FEB. 9, 2001

Men's Basketball Wraps Up Homestand Versus Southwest Baptist on Saturday

The Game: Truman State University Bulldogs (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association/NCAA Division II) vs. Southwest Baptist University Bearcats (Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association/NCAA Division II)
Date/Time: Sat., Feb. 10, 3:30 p.m. (CST)
Location: Kirksville, Mo.
Arena (Capacity): Pershing Arena (2,600)

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.

Campus radio station KTRM, 88.7 FM will broadcast the Feb. 21 home finale with UMR.

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

MIAA SAAC FOOD DRIVE: The MIAA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, in cooperation with the Truman Captains' Round Table, will sponsor a food drive to benefit the Kirksville Salvation Army. Fans who bring one non-perishable food item to the Feb. 10 or 21 men's or women's basketball games will gain free admission. Also, from Feb. 10-24, Truman student-athletes will be collecting canned food items door-to-door throughout the community. A drop-off point will be located at Pershing Arena on the campus of Truman State University for those wishing to make a donation.

TRUMAN PROBABLE STARTERS
3-Mike Peterson, Sr., G, 5-11, 176 (10.9 ppg, 4.1 rpg)
15-Torre Finley, Fr., G, 5-9, 165 (3.2 ppg, 1.3 rpg)
11-Jiri Mikl, So., F, 6-6, 182 (7.2 ppg, 3.4 rpg)
25-Scott Coykendall, Jr., F, 6-4, 210 (13.0 ppg, 5.1 rpg)
35-Brian Brown, Sr., F, 6-6, 216 (13.8 ppg, 6.4 rpg)

SOUTHWEST BAPTIST PROBABLE STARTERS
5-Rodney Ryans, Jr., G, 6-4, 200 (4.6 ppg, 3.0 rpg)
22-David Coutchie, Fr., G, 6-2, 170 (6.7 ppg, 2.2 rpg)
25-Ryan Stock, So., G, 6-3, 180 (9.3 ppg, 4.5 rpg)
44-Shelby Tonnies, Jr., F/C, 6-9, 220 (6.5 ppg, 3.1 rpg)
52-Igor Majoros, So., F/C, 6-7, 215 (14.5 ppg, 7.2 rpg)

Truman (6-15, 2-11 MIAA): The Bulldogs hope to begin a move to qualify for the MIAA Postseason Tournament, and could take a step in that direction with a win on Saturday. A Truman victory would pull the 'Dogs to within a game of Southwest Baptist and could serve as a deciding factor during the last days of the conference season, when the final postseason berths are locked up. Only three postseason tournament spots remain for five teams all within three games of each other.

Truman's two wins in conference play came via 68-58 decision over then No. 5-ranked Northwest Missouri and a 59-45 victory over Missouri-Rolla. The 'Dogs have been on the verge of three more MIAA triumphs, falling by two points in each of their meetings with conference-leading Washburn and another two-point loss last month to MSSC. In fact, the 'Dogs have lost five MIAA games this season by five points or less.

Three Bulldogs average double figures in the scoring column, led by senior forward Brian Brown (Centralia, Mo.) who averages a team-best 13.8 points and 6.4 rebounds per game. Junior forward Scott Coykendall (Elmwood, Ill./Spoon River College) is second on the team at 13.0 points, but leads the team in MIAA action with an average of 13.4 points. He is followed by senior guard Mike Peterson (Mason City, Iowa) at 10.9 points per game overall.

Over the last six games, however, sophomore Jiri Mikl (Ostrava, Czech Republic/University Laboratory HS-Urbana, Ill.) leads the team with a 13.0 scoring average. He has scored double figures in eight of the last 12 games and five of the last six.

Freshman guard Torre Finley (St. Louis, Mo./Whitfield) has also come on of late, scoring scored 41 points in the last five games (8.2 ppg), while collecting 123 minutes. Finley played in only 10 of the first 16 games, collected just 69 minutes and scored seven points.

SOUTHWEST BAPTIST (5-13, 4-9 MIAA): SBU has lost three in a row, to Washburn, Northwest Missouri and Missouri Southern, since a 93-75 decision over Missouri-Rolla on Jan. 30. The Bearcats' four conference wins have come against UMR, Emporia State (Kan.), Central Missouri and Truman. They are 2-9 on the road this season, including 2-5 in the MIAA.

