MARYVILLE, Mo. (Feb. 6, 2020) - Top-ranked Northwest Missouri held Mules Basketball to a season-low of 47 points Thursday night in Bearcat Arena. Northwest shot over 50% from behind the arc for the eighth time this season, scoring 10 of their 16 three's in the first half against Central Missouri.
How it Happened:
• No. 1 Northwest Missouri opened the first half with three consecutive three's on their end of the court.
• Central Missouri battled the Bearcats for the first few minutes before Northwest went on a four-minute 20-3 run.
• The MIAA three-point leader Trevor Hudgins hit three more consecutive Bearcat three's around the 10 minute mark in the first half to give Northwest a 17 point advantage over the Mules.
• A made three pointer by
Koray Gilbert would be the Mules final field goal of the first half as Northwest lead 46-25 at the break.
• The Bearcats finished the half 17-26 from the field and 10-17 from the three-point range while the Mules were 8-21 and 4-11.
• Northwest opened the second half with a 14-0 run which was ended by a trip to the foul line by
Shae Wyatt with at the 11:17 mark.
• Northwest saw their largest lead over the Mules at 69-29 with 7:35 left to play.
• Central Missouri finished 15-42 from the field for 35.7% from the field, 6-19 from behind the arc for 31.6% and 11-15 from the three throw line for 73.3%.
• The MIAA leaders hit 26-43 for 60.5% from the field, 16-29 from 55.2% from the three and 13-15 for 86.7% at the foul line.
• Northwest had the rebounding advantage over the Mules, 32-15. All of Central Missouri's boards were defensive.
• The Mules finished with 10 steals, which is the most steals allowed by the Bearcats this season.
Leading the Mules:
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Kendale Hampton went 4-8 from the field, 2-6 from the three and 4-4 at the line to lead the Mules with 14 points.
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Matt Wilkinson finished with 10 points.
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Gaven Pinkley lead the defense with four rebounds.
For the Bearcats:
• MIAA scoring leader Ryan Hawkins finished 11-15 from inside the arc and 5-8 from outside to lead Northwest with 27 points.
• Hawkins also lead the defense with 11 boards.
• Hudgins hit 6-8 from the three while totaling 20 points.
News & Notes:
• Central Missouri's 47 points against the Bearcats is a season-low.
• With 10 points tonight, senior Wilkinson reached 600 career points.
• The Bearcats are now on a 29-home-game winning streak.
• Northwest is also on a 13-game win streak, with the last loss being to the Mules in the Multipurpose Building earlier this season on Dec. 7.
Up Next:
Mules Basketball travels to St. Joseph, Mo. on Saturday afternoon to take on Missouri Western. The game is scheduled to begin at 3:30 p.m. in the Griffon Field House.
