Griffins Home for Saturday Showdown against Regis
The Westminster men's basketball team is home for one game this weekend. They will host Regis on Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. in the Behnken Field House. It will be the second meeting this season between the Griffins and Rangers.
 
Tickets for the game are available online by visiting WestminsterGriffins.com/tickets.
 
The game will also be carried live on the RMAC Network with Mike Lageschulte calling the action. RMAC Network is available online at RMACsports.tv and the video is optimized for viewing on portable devices. Live stats will also be available during the games. Links for all of the live features can be found at WestminsterGriffins.com/live.
 
About the Griffins
Westminster enters its lone game this week with a 14-7 overall record and 6-2 at home. They are fourth in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference with their 14-5 record. They are currently three games out of first with three games to play. If they were eligible for the RMAC Tournament, the Griffins would have already clinched a playoff spot and first-round home game.
 
The Griffins are scoring 75.7 points per game which puts them 11th in the RMAC. They are fifth in the conference by shooting 46.6 percent from the field and they lead the league at 79.2 percent at the foul line. The team is making 6.4 threes per game and they are sixth in the conference by shooting 39.0 percent from beyond the arc.
 
Both Dayon Goodman and Zerrion Payton are inside the RMAC's top-20 in scoring average. Goodman is scoring 15.2 points per game to sit 13th in the conference with Payton adding 14.0 per game to rank 18th. Travis Devashrayee and Tanner Newbold rank No. 1 and 2 in the league by shooting 60.0 and 52.4 percent from three respectively.
 
Westminster ranks third in the RMAC by holding opponents to 69.3 points per game. The Griffins lead the conference in holding the opposition to 39.7 percent shooting from the field and they are fourth by allowing 35.1 percent from beyond the arc. The team pulls in 36.0 rebounds per game and allow just 33.4. They rank second in the league at 3.7 blocked shots per game while averaging 14.4 assists and 5.3 steals.
 
Goodman leads the team with 151 rebounds and is fifth in the RMAC at 7.2 rebounds per game. Payton leads the team with 78 assists and his 3.7 assists per game are seventh most in the RMAC. Marcus Bryce blocks 1.5 shots per game to place fourth in the RMAC with Goodman sitting fifth at 1.3 blocks per game. Payton has a team-high 19 steals.
 
Count on 10
With a win at UCCS on January 27, the team reached 10 wins on the season to extend its streak to all 18 seasons since the program was reinstated in 1999. They have recorded a winning record in every year except two (1999-00 and 2014-15) with 12 seasons recording at least 20 wins. There has now been 35 seasons with 10-plus wins in the 40 years of program history, including 30 winning seasons.
 
Win with Defense
The Griffins enter the Saturday third in the RMAC by allowing just 69.3 points per game. They have held the opposition under 60 points five times this season with only 10 scoring 70 or more. Westminster is tops in the RMAC by holding opponents to 39.7 percent shooting and they are the only team holding the opposition under 40 percent. That percentage would rank ninth in the NCAA if the team was eligible for national rankings. They have held 11 opponents under 40 percent shooting this season, including seven of the past 13.
 
Block Party
Westminster has tallied 78 blocked shots as a team this season with multiple blocks in all but three games this season. The total blocks rank as the fourth most for a single season in team history and the average of 3.71 per game that ranks second in the RMAC would set a new school record. The team is on pace to notch 89 blocks this season. The duo of Marcus Bryce and Dayon Goodman have totaled 57 of the team's blocks and they are fourth and fifth in the conference in blocked shots respectively.
 
Goodman is Good, Man
Junior Dayon Goodman leads the Griffins in scoring at 15.2 points per game and he has scored in double figures 16 times this season. Goodman is fifth in the RMAC by grabbing 7.2 rebounds per game and is one of just two players in the conference to rank in the top-15 in both scoring and rebounding. His four 20-point outing leads the team and he was named the RMAC Offensive Player of the Week on January 16 after leading the Griffins to a road sweep at Chadron State and Regis.
 
Mr. Everything
Zerrion Payton continues to have a hand in everything the Griffins do this season. The senior is second on the team in scoring at 14.0 points per game and he is third by grabbing 4.6 rebounds per night. Payton has scored in double figures a team-best 17 times on the year and led the team in scoring eight times. He also leads the team with 78 assists and is seventh in the RMAC at 3.7 assists per game. Payton ranks ninth in team history with 191 career assists and his 4.34 defensive rebounds per game are the second most in school history.
 
Opponent Info: Regis
• Regis will enter Saturday at 18-7 overall and on a 5-game winning streak.
• The Rangers are fifth in the RMAC standings with a 12-7 record.
• Jarrett Brodbeck averages 17.9 points per game to rank sixth in the RMAC.
• Westminster leads the series 2-1, but are 0-1 at home.
• The Griffins won at Regis 70-55 on January 14.
 
Following the Griffins
Make sure to like Westminster Griffins on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and You Tube for the latest news about the Griffins. Game updates are provided on Twitter by following @wc_griffins. Fans can stay connected with Westminster men's basketball by following @griffinbasketball on Instagram.
 
Looking Ahead
Westminster will close out the season next weekend with a pair of home games in the Behnken Field House. They host RMAC leader Fort Lewis on February 24 before a visit from Adams State on February 25. Both games will tipoff at 7:30 p.m. and tickets are available by visiting WestminsterGriffins.com/tickets.