Sophomore forward/center Igor Majoros leads the Bearcats with his 14.6 points and 7.2 rebounds per game. He ranks ninth in the MIAA in scoring and fifth in rebounding, and is also seventh in free throw percentage (.790) for the conference's top free throw shooting club (.725).

Senior guard Robby Hoegh averages 13.3 points and leads the conference with an 84.9 free throw percentage. He's also second in the league in three-point field goal percentage (.450) and threes made (2.88) while ranking seventh with 3.53 assists per game. Hoegh missed Thursday night's loss to Missouri Southern with an illness, and has also been banged up with a hip injury over the last week.

Sophomore guard Ryan Stock is No. 2 in the MIAA in assists (5.11 pg) and freshman David Coutchie ranks sixth in three-point percentage (.431). His three-point shooting proved to be a big factor in the earlier meeting this season with Truman.

On Thursday, the Bearcats fell 89-52 at home to Missouri Southern. Stock tallied a team-leading 14 points, despite a 3-of-13 shooting performance, and six assists. Junior center Shelby Tonnies added 12 points and seven rebounds for SBU, which gave up 26 turnovers and shot a paltry 29.8 percent from the field and 52.2 percent at the foul line.

Coaches Records: Bulldog head coach Jack Schrader is in his sixth season at Truman and has a record of 79-82. (.491) He is 6-3 versus Southwest Baptist.

Darrin Archer is in his second year at the helm of the Bearcats and has a career record of 13-30 (.302).

SERIES RECORD WITH SBU: Series tied 12-12.
Games at Kirksville, Mo.: Truman leads 8-4
Games at Bolivar, Mo.: SBU leads 8-3
Neutral Site Games: Truman leads 1-0
Last Meeting: Jan. 13, 2001, at Bolivar
Last Truman Win: 99-76, Feb. 12, 2000, at Bolivar
Last SBU Win: 61-62, Jan. 13, 2001, at Bolivar
Most Points by Truman: 99 (99-76), Feb. 12, 2000, at Bolivar
Most Points by SBU: 100 (100-92), Jan. 25, 1988, at Bolivar
Largest Truman Win: +34 (85-51), Feb. 10, 1999, at Kirksville
Largest SBU Win: +31 (94-63), Feb. 7, 1987, at Bolivar
Current Streak: SBU won 1
Last Truman win at Bolivar: 99-76, Feb. 12, 2000
Last SBU win at Kirksville: 72-68, Feb. 22, 1992

Bulldogs in the MIAA (Through games of Feb. 8): Truman comes in again as the MIAA leader in defensive rebounds (25.48 pg) and remains second in scoring defense (66.8 ppg). The 'Dogs are third in field goal defense (.428).

Individually, Brown ranks in a tie for 14th in scoring, ninth in rebounding and sevnth in blocked shots (0.90 pg)

Peterson is seventh in three-point field goal percentage (.411), ninth in three-pointers made per game (1.86) and 10th in steals (1.43 pg).

Freshman Matt Beran (Victor, Iowa/HLV-Victor) is ninth in blocked shots (0.71 pg) and Coykendall ranks 10th in free throw percentage (.747).

Truman vs. Missouri Western (FEB. 7): The tied the score at 64 with 3:58 to play, but Missouri Western ended the game by hitting three of its last four shots and six of seven free throws in a 77-72 Truman loss on Wednesday.

The 'Dogs trailed by as many as 10 points with 9:16 remaining, but used a 14-4 run, which included nine Brian Brown points, to tie the game at 64 apiece. After MWSC went back in front, Jiri Mikl knocked down a three-pointer with 1:35 to go, pulling Truman within two, 69-67. But from there, the 'Dogs connected on only one of their final six shots, as the Griffons held on for the win.

Scott Coykendall finished the game with a career high 25 points, on 8-of-14 shooting, and added a team-leading eight rebounds. Brown tallied 19 points and eight boards, while Mikl ended the game with 10 points and eight rebounds. Mike Peterson dished out five assists as the Bulldogs lost for the fifth time in conference play this year by five points or less.

