. 31, 7:30 p.m. (CST)
Location: Warrensburg, Mo.
Arena (Capacity): Multipurpose Building (8,500)

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 (11.4 ppg, 4.1 rpg)
11-Jiri Mikl, So., F, 6-6, 182 (6.5 ppg, 2.9 rpg)
25-Scott Coykendall, Jr., F, 6-4, 210 (13.4 ppg, 5.4 rpg)
35-Brian Brown, Sr., F, 6-6, 216 (14.1 ppg, 6.9 rpg)
40-Matt Beran, Fr., F, 6-6, 215 (4.6 ppg, 5.5 rpg)

CENTRAL MISSOURI PROBABLE STARTERS
5-James Collins, Fr., G, 6-2, 175 (2.7 ppg, 1.1 rpg)
12-B.J. Jefferson, Jr., G, 6-0, 155 (3.4 ppg, 1.6 rpg)
50-Sean Price, Sr., G/F, 6-4, 190 (14.2 ppg, 3.9 rpg)
54-Phil Gettinger, Fr., F/C, 6-9, 255 (6.2 ppg, 5.0 rpg)
44-Chris McSwain, Jr., F/C, 6-8, 230 (15.4 ppg, 5.8 rpg)

Truman (6-11, 2-7 MIAA): Truman comes in looking for its third MIAA win of the season with hopes of gaining some ground in the standings. A win by the Bulldogs on Wednesday would pull them to within a game of Central Missouri.

Truman's two wins in conference play came via 68-58 decision over then No. 5-ranked Northwest Missouri and last week in a 59-45 victory over Missouri-Rolla. The 'Dogs have been on the verge of two more upsets in MIAA action, falling by a combined four points to Missouri Southern and Washburn (Kan.) earlier this month.

Three Bulldogs average double figures in the scoring column, led by senior forward Brian Brown (Centralia, Mo.) who averages a team-best 14.1 points and 6.9 rebounds per game. Brown comes in ranked in the MIAA top 10 in rebounding, field goal percentage and blocked shots, and is just outside the top 10 in scoring.

Junior forward Scott Coykendall (Elmwood, Ill./Spoon River College) is second on the team at 13.4 points, followed by senior guard Mike Peterson (Mason City, Iowa) at 11.4 points per game.

But the hottest Bulldog is currently sophomore Jiri Mikl (Ostrava, Czech Republic/University Laboratory HS-Urbana, Ill.). A game after collecting career-highs with 22 points and 10 rebounds in Wednesday's win at UMR, Mikl followed up with a team-leading 15-point effort in Saturday's loss to Pittsburg State. Mikl is averaging 10.7 points in his last nine games, compared with 1.8 in the first eight. He has connected on nine of his last 10 three-point attempts, spanning the last game and a half.

About the Mules (9-8, 4-5 MIAA): Central Missouri was a 70-51 winner on Saturday over Emporia State (Kan.), as senior guard Daryl Greene scored a game-high 20 points off the bench to lead the Mules. The win raised CMSU's record to 6-2 at home.

Four Mules currently average double digits in the scoring column, led by junior forward/center Chris McSwain's 15.4 points per game average, which ranks seventh in the MIAA. Senior guard/forward Sean Price and Greene average 14.2 points to tie for 11th in the league, while junior Ryan Williams averages 10.2 points. McSwain continues to lead the Mules on the glass, averaging 5.8 boards per contest. Junior guard B.J. Jefferson has dished out a team-high 68 assists (4.25 pg), while Price and Greene have 28 and 26 steals, respectively to rank seventh and tied for 10th in the conference.

McSwain is ranked No. 3 in the league with a 59.2 field goal percentage. Price leads the conference in three-pointers made (54, 3.38 pg) and is ranked ninth in three-point field goal percentage (.367). Greene is seventh in three-point percentage (.424) and is also among the leaders with a 86.1 free throw percentage. Jefferson is sixth in both assists and assist-turnover ratio (1.55).

CMSU has lost four of its last six since an 86-74 home win over Pittsburg State on Jan. 8. The Mules followed their 81-67 road win over Truman in the MIAA opener with a 91-67 road defeat at Missouri Western. After beating PSU, Central fell 84-68 at home to Northwest Missouri and bounced back with an 82-68 victory at home against UMR. They lost 101-61 at Washburn, 85-63 at Missouri Southern and 86-79 at home to Southwest Baptist before getting Saturday's win.

Coaches records: Bulldog head coach Jack Schrader is in his sixth season at Truman and has a record of 79-78 for a winning percentage of .503. He is 4-5 versus CMSU.

Don Doucette is in his fifth year at Central Missouri and the 19th of his head coaching career. He has a career record of 258-265, and is 74-54 at CMSU.

