WEST PLAINS, Mo. – Yancey Walker, head coach of the Missouri State University-West Plains Grizzly Basketball team, today announced a schedule change for the annual Grizzly New Year’s Classic, set for Jan. 2 and 3 at Joe Paul Evans Arena in the West Plains Civic Center.

On Jan. 2, the tournament’s first game between College of Faith, West Memphis, Arkansas, and Coffeyville (Kansas) Community College will take place at 3 p.m. instead of 5 p.m. to make room for a high school contest between the Alton and Houston boys teams at 5 p.m., Walker said.

The Grizzlies’ game against Redlands Community College, El Reno, Oklahoma, will follow at 7 p.m.

The schedule for Jan. 3 will remain the same; College of Faith will face Redlands at 5 p.m., and the Grizzlies will meet Coffeyville at 7 p.m.

The tournament will be the Grizzlies’ first games of the spring semester following the holiday break.

For more information about the Grizzly Basketball program, visit the team’s website at http://wp.missouristate.edu/grizzly/bb.htm or call the Grizzly Basketball office at 417-255-7993.  Complete game statistics can be found at http://stats.njcaa.org/sports/mbkb/2014-15/div1/teams/missouristateuniversitywestplains.