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Missouri State loses to USC at Sprint Center Tuesday

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Bennie Boatwright scored 22 points, Jonah Mathews added 21 and Southern California romped to a 99-80 victory over Missouri State on Tuesday night to take third place in the Hall of Fame Classic.

Kevin Porter Jr. added 14 points, Derryck Thornton had 12 and Nick Rakocevic scored 10 for the Trojans (3-2), who bounced back easily from a turnover-laden semifinal loss to Texas Tech. USC made 17 3-pointers — its most since 2000.

USC used first-half runs of 13-0 and 16-0 to take control, pushed the lead to 44-27 by halftime and coasted down the stretch with the only question whether the Trojans would top 100 points.

Ryan Kreklow hit six 3-pointers and had 23 points to lead the Bears (3-2). Keandre Cook added 21 points and Kansas City native Jarred Dixon hit five 3s and finish with 17.

— Associated Press —

Missouri women add Jeff City’s Linthacum to recruiting class

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COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Women’s Basketball head coach Robin Pingeton announced the addition of Micah Linthacum to its recruiting class on Tuesday. Linthacum joins Aijha Blackwell and Hayley Frank in Mizzou’s Class of 2019, which is ranked 11th overall in the nation by espnW.

A 6-foot-3 post player from Jefferson City High School, Linthacum will add size to the Mizzou women’s squad. Linthacum helped lead the Lady Jays to a Class 5 District 7 title as a junior in 2017-18, and is the No. 18-ranked player in the nation at her position, according to espnW.

“I am now a fourth generation Tiger and have always loved the family atmosphere within the team and coaching staff,” said Linthacum. “I feel blessed, and am excited to become a Mizzou Tiger.”

— Mizzou Athletics —

No. 2 Bearcats roll past Illinois Springfield 85-66

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KANSAS CITY, Missouri – The No. 2-ranked Northwest Missouri State men’s basketball team moved to 6-0 on the season with an 85-66 win over Illinois-Springfield at Municipal Auditorium.

Senior Joey Witthus poured in a career-high 33 points and sophomore Ryan Hawkins tallied his third double-double of the year with 18 rebounds and 16 points.

Five Bearcats scored in double figures with Trevor Hudgins adding 14 points, Diego Bernard scoring 11 points and Ryan Welty tossing in 11 as well.

Northwest will be back in action Friday at 2 p.m. in Bearcat Arena against Tabor College.

NOTES: Northwest has won 26 straight games on neutral floors … Northwest won the rebounding battle for the sixth time this season, 42-38.

— Northwest Athletics —

Chiefs lose shootout at Los Angeles 54-51

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jared Goff threw a 40-yard touchdown pass to Gerald Everett for the go-ahead score with 1:49 to play, and the Los Angeles Rams outlasted the Kansas City Chiefs for a 54-51 victory on Monday night in a high-octane NFL offensive showdown that somehow surpassed the hype.

Patrick Mahomes threw six touchdown passes in his latest jaw-dropping performance for the Chiefs (9-2), but he also threw two interceptions in the final 1:18 as the Rams (10-1) claimed the highest-scoring Monday night game ever played and the first NFL game with two 50-point performances.

Goff passed for 413 yards and four touchdowns, while Marcus Peters and Lamarcus Joyner came up with late interceptions as the Rams hung on.

The highest-scoring game in the league this season was an offensive fantasia featuring 1,001 combined yards and ingenious scheming from mastermind coaches Andy Reid and Sean McVay — along with three defensive touchdowns and 21 combined penalties.

“It was a whirlwind,” McVay said. “I feel like I might need a couple of beverages to relax tonight, but it was great. This is what you love so much about the game.”

The Coliseum’s first Monday night game since 1985 was worth the wait — and if this fascinating spectacle turns out to be a Super Bowl preview, Atlanta should prepare for an All-Madden-level show from two of the most exciting teams in the league.

“It was one of the most competitive games I’ve been a part of,” McVay said. “It was just a competitive game with a lot of high-caliber football in all three phases.”

Rams linebacker Samson Ebukam returned a fumble and an interception for the first two TDs of his NFL career, while Kansas City’s Allen Bailey returned Goff’s fumble for a go-ahead touchdown early in the fourth quarter.

The second half was an extended thriller featuring 59 combined points, but the Rams made slightly more big plays down the stretch.