SERIES INFORMATION WITH CENTRAL MISSOURI:
CMSU leads 102-64
Last Meeting: Jan. 3, 2001, at Kirksville, Mo.
Games at Kirksville, Mo.: CMSU leads 51-45
Games at Warrensburg, Mo.: CMSU leads 51-18
Neutral Site games: Truman leads 1-0
Last Truman Win: 77-68, Feb. 2, 2000, at Kirksville
Last CMSU Win: 81-67, Jan. 3, 2001 at Kirksville
Most Points by Truman: 104, (104-95), Jan. 27, 1975, at Kirksville & 104, (104-97), Feb. 14, 1976, at Kirksville
Most Points by CMSU: 109 (109-98), Feb. 25, 1995, at Kirksville
Largest Truman Win: +42 (101-59), Feb. 10, 1964, at Kirksville
Largest CMSU Win: +41 (53-12), Dec. 10, 1936, at Kirksville
Current Streak: CMSU won 1
Last Truman win at Warrensburg: 68-63, Feb. 17, 1999
Last CMSU win at Kirksville: 81-67, Jan. 3, 2001

Bulldogs in the MIAA (Through games of Jan. 28): Truman continues to lead the MIAA in defensive rebounds (26.47 pg) and is ranked second in scoring defense (67.1 ppg allowed). The 'Dogs are also third in field goal defense (opponents shooting .423).

Individually, senior forward Brian Brown (Centralia, Mo.) remains in the top 10 in three categories. He's sixth in blocked shots (1.00 pg), seventh in rebounding (6.9 rpg) and ninth in field goal percentage (.483). Brown also stands 13th in scoring with an average of 14.1 points per game.

Senior guard Mike Peterson (Mason City, Iowa) is sixth in three point field goal percentage (.405), eighth three-pointers made (1.88 pg) and tied for eighth in steals (1.59).

Others ranked among conference leaders are junior forward Scott Coykendall (Elmwood, Ill./Spoon River College), who is 17th in scoring (13.4 ppg) and ninth in free throw percentage (.773), and freshman forward Matt Beran (Victor, Iowa/HLV-Victor), who is eighth in blocked shots (0.88 pg) and 15th in rebounding (5.5 rpg).

Truman vs. Pittsburg State (Jan. 27): Pittsburg State shot 50 percent from the floor for the game, and never trailed on Saturday as Truman fell 83-61 to the Gorillas. PSU connected on 56.3 percent of its threes, including 71.4 percent in the second half.

The 'Dogs trailed 43-26 at halftime after shooting 36.7 percent in the first half. Truman found its stroke a bit better in the second half, converting on 50 percent of its attempts from the field, but could get no closer.

Mikl and freshman walk-on Torre Finley (St. Louis, Mo./Whitfield) each had 10 second half points for Truman. Mikl finished with a team-best 15 points, while Coykendall added 14. Finley charted 10 points on 5-of-8 shooting in 13 minutes of second-half action.

Bulldogs Among Career Leaders: Brown remains 14th in among Truman's all-time scoring leaders with 1,084 points. He needs 32 points to surpass Jack Beck for 13th on the career list. Now with 480 career rebounds Brown caught Justin Matthews and joined the top 20 in that category. He now needs three more to catch Steve Horton in 19th. Brown also ranks seventh on the career free throws list with 258 (seven behind sixth-place Brian Basich), and is 23rd in career assists with 150. He also has sole possession of sixth place on the Bulldogs' career blocked shots list with 57. With 12 more blocks, he'll tie Rick Rigsbee for fifth place.

Peterson remains sixth in career three-pointers with 148, which is 16 behind fifth-place Jason Ramthun. He's up to 13th in career free throws with 191, as he passed Steve Schieppe last week. Peterson remains 20th in career assists with 179, but has closed to within eight of 19th-place Justin Matthews. Peterson is also 175 points shy of joining the 1,000-point club.

Injury Report: Sophomore center Adam Glosier (St. Charles, Mo./U.S. Military Academy) and freshman guard Eric Delaney (Marceline, Mo.) will receive medical redshirts this season due to injuries.

BITS ON THE BULLDOGS:

5-Peter Aydt: A junior guard, Aydt had a career-high seven points versus Lincoln and matched the total with seven points, all in the second half versus PSU ... with 35 points on the season, has already surpassed his previous career total (23) ... has played in 15 of the 17 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 has played in every game, including five starts ... ranks second on the team in rebounding (5.5 rpg), tied for third in assists (33, 1.94 apg) and sixth in scoring (79 points, 4.6 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 eighth in the MIAA in blocked shots (0.88 pg) and 15th in rebounding.

35-Brian Brown: A senior forward, Brown is the team's scoring and rebounding leader with averages of 14.1 points and 6.9 rebounds per game ... tied for team lead in assists (35, 2.06 pg) ... leads team with 17 blocked shots and is second in steals (14) ... has played in all 17 games, starting each ... has played in every game since the beginning of the 1998-99 season, a total of 77 contests ... currently 14th all-time at Truman in scoring (1,084 points) ... is seventh all-time in free throws made and 20th in rebounding ... has scored in double figures in 14 of 17 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 ... ranks 13th in the MIAA in scoring, sixth in rebounding, ninth in in field goal percentage (.483) and sixth in blocked shots (1.00 pg).