Bulldogs Among Career Leaders: Brown is now two rebounds away from the 500-rebound plateau as he moved up to 18th in that category on Wednesday, passing Dan Storck. Brown also jumped up a spot in career scoring (1,133 points), leapfrogging Jack Beck for 13th all time. He moved up to fifth in career free throws (275), passing Claude Wilson and moving to within 10 of fourth-place Lou Gregory. Brown remained 22nd in career assists (159) and sixth in blocks (59).

Peterson jumped to an 18th place tie in career assists (190) and is just nine three-pointers away from fifth place on that career chart. He also ranks eighth in steals (98) and 13th in career free throws. Peterson is 140 points short of topping 1,000 for his career.

BITS ON THE BULLDOGS:

5-Peter Aydt (Elgin, Ill./St. Edwards): 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 36 points on the season, has surpassed his previous career total (23) ... has played in 17 of the 20 games with 10 starts ... leads team with an assist-turnover ratio of 3.20 ... led the team in assists versus Hannibal-LaGrange and Drury ... matched career high in points when he scored seven in 12 minutes vs. PSU.

40-Matt Beran: A freshman forward, Beran tallied a career- and team season-high four blocked shots in Truman's win over SIU-Edwardsville ... one of six players to have played in each game ... has seven starts ... ranks third on the team in rebounding (5.0 rpg), fourth in assists (36, 1.71 apg) and sixth in scoring (90 points, 4.3 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 ... tied a team season-high and set a career-high with five assists in the loss to Lincoln ... ninth in the MIAA in blocks (0.75 pg).

35-Brian Brown: A senior forward, Brown is the team's scoring and rebounding leader with averages of 13.8 points and 6.4 rebounds per game ... has hit 17 consecutive free throws ... second on team in assists (44, 2.1 pg) ... leads team with 19 blocked shots, more than any player since 1994-95, and is second in steals (17) ... has played in all 21 games, starting each ... has played in every game since the beginning of the 1998-99 season, a total of 81 straight contests ... moved up to 13th all-time at Truman in career scoring (1,133 points) ... is up to fifth all-time in free throws made (275) and 18th in rebounding (498) ... has scored in double figures in 16 of 21 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 ... shooting 83.3 percent at the foul line in MIAA games (45-of-54) ... ranks tied for 14th in the MIAA in scoring, ninth in rebounding and seventh in blocked shots (0.90 pg) ...

52-Dusty Bruner (Galesburg, Ill.): 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 (13.0 ppg) and rebounding (5.1 rpg) ... has scored in double figures in 15 of 21 games this year, including five efforts of 20 or more points ... his last 20-plus outing came on Wednesday when he notched a career-best 25 points vs. Missouri Western ... tallied his first senior college career double-double with then-career-highs in points (23) and rebounds (13) in a win over Monmouth (Ill.) ... had a streak of 11 consecutive games with double figure points ... among the squad's top free throw shooters and has connected on 74.7 percent of his attempts at the stripe ... shooting 80.6 percent (54-of-67) at the foul line in MIAA games ... third on team with 37 assists ... leads team with 40 offensive rebounds ... has led the team in scoring eight times this season and in rebounding six times ... one of three players to start every game this year.

14-Eric Delaney (Marceline, Mo.): 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 (Kirksville, Mo.): 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 15 games, averaging 12.8 minutes an outing ... has 48 points (3.2 ppg), 20 rebounds, 10 assists, four steals and a block ... collected his first career start on Feb. 5, 2001 vs. Washburn (Kan.) ... has 41 points in his last five games (8.2 ppg) ... had his first collegiate double-figure scoring game with 10 second-half points versus Pittsburg State (Kan.), also had 10 points vs. Missouri Southern ... also had career-highs with five field goals in both games ... walk-on guard who moved up to the varsity from the junior varsity squad.

Adam Glosier (St. Charles, Mo./U.S. Military Academy): 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 (Moberly, Mo.): Long has played in four varsity games this season, seeing a total of 11 minutes of action ... had his first career steal vs. Quincy on 1/22/01 and his first rebound vs. Missouri Southern ... Played briefly versus SIU-Edwardsville, had three-minute stints versus Quincy (Ill.) and Pittsburg State (Kan.) and a four-minute outing against MSSC ... a walk-on guard who started out with the junior varsity.