After Goff led a 75-yard scoring drive in 89 seconds for the go-ahead TD to Everett, former Kansas City cornerback Marcus Peters intercepted Mahomes’ underthrown ball near midfield with 1:18 to play.

The Rams only managed to get 14 seconds off the clock on their next three plays, and the Coliseum roiled in anticipation of a big finish by Mahomes. But the Chiefs were pushed back to their 13 with 50 seconds left thanks to a booming punt by Johnny Hekker, and Joyner intercepted Mahomes’ final desperate heave with 13 seconds left.

This game has loomed in capital letters on the NFL’s regular season schedule ever since these teams confirmed their status as offensive powerhouses in September. Along with New Orleans and New England, the Rams and Chiefs are the league’s biggest favorites for long postseason runs.

But before January, these offensive powerhouses put on a show for a prime-time audience.

— Associated Press —

MWSU men’s basketball signs two to 2019 recruiting class

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ST. JOSEPH – Missouri Western men’s basketball head coach Sundance Wicks announced two signings for the 2019-20 season.

Wicks added two student-athletes for next year’s roster during the recent signing period. Both come from the high school ranks and both from neighboring regions.

“We love guys that want to be Griffs and these two gentlemen wanted to be Griffs,” Wicks said. “I would say that our biggest initiative moving forward for this 2019 class was to sign players that were not only OKG’s (our kind of guys), but players who came from championship level high school programs and the character upbringing to match.

Alex John and Reese Glover are two of the toughest, most talented and trained winners I have been around! They both come from amazing families and that is important to our program because we recruit parents that fit as much as players that fit. They will be impact players for years to come in our program.”

REESE GLOVER | G | 6-0 | Franklin, Tennessee | Franklin High School
SW: Reese Glover is a winner, pure and simple; a tough-minded, hard-nosed, do whatever it takes winner! In the first game of his senior season he nailed a three pointer with two seconds remaining on the clock to win it. He is definitely the dude you want on your team and not against your team. Reese has the potential to be the best shooter I have ever coached, but it his play making ability that really got me excited. He can do it all off the bounce as well. Our fans will love watching this kid from the volunteer state for the next four years!

ALEX JOHN | F | 6-8 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Champlin Park High School
SW: The first thing you need to know about Alex is that he has already navigated adversity in his young adult life. Overcoming back surgery is no small task. He not only overcame it, but came back stronger than before. Alex is the perfect fit for our style of play. He is extremely mobile, has great athleticism and most importantly has the head, heart, hands and feet that make up a great big. Alex loves the weight room and that jacks me up because that is a huge part of our culture. He’s almost bigger than all of our guys already! I’m so excited about the future of this young man, but I’m even more excited for our fans to get to watch Mr. John for the next four years.

In his first year as head coach at Missouri Western, Wicks has led the Griffons to their best start (4-1) in seven years. Glover and John represent the second wave of signees to join the Wicks era. Wicks’ initial signing class last spring featured six high school players and five transfers. The 2019-20 season is scheduled to feature 14 returning Griffons along with Glover and John.

— MWSU Athletics —

No. 21 Missouri women beat SIU-Edwardsville 59-36

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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Sophie Cunningham had 14 points and 12 rebounds, leading No. 21 Missouri past SIU-Edwardsville 59-36 on Monday night.

In the second half, Cunningham moved into sixth in program history with 1,626 points.

Amber Smith and Grace Berg each added 10 points for Missouri (3-1). The Tigers made 13 of 18 free throws compared to SIUE’s seven attempts.

The Tigers led 27-17 at halftime and Cunningham secured her ninth career double-double in the third quarter as they led 40-23.

Coach Robin Pingeton won her 150th game at Missouri, which allowed its fewest points since a 55-35 victory over Nebraska on Nov. 14, 2016.

Sydney Bauman had 12 points and eight rebounds for SIUE (2-1). The Cougars shot 28 percent from the floor, turned it over 19 times and were outscored 32-14 in the paint.

— Associated Press —

Mizzou falls to 12th-ranked K-State in Paradise Jam title game

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ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) — Dean Wade scored 21 points, and No. 12 Kansas State defeated Missouri 82-67 Monday night in the championship game of the Paradise Jam tournament.

