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UCM Mules forward Gaven Pinkley (23) during an MIAA men’s college basketball game against the Rogers State University (RSU) Hillcats at the UCM Multipurpose Building in Warrensburg, Missouri on January 15, 2023.
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Central Mo. CentMo 11-16,6-14 Mid-America Intercollegiate
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Winner Rogers St. RS 15-12,11-10 Mid-America Intercollegiate
Central Mo. CentMo
11-16,6-14 Mid-America Intercollegiate
59
Final
65
Rogers St. RS
15-12,11-10 Mid-America Intercollegiate
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Central Mo. CentMo 23 36 59
Rogers St. RS 33 32 65

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Mules Basketball Falls 65-59 to Rogers State in Claremore

CLAREMORE, Okla. – The Central Missouri Mules (11-16, 7-14) fell to the Rogers State Hillcats (15-12, 11-10) by a final score of 65-59 on Thursday, Feb. 23, inside the Claremore Expo Center in Claremore, Okla.
 
The Hillcats took a 10-point lead into halftime limiting the Mules to 28 percent shooting from the field. In the second half, Central Missouri would cut the deficit to three points on three separate occasions, but RSU never relinquished the lead.
 
Redshirt senior Gaven Pinkley led the Mules with a game-high 20 points and three rebounds while guard Trey Sides added 19 points and six rebounds. Redshirt junior Garrett Luinstra had nine points, a career and game-high seven assists and six rebounds respectively, plus, redshirt sophomore Mikel Henderson contributed eight points and two assists.
 
Forward Ben Fritz ended the contest with five rebounds and two points while redshirt sophomore Jordan Hayes added a season-high nine rebounds and a season-high six assists.
 
The Mules return to the court on Saturday, Feb. 25 as they take on the Northeastern State RiverHawks from the NSU Event Center in Tahlequah, Okla. with tip-off scheduled for 3:30 p.m.
 
 
 
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