The Oppenent
#18 Pittsburg State
PSU took the Del Rio Border Battle with a 75-66 win over Missouri Southern. With the win, they improved to 2-1 in the MIAA. Their only loss came to CMSU.
Against MSSU, PSU had three players in double figures with Jason Taylor scoring 19. PSU had a 33-26 advantage at halftime and ended up shooting 40% from the floor. PSU held MSSU to just 14% from three-point land.
#18 PSU
Probable Starters
P # Name PPG
G 5 Eddie Jackson 22.7
G 1 Jason Taylor 10.6
F 55 Greg Campbell 7.5
F 44 Wes Thornton 4.5
C 42 Justin White 7.5
Last 15 Meetings (3-12)
1997-98 L, 61-65
1997-98 L, 51-56
1998-99 L, 60-63
1998-99 L, 61-68
1999-00 L, 61-87
1999-00 W, 93-85
2000-01 L, 63-93
2000-01 W, 75-66
2000-01 L, 81-98
2001-02 L, 64-80
2001-02 L, 61-84
2002-03 W, 68-65
2002-03 L, 65-79
2003-04 L, 69-74
2003-04 L, 83-85
2004-05 Schedule
St. Mary’s W, 58-47
Panhandle State W, 70-61
Evangel W, 87-56
Lincoln W, 110-69
Rockhurst W, 88-81
Science and Arts W, 102-76
Drury W, 76-60
Eastern New Mexico W, 83-63
West Texas A&M W, 64-51
Central Missouri St. L, 71-90
Truman State W, 66-58
Last Time vs. PSU
Eddie Jackson hit a running jumper as time ran out to give PSU a 85-83 win over SBU. SBU’s Jarrett Brown had hit the tying shot with 11 seconds to go in the game before PSU won on the last second shot. Brown also added a career-high 30 points.
Last Time Out
SBU fell to 1-2 in the MIAA as they fell to CMSU, 85-61. CMSU improved to 3-0 in the MIAA and is the only undefeated team.
The Bearcats jumped out to a 16-9 lead in the first four minutes of the game but CMSU came roaring back with a 22-6 run over seven minutes. CMSU then took command of the game and never looked back. In the first half, SBU only shot 18% from three-point range and did not shoot any free throws.
SBU came our roaring in the second half as they reeled off 11 straight points to cut the Mules lead to nine. They would get no closer than eight, twice, as CMSU took the victory.
The loss was the first for SBU in the new Meyer Sports Center. SBU finished shooting 39% from the floor and 25% from beyond the arc. They ended up shooting only nine free throws in the game.
Leading Scorer: Sheldon Pace (14)
Leading Rebounder: David Martin (7)
SBU Shooting %: 39.7
SBU 3-pt %: 25.0
SBU FT %: 77.8
Remembering the Good Ol' Days
Heading into the game on Saturday vs. Pittsburg State, SBU head coach Jeff Guiot will have a lot of memories running through his head. Guiot graduated from PSU with both a bachelor’s and master’s degree while becoming an all-American. He set numerous records as a Gorilla and still holds most of those records.
Guiot has only faced his alma mater once and that was last year when he was coaching Bemidji State. He led the Beavers to a thrilling 103-100 win in triple overtime. SBU has only defeated PSU three times in the last 15 meetings.
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Head Coach Jeff Guiot is no stranger to Pittsburg State. Guiot was an all-American for the Gorillas after tranferring to PSU from Kansas. He also was a NAIA honorable mention all-American in the 1985-86 season by averaging 21.5 ppg, 4.5 apg, and shot .512 from the floor. Those accomplishments also put him on the first-team all-Central States Intercollegiate Conference team and a NAIA all-District 10 honoree.
He still holds PSU records in season steals (83) and season highest steal average (2.86). He is in the top 10 career list in 10 different categories.
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What, No Free Throws
For the first time this season, SBU did not shoot any free throws in the first half vs. CMSU. The Mules only had six fouls called on them while SBU fouled CMSU 10 times. SBU then went on to shoot just nine free throws in the entire game. CMSU was a perfect 12-12 in the first half and 23-25 in the game.
SBU did not shoot a free throw until the 14:24 mark of the second half. That is 25:36 minutes without a free throw in the game.
Disappearing Act
Only hitting eight three pointers, SBU three-pointers decided to disappear for the CMSU game. SBU took 32 three-pointers but made only eight. This was down from their MIAA leading 13.55 per game made three-pointers. They only shot 18% in the first half with a three-of-16 performance. In the second half, they made five but could not get things heated up.
When SBU taked 40 or more three pointers, they have posted a 4-0 record in the 2004-05 season. They have shot over 40 three-pointers in four of their 12 games and taken 44 attempts vs. Ozark Christian, 43 vs. both Harding and Central Bible, and 40 against NWMSU. Earlier this year, they broke both the SBU and MIAA record for three-pointers in a game when they canned 24 three-pointers vs. Central Bible.
4big man with a shot
After 38 career games at SBU, Chris Schulze showed his ability from beyond the arc. The 7’0" center shot 50% from three-point range (2-4) in the loss to CMSU. Those four shots were his first career three-point attempts at SBU and he made1/4th of SBU’s three-pointers against the Mules.
He scored seven of SBU’s first 11 points with a three-pointer and two layups.
Watchful Eyes
Junior point guard Sheldon Pace has an eye for open players. In 12 games, he is averaging 5.8 assists per game. With this average, he is leading the MIAA. He has recorded nine assists, twice, in one game vs. Ozark Christian and Harding University.
Pace is second in the MIAA in steals, too. He has stolen30 balls and now is averging 2.5 steals per game. His season high is six against Park College. He is also second in the MIAA in assist/turnover ration at 2.2.
Tops in MIAA
Averaging 86.9 points per game, SBU is leading the MIAA. They have scored 100 points in three different games and broke the SBU school record for points in game. They are also #1 in the MIAA in three other categories. They are averaging 11.27 steals per game, have a +7.55 turnover margin, and 1.32 ratio in the assist/turnover ratio category.
SBU also leads the MIAA in three-pointers made per game (13.55).
Players in the MIAA
Coming in the top five is scoring is SBU’s Deon Davis as he is #5 with an average of 15.4 ppg. SBU also has two other players in the top 20 for scoring. Sheldon Pace is 18th with 11.4 ppg and Rommel Colina is 20th at 11.1 ppg.
Pace leads the MIAA in assists at 5.82 and is second in steals with 2.64 per game and assist/turnover ratio (2.46). He is also eighth in free throw % (.742)
Davis is third in field goal % (.492) and ninth in three-point field goal % (.457). He is also third in 3-pt field goals made (2.91), fifth in steals (1.91)
Schulze currently is in third for rebounding at 6.5 rpg , fourth in defensive rebounds (4.27), and fifth in blocked shots (0.82).
