#22 Griffons tops #5 Washburn

#22 Griffons tops #5 Washburn

#22 and #5..

Missouri western..

22nd in the country and washburn number 5..

First time both teams ranked and meeting since 1995... here we go... caleb bennett and #22 griffons..taking on brett ballard's #5 washburn ichabods ==early first half..no score..

Bennett for three washburn answers with a mini-run..thanks in part to tyle geiman..6-first half points..==delay in the game because a shot clock stopped working at one end of the court it's back and forth..until the griffons make a run to end the half ==then..tyrell carroll in foul trouble..so jonathan mesmacque (mess-mach)to the hoop griffons up 33-29 end of the half..bennett up to q mays..griffons take an 8-point lead into halftime..

40-32 battle..tyrell carroll eventually fouls out...but a litlle 5-0 run from him gives griffons a 57-51 advantage... ===later..griffons trying to put this away...will eames just backing down his man..all the way to the hoop..western on the brink of beating a top 5 team for the first time since 2011..===then eames again..he fouls out but not before inflicting more..knocks down the three..griffons up 65-52 on the #5 team in the country...==just need to put it away..

Q mays hits some free throws along the way..and guess what..

Down goes #5...griffosn defeat washburn...74-67...in a thriller in the mwsu