Barry Brown Jr. added 19 points and six assists, Xavier Sneed had 13 points and Kamau Stokes scored 10 for the Wildcats (5-0), who won their first in-season tournament title in four tries under head coach Bruce Weber.

Jordan Geist had 24 points, Xavier Pinson added 12 and Mark Smith 11 for the Tigers (3-2).

After trailing by as many as eight points in the first 5 1/2 minutes, Missouri rallied to tie the game four times, the last at 27-all on Reed Nikko’s dunk with 4:17 remaining.

However, Wade — named the tournament’s most valuable player — hit back-to-back 3-pointers to spark a 13-0 run to close the first half by the Wildcats, who took a 40-27 lead at the break on Cartier Diarra’s layup with two seconds remaining.

Kansas State would extend its lead to as many as 22 points in the second half, going up 58-36 on Levi Stockard’s layup with 12:50 left.

The Tigers would pull no closer than 13 points the rest of the way.

— Associated Press —

Nebraska pulls away to beat Missouri State at Sprint Center

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Isaac Copeland Jr. scored 23 points, Glynn Watson Jr. added 16 and Nebraska pulled away in the second half for an 85-62 victory over Missouri State on Monday night in the Hall of Fame Classic.

Isaiah Roby added 13 points for the Huskers (4-0), who returned to the Sprint Center for the first time since 2011, when they played in their final Big 12 Tournament.

Nebraska will play the Texas Tech-Southern California winner for the title Tuesday night.

Keandre Cook had 22 points and Kansas City native Jarred Dixon added 12 for the Bears (3-1), who trailed just 40-35 early in the second half before the Huskers pulled away.

— Associated Press —

Bearcat men’s basketball signs first 2019-2020 recruit

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Northwest Missouri State University head men’s basketball coach Ben McCollum has announced the signing of Wes Dreamer from Lincoln East High School in Nebraska.

“We are very excited to announce the signing of Wes Dreamer,” McCollum said. “He is a very unselfish kid that comes from a great family. He transferred to Lincoln East this year to add strength and play against high level competition throughout the entire season which will help him in his transition to college basketball. At 6’7″, Wes has great length and is able to stretch the floor with his shooting ability, two things that we value a lot in our program.”

Dreamer, from Murdock, Nebraska, was a two-time class C-2 all-state boys basketball player for Elmwood-Murdock High School. He was the honorary captain of the Class C-2 all-state team after averaging 22.2 points and 10.5 rebounds per game, leading the Knights to the state tournament . Dreamer transferred to Lincoln East High School for his senior year to play under head coach Jeff Campbell. Dreamer also played AAU basketball with the well-known Martin Brothers AAU program out of Iowa.

— Northwest Athletics —

Jayhawks’ Vick earns Big 12 Player of the Week honor

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IRVING, Texas – Kansas senior Lagerald Vick posted back-to-back 30-point efforts as he has been named the Big 12 Player of the Week in a vote by a media panel which covers the league, the conference announced Monday. This is the second-straight week Kansas has taken home the Big 12 Player of the Week accolade as redshirt junior forward Dedric Lawson was last week’s honoree.

Vick opened the week scoring a then-career-high 32 points in Kansas 84-68 win against Vermont on Nov. 12. In the game, the Memphis, Tennessee, guard broke the Big 12 and Kansas record for most 3-point field goals made without a miss by going 8-for-8 from beyond the arc. Vick’s 8-for-8 effort was two shy of the NCAA record and his eight treys tied for the second most made in Kansas history.

In Kansas, 89-76 win against Louisiana on Nov. 16, Vick scored 33 points, surpassing his career high set earlier in the week. Once again Vick was sharp shooting from 3-point range, making 7-of-12 from beyond the arc. KU’s lone senior just missed a double-double against the Ragin’ Cajuns as he pulled down nine rebounds in the win.

For the week, Vick averaged 32.5 points and shot 23-for-32 (71.8 percent) from the field, 15-for-20 (75.0 percent) from 3-point range and averaged 6.0 rebounds. Vick’s 15 3-pointers in the two contests set a Kansas record for most 3-pointers made in consecutive games.

No. 2 Kansas (3-0) will take on Marquette (3-1) on Wednesday, Nov. 21, in the NIT Season Tip-Off at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The contest will start at 6 p.m.

— KU Athletics —

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