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 (13.4 ppg) and third in rebounding (5.4 rpg) ... has scored in double figures in 13 of 17 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 versus Emporia ... had a team-season-high streak of double-figure scoring games snapped at 11 last week ... is 18th in the MIAA in scoring and eighth in free throw percentage (.773) ... among the squad's top free throw shooters and has connected on 46 of his last 57 attempts at the stripe ... shooting 80.4 percent (41-of-51) at the foul line in MIAA games ... has hit 13-of-35 three-point attempts (.371) ... fifth on team with 27 assists ... leads team with 37 offensive rebounds ... has led the team in scoring seven times this season and in rebounding four times.

14-Eric Delaney: Delaney will receive a medical redshirt for this season as he has been sidelined for most of the games with an ankle injury. Saw action in three games this year prior to the injury ... 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 11 games, averaging 7.5 minutes an outing ... has 17 points (1.5 ppg), eight rebounds, four assists and two steals ... had his first collegiate double-figure scoring game with 10 second half points versus Pittsburg State (Kan.) ... also had career-highs with five field goals ... 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 ... will receive a medical redshirt after suffering a knee injury in practice early this season ... he scored five points and had three rebounds and a steal in the exhibition game with SEMO ... transfer from the U.S. Military Academy (West Point).

32-Cory Long: Long's has played in three varsity games this season, seeing a total of seven minutes of action ... Played briefly versus SIU-Edwardsville and had three-minute stints versus Quincy (Ill.) and Pittsburg State (Kan.) ... a walk-on guard.

50-Dan Mailath: Mailath had a career-high five points in Truman's win over Hannibal-LaGrange ... has played in eight of the 17 games this year, collecting his first two career starts ... has 11 points, 10 rebounds two assists and a block in 40 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 had a career day at Missouri-Rolla on Wednesday, establishing career-highs in points (22), field goals (8), attempts (13), three-pointers (6), three-point attempts (9) and rebounds (10) ... came on strong early in the MIAA season and has played in all 17 games this year ... leads team in field goal percentage (.534, 39-of-73) ... has connected on 22 of his 39 three-point attempts and has hit nine of his last 10 ... averaging 6.5 points and 2.9 rebounds ... has scored in double figures in five of the last eight games ... 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 for 13 points ... has scored 96 points in his last nine games (10.7 ppg), compared with 14 in the first eight (1.8 ppg) ... shooting 59.3 percent from the field in MIAA games (32-of-54) ... has hit 17-of-18 free throws as a Bulldog, including all 10 attempts this year ... has hit at least one three-pointer in seven of the nine MIAA games ... shooting 56.4 percent from beyond the arc (22-of-39).

4-Aaron Mueller: A freshman guard, Mueller averages 13.3 minutes per game off the bench ... has played in all 17 games with one start ... is a perfect 8-of-8 at the free throw line ... had a career-high eight points in the win over Hannibal-LaGrange and matched it versus Emporia ... logged a career-best three steals versus Westminster ... averaging 2.8 points and 1.1 rebounds with 10 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 17 games and ranks fourth in scoring (7.6 ppg) ... tied for third on team with 33 assists (1.94 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 nine 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 (11.4 ppg) and leads the team with 27 steals ... Senior guard shooting 43 percent from the field, including 40.5 percent from the three-point line ... Shooting 87 (40-of-46) percent from the foul line this year ... a career 86 percent (191-of-223) free throw shooter ... has hit on 88 percent (176-of-200) of his charity tosses since his freshman year ... has 35 assists to tie for the team lead ... leads team in minutes, averaging 33.5 per game ... charted career-highs with 27 points and eight field goals in the 'Dogs' win over SIU-Edwardsville ... has reached double figures in 11 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 tied for eighth in the MIAA in steals, and is eighth three-point field goal percentage and threes made ... ranks fourth on the team in rebounding (4.1 rpg) ... is sixth all-time at Truman in career three-point goals ... also 13th in career free throws and 20th in career assists (179).

42-Eric Wade: Has played in 13 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 six blocks this year ... averaging 2.3 rebounds and 2.2 points in 8.6 minutes per game ... has played in 21 career games.

CENTRAL MISSOURI @ TRUMAN (JAN. 3, 2001): Five Bulldogs scored in double figures, but it wasn't enough as Truman fell 81-67 to Central Missouri in this year's conference opener for both teams.

The Bulldogs got out to a sluggish start as they managed just eight points in the first 10 minutes of the game. But Truman heated up and went on a 16-8 run to close the gap to nine points, 33-24, with just over two minutes remaining. After CMSU held on for a 40-26 halftime lead, the 'Dogs began the second half on an 11-2 spurt and cut the lead down to five. However, that was as close as the 'Dogs could get as the Mules held on for the win.

Senior guard Mike Peterson finished with 17 points to lead the Bulldogs, who dropped only their second home game this season. Junior guard Nathan Owen (Cape Girardeau, Mo./Southeast Missouri State) and senior forward Brian Brown finished with 12 points apiece. Junior forward Scott Coykendall added 11 points and freshman Matt Beran, making his first collegiate start, tallied 10 points and a team-high 10 rebounds for his second career double-double.

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