50-Dan Mailath (Tulsa, Okla./Bishop Kelley): Mailath had a career-high five points in Truman's win over Hannibal-LaGrange ... has played in nine of the 20 games this year, collecting his first two career starts ... has 15 points, 13 rebounds two assists and a block in 49 minutes of action this year ... went 4-of-6 at the foul line vs. MSSC and grabbed three offensive boards ... a junior center.

Bret Maxwell (Derby, Iowa/Chariton): 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 JV.

11-Jiri Mikl: Is averaging 10.4 points per game in MIAA action after averaging just two points in non-conference play ... ranks fifth on the team in scoring (7.2 ppg) ... has played in all 21 games this year with nine starts ... has scored in double figures in eight of the last 12 games ... has made good on 50 percent (29-58) of his three-point attempts ... shooting a team-best 54.7 percent from the field in MIAA games, and 51.4 percent overall ... has hit on 52.9 percent (27-51) in conference play ... a career 95.5 percent free throw shooter (21-22) ... established career highs in points (22), field goals (8), attempts (13), three-pointers (6) and rebounds (10) at Missouri-Rolla last month ... has hit at least one three-pointer in 10 of the 13 conference games ... has nine career double-digit scoring games ... had a perfect shooting night at Washburn last month, hitting 5-of-5 field goals, 3-of-3 from beyond the arc and 2-of-2 at the stripe for 13 points ... has hit at least one three-pointer in nine of the 12 MIAA games ... has eight career double-figure scoring games.

4-Aaron Mueller (St. Louis, Mo./Lutheran North): A freshman guard, Mueller averages 13 minutes per game off the bench ... has played in all 21 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 2.5 points and 1.0 rebounds with 11 assists and five steals on the year ... has hit 11 three-pointers ... one of six Bulldogs to have played in every game.

20-Nathan Owen (Cape Girardeau, Mo./SE Missouri St.): A junior guard, Owen has started 10 games and has played in 17 of the squad's 21 contests ... has missed the last four games while battling a back injury ... ranks fourth in scoring (7.6 ppg) ... fifth 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 in which he has played ... redshirt junior who sat out 1999-00 after transferring from Southeast Missouri State

3-Mike Peterson: Ranks third on the team in scoring (10.9 ppg) and leads the team with 30 steals (1.43 pg) ... Senior guard shooting 43.6 percent from the field, including 41.1 percent from the three-point line ... Shooting 87 percent (40-of-46) 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 46 assists to lead the team ... leads team in minutes, averaging 34.1 per game ... charted career-highs with 27 points and eight field goals in the 'Dogs' win over SIU-Edwardsville ... has reached double figures in 12 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 10th in the MIAA in steals, seventh in three-point field goal percentage and ninth in threes made (1.86 pg) ... ranks fourth on the team in rebounding (4.1 rpg) ... is sixth all-time at Truman in career three-point goals and eighth in steals (98) ... also 13th in career free throws, tied for 18th in career assists (190).

42-Eric Wade (Lee's Summit, Mo./North): Has played in 16 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 2.2 rebounds and 1.8 points in 8.3 minutes per game ... has played in 24 career games.

Truman @ Southwest Baptist (Jan. 13): The Bulldogs held Southwest Baptist to nine points over the first 13 minutes of the game, en route to a 20-9 lead, but saw it slip away into a 61-52 loss last month in Bolivar. After Truman amassed the early 11-point lead, the Bearcats ended the half on a 16-6 run to cut the 'Dogs' lead to 26-25 at the break.

In the second half, the Bulldogs held a lead for much of the way, until SBU took the lead for good with 4:15 to go. Two Peterson free throws cut SBU's lead to 55-52 with 47 seconds left, but Truman misfired on its last three attempts from the field as SBU closed the game on a 6-0 run.

Coykendall ended with 15 points, while junior Nathan Owen (Cape Girardeau, Mo./Southeast Missouri State) finished with 10 points. Jiri Mikl had a then-career-high eight rebounds to go with six points. Beran added eight points on 4-of-4 shooting.

SBU was led by Igor Majoros who had 16 points on 10-of-10 shooting at the foul line. Ryan Stock added 11 points, 12 rebounds, five assists and three steals and David Coutchie recorded 11 points, including eight in the final 4:15 of the game.

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