WARRENSBURG, Mo. -- Cameron Hunter and Ja'Cor Nelson each scored 21 points, but it wasn't enough, as Central Missouri Mules basketball fell to Pittsburg State, 71-68, Monday, Feb. 7, inside the Multipurpose Building.

The Mules (10-10, 7-9 MIAA) are scheduled to host Newman on Wednesday, Feb. 9 at 6 p.m. in a postponed game from earlier in the season.
 
Hunter, a redshirt senior from Olathe, Kan., scored 21 points on a 6-of-11 shooting performance and a 7-of-11 performance at the free-throw line.

Nelson netted his 21 points on 7-of-14 shooting and added a team-best nine rebounds.

UCM shot 45 percent (22-of-49) from the floor, 30 percent (6-of-20) from beyond-the-arc and were 18-of-25 at the free-throw line (72 percent) for the game.
 
The Mules outrebounded the Gorillas (6-16, 5-11 MIAA), 33-25, and outscored Pittsburg State off turnovers, 20-15. Both teams tallied 26 points in the paint.

R.J. Lawrence (20 points) and Cameron Huefner (17 points) paced the Gorillas.