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Jets look to bounce back against Fort Hays State

Game #23

Newman Jets (8-14, 2-11 MIAA) at Fort Hays State (9-11, 2-9 MIAA)
Thursday Feb. 6 • 7:30 P.M. Hays, Kan. • Gross Memorial Colesium
Series Record: FHSU leads series 10-2 Last Meeting:  NU 76, FHSU 75 in Wichita, Kan.
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Up Next: Nebraska Kearney • Saturday, Feb. 8 • 4:00 P.M. • Kearney, Neb.

LAST TIME OUT

In the first half, Newman would find themselves in an early hole trailing 9-0 before a Tyjil Hereford jumper would end the scoring drought.  Newman struggled shooting in the first half going 8-31 from the field. Missouri Western would take advantage of the Jets struggles outscoring Newman 36-23 in the first half. In the second half, Missouri Western kept taking it to Newman as they would outscore Newman 45-34 in the second half on their way to an 81-57 win over the Jets.

THE COACHES
RJ Allen is in his third season as the head coach and ninth on the staff for the Jets. Allen is 8-14, 2-11 in the MIAA in his third season at Newman and first in the new conference. Allen has led Newman to a 36-26 overall record and a 21-11 Heartland Conference record over his first two seasons. Allen won Heartland Conference Coach of the Year honors in the 2017-18 season, he was the first coach to win the award in their first season. Prior to Newman, Allen spent 5 season as an assistant coach at Concordia University in St. Paul, Minn.

Mark Johnson enters his 19th season as head coach of the Fort Hays State University men's basketball program in 2019-20. He is the all-time coaching wins leader in FHSU history with a career record of 359-172, ranking among the Top 30 active NCAA Division II men's basketball coaches in winning percentage (.676). Johnson has led the Tigers to seven NCAA Tournament appearances in his time at FHSU.

ABOUT THE JETS
The Jets are 8-14 on the season, 2-11 in the MIAA. Newman is led in scoring by senior forward, Marshawn Blackmon at 16.5 points per game. Blackmon also leads the Jets in rebounding as he is averaging 9.5 rebounds per game.

ABOUT THE TIGERS
 Fort Hays State is 9-11 on the season, 2-9 in the MIAA. The Tigers are led in scoring by junior forward, Jared Vitztum at 13.4 points per game. Vitztim also leads the Tigers in rebounding at 7.7 per game.

SERIES HISTORY
The Tigers lead the series between the two teams winning 10 of the last 12 meetings. However, the Jets won the last matchup on 11/19/18 by one point 76-75 in Wichita, Kan.

LAST TIME AGAINST THE TIGERS
The Jets saw themselves down by their biggest margin just 14 seconds into the second half after FHSU's Jared Vitztum nailed an opening possession 3-pointer putting the Tigers up 37-28. The Jets relied once again on their strong defensive pressure clawing back with an 11-0 run, regaining their first lead since 6-4 with 16:30 left in the first half on Tim Troussel's layup underneath.
Both teams continued to answer one another on the offensive side keeping it back and forth midway through the second half. The Tigers tried to put the game out of reach just before the 6:00 minute mark gaining a seven-point advantage after a 5-0 run. The Jets would not go away easy as Juwan Davenport could not have drawn up a better time to hit his first trey of the night jolting the Jets back in front by two.
Davenport continued his clutch second half outside shooting hitting his second trey of the game putting the Jets up 74-73 with 28 seconds left. The Tigers regained a one point lead with 13 seconds left. Last week's Heartland Conference Player of the week Marshawn Blackmon connected on two free throws becoming the hero of the night for the Jets. FHSU was able to get one last heave as the ball banked off the glass and iron hard, as the Jets escaped victorious for the first time in six years against the Tigers.

UP NEXT
The Jets will return to action as they travel to Kearney, Neb. to take on Nebraska Kearney on Saturday February 8th at 4:00 P.M. for another MIAA Conference matchup.

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Players Mentioned

Tim Troussel

#11 Tim Troussel

F
6' 8"
Senior
Juwan Davenport

#3 Juwan Davenport

G/F
6' 3"
Senior
Marshawn Blackmon

#5 Marshawn Blackmon

F
6' 5"
Senior
Tyjil Hereford

#24 Tyjil Hereford

G
5' 6"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Tim Troussel

#11 Tim Troussel

6' 8"
Senior
F
Juwan Davenport

#3 Juwan Davenport

6' 3"
Senior
G/F
Marshawn Blackmon

#5 Marshawn Blackmon

6' 5"
Senior
F
Tyjil Hereford

#24 Tyjil Hereford

5' 6"
Junior
G