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SALT LAKE CITY – The Westminster College men's basketball team travels to Caldwell, Idaho to play in the Golden Rule Shootout for the 11th time in school history. Westminster begins the tournament against the host College of Idaho on Friday at 9 p.m. MST. They will then face Eastern Oregon on Saturday at 5 p.m. MST. Both games will be played in the J.A. Albertson Activities Center.

FOLLOW THE ACTION
College of Idaho will stream both games live on the web and have live stats available. Links for the live features can be found by clicking here.

GRIFFIN NOTES
Westminster travels to Idaho at 3-1 on the season and having not played since a 70-57 win over Western State (Colo.) on Nov. 2. The Griffins last played a road game at Calgary (Alb.) on Oct. 12 in an exhibition loss. They are 2-0 away from home this season, winning one road game and one neutral site game.

For the season, the Griffins are averaging 72 points per game while shooting 42.2 percent from the field. They are off to a slow start from beyond the arc, making just 31.3 percent from deep. Westminster shoots 59 percent at the foul line while averaging 10.25 assists per contest.

On the defensive end, Westminster is giving up 68.5 points per game and limiting the opposition to 40.5 percent shooting. In four games, Griffin opponents are making 36.7 percent from beyond the arc and 68.6 percent at the foul line. Westminster has forced 82 turnovers with 46 steals and 13 blocked shots.

Seniors Tallon Robertson and Blake Skidmore are the top two scorers on the team as they are averaging 32.5 points per game between them. Robertson is scoring 17.5 points per night and is second in the Frontier by collecting eight rebounds per game. Skidmore scores 15 points per game and is shooting 45.8 percent from the field. Colton Moon leads the team with 14 assists and nine steals.

NON-CONFERENCE SUCCESS
Westminster has been very successful in non-conference play during Adam Hiatt's tenure as head coach. Last season, Westminster compiled a 12-2 record in non-conference games. One of those losses came against eighth-ranked Westmont (Calif.) with the other coming in the quarterfinals of the Frontier Conference tournament. Over the past three season, the Griffins are 29-8 in non-conference games for a .784 winning percentage.

FAST STARTERS
The Griffins have a history of getting seasons off to a fast start. In the 14 seasons since the program was reinstated, Westminster is 14-1 in season openers and they have won 12 straight. They have also been stellar in games through the end of November. Since 1999, the Griffins have gone 92-37 (.713) through the end of November. They are 28-4 (.875) over the past four seasons during the opening month plus, including an 8-1 mark last season.

RUN THROUGH ROBERTSON
Senior Tallon Robertson looks to be the focal point of the Griffin offense this season. The forward scored 20 points in the opener with Mount Royal and then came back for 23 points in the win over Alberta. It was the first time in his Griffin career that he had back-to-back 20-point nights and the first time any Westminster player had done that since Jake Orchard had three straight during the 2011-12 season. Robertson then went for 14 against Azusa pacific (Calif.) and 13 against Western State.

Robertson also is leading the team with 32 rebounds, including 13 on the offensive end. He is shooting 57.4 percent from the field and 59.3 percent at the foul line. Robertson pulled down a career-high 13 rebounds in the win over Western State and scored the game-winning basket against Mount Royal.

SKIDMORE A STARTER
Blake Skidmore's transition to the starting lineup this season is off to a blazing start. The ranks second on the team with 60 points and he is shooting 45.8 percent from the field and 35.7 percent from beyond the arc. Skidmore has scored in double figures in three of the four games, including 23 against Alberta.

SCORING OFF THE BENCH
Sophomore Jordan Pryor has made a solid contribution off the bench to start the season. After scoring eight points with a pair of threes in the opener, Pryor finished with 10 points and another two triples against Alberta. He led the team with 16 points, including four triples, against Azusa Pacific and is currently averaging 8.5 points per game in 19.8 minutes off the bench.

CLOSING IN ON 50
Head Coach Adam Hiatt enters the week just four wins shy of 50 during his two-plus years as head coach of the Griffins. After starting 3-1, Hiatt now has a career record of 46-20 for a .697 winning percentage. Howard Richardson, Tom Steinke, and Tommy Connor all surpassed 50 wins as head coach at Westminster during their careers. Steinke, a member of the Westminster Hall of Fame, set the school record by earing win No. 50 in just the 69th game he coached.

LOOKING AHEAD
Next week sees the Griffins return to the Pacific Northwest to play in the Midland Empire Tournament hosted by Oregon Tech. Westminster will face Southern Oregon on Nov. 22 before playing Oregon Tech on Nov. 23.