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This Week
The Westminster men's basketball team travels to Montana for two Frontier Conference road games this weekend. No. 10 Westminster will face Montana Tech in Butte on Friday, January 15. The Griffins continue to Dillon on Saturday, January 16 to play Montana Western. Both games are scheduled for a 7:30 p.m. tipoff.

Westminster hits the road with a 12-4 overall record and winners of nine straight games after staring the season at 3-4. They are 10-4 in games away from Salt Lake City this season and have won six straight away from home. The Griffins opened Frontier action with wins over Montana State-Northern and Great Falls at home last week.

The Griffins are currently scoring 72.4 points per game while shooting 49.3% from the field. The have climbed to 12 in the country in field goal percentage by shooting 53.8% during the current nine-game winning streak. They lead the conference in assists with an average of 16.6 per contest. The 266 total assists they have recorded is the eighth-best total in the country. Defensively they hold the opposition to just 63.8 points per game while holding them to 41.5% shooting.

Blair Prowse leads the team in scoring at 15.6 points per game and his 47 makes from three is the ninth highest total in the NAIA. Weston Anderson is second on the team by scoring 13.8 points per game. Anderson is tops on the team with 67 assists. Ben Walker is scoring 13.7 points per game and has grabbed a team-best 93 rebounds. Walker is fourth nationally in field goal percentage at 65.9%.

Live Stats
Live Stats will be available for both games on the road this week. Live Stats is a free service and fans can access the links for each game at westminstergriffins.com.

Men's Basketball Fast Break
•The current nine-game winning streak matches the fourth longest winning streak since 1999.

•Weston Anderson, Blair Prowse, and Ben Walker have scored 59.5% of the Griffins total points this season.

•Westminster has reached 80 points five times during the current winning streak and 70 points one other time.

Inside the Series with…
Montana Tech
Series Record: Westminster leads 20-2
Current Streak: Westminster 17 wins
Last Meeting: Westminster 71, MSU Tech 69 (3/5/09)

Montana Western
Series Record: Westminster leads 19-3
Current Streak: Montana Western 1 win
Last Meeting: Montana Western 90, Westminster 76 (2/13/09)

Let's Go Streaking
Westminster is currently riding a nine-game winning streak after starting the season 3-4. This is tied for the fourth longest streak since basketball was reinstated in 1999. The record is a 12-game winning streak during the 2000-01 season. They have twice won 10 straight games, including the first 10 games last season.

They are scoring 74.4 points per game during the current streak and shooting 53.8% from the field. That is two points above their season average and a 4.5% higher shooting percentage. They are also holding the opposition to just 59.7 points per game during the streak.

Three Headed Monster
Westminster has been led all season by the combo of Weston Anderson, Blair Prowse, and Ben Walker. All three players average double figures in scoring and one of the three has been the team leader in scoring in all 16 games played this season. Prowse leads the team with 250 points and 47 triples. Walker has 221 points and leads everyone with 93 rebounds. Anderson has 221 points and a team-best 67 assists.

Stock Rising
Junior Michael Stockton has become the Griffins top player off the bench. He averages 7.4 points and is second on the team with 45 assists in 14 games off the bench. The six foot guard is shooting 53% from the field this season and his 25 steals is the 42nd most in the NAIA. He is averaging 9.3 points per game over the last three games and he made two free throws with two second remaining to seal the win over Wisconsin-Platteville on December 30.

In the Polls
The Westminster men's basketball team is currently ranked No. 10 in the NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Coaches' Poll that was released on January 11. The Griffins climbed two spots from No. 12 in the December 14 poll. Westminster received 218 points in the recent poll that has Mountain State (W.Va.) as the nation's No. 1 team. The Griffins began the season at No. 9 in the preseason poll. The next poll will be released on January 18.

Coaches like the Griffins
The Westminster men's basketball team was selected to win the Frontier Conference according to a poll of the conference coaches. The Griffins received 47 total points and five first-place votes in the poll of the eight conference coaches. Defending NAIA national champion Rocky Mountain College finished second with 44 points and three first-place votes.

NAIA Game of the Week
College Fanz Sports Network, launched by ESPN founder Bill Rasmussen, is partnering with members in the NAIA to present the College Fanz NAIA Basketball Game of the Week. The Westminster basketball teams will be featured as the game of the week on January 21, 2010 when they host Carroll College in Frontier Conference action in the Behnken Field House. The women's game will begin at 5:30 p.m. and be followed by the men's game at 7:30 p.m.

Upcoming Promotions
Westminster has some exciting game promotion and theme nights coming to the Behnken Field House. On Thursday, January 21 the game with Carroll is the NAIA Game of the Week and it's Pack the Field House Night. January 23 is Country Western Night with Jean's Golden Girls performing at halftime of the men's game.

Next Week
Westminster returns to the Behnken Field House to face Carroll College on Thursday, January 21 and Rocky Mountain College on Saturday, January 23. Both games begin at 5:30 p.m.