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No. 2 Bearcats beat Ichabods in battle of MIAA unbeatens

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MARYVILLE, Missouri – The No. 2-ranked Northwest Missouri State University men’s basketball team won a battle of MIAA unbeatens with an 83-75 triumph over the Washburn Ichabods in Bearcat Arena on Saturday.

Northwest ran the nation’s longest win streak to 16 behind 26 points from Joey Witthus and 24 points from Trevor Hudgins. Washburn falls to 11-3 overall and 4-1 in MIAA action. Northwest is 6-0 in MIAA play.

Ryan Hawkins collected his seventh double-double of the season with 17 points and 12 rebounds.

Northwest will be in action next Saturday at Missouri Western. Tip is set for 7:30 p.m. in St. Joseph, Missouri.

— Northwest Athletics —

No. 7 Kansas takes down Baylor in Waco 73-68

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WACO, Texas (AP) — Lagerald Vick scored 18 points with six 3-pointers on his 22nd birthday and No. 7 Kansas held on for a 73-68 win at Baylor on Saturday.

Vick hit two of his 3s in an 11-3 run in the final 1:44 of the first half for the Jayhawks (14-2, 3-1 Big 12) to put them up by 10. Kansas then held a double-digit lead for most of the second half until the Bears had eight consecutive points in the final minute.

Jared Butler hit a 3 with 54 seconds left and Mark Vital made a basket before Devonte Bandoo’s 3 after Vick’s second turnover in that span got the Bears within 72-68. The Jayhawks missed three free throws down the stretch.

Dedric Lawson added 17 points for Kansas while Devon Dotson had 14. Freshman Ochai Agbaji had 10 in his second game.

Butler had 14 points to lead Baylor (9-6, 1-2), while Vital and Bandoo each had 11. Makai Mason scored 10.

Baylor opened the game’s scoring with two free throws but missed its first 15 shots from the field, falling behind 18-2 before going on a big run of its own. Butler had three 3s in an 18-4 run by the Bears that got them within 22-20 on a free throw by Mason with just under 4 minutes left, though they never got closer.

Vital had Baylor’s first made field goal of the game on a short bank shot with 9:34 left in the first half after he grabbed an offensive rebound.

BIG PICTURE

Kansas: The Jayhawks played their second game since 7-foot center Udoka Azubuike’s season-ending wrist surgery. That’s what led to Agabaji, the 6-5 freshman guard from Kansas City, forgoing his redshirt eligibility. He had a 3 in the late spurt to end the first half.

Baylor: The Bears just couldn’t build on the momentum of their home win Tuesday against No. 20 Iowa State, which then was coming off a 17-point home win over the Jayhawks last weekend. Baylor missed an opportunity to win consecutive games over Kansas, which lost by 16 in Waco last February.

CLARK DONE

Baylor sophomore forward Tristan Clark, the national leader shooting 74 percent from the field, had season-ending left knee surgery this week. The 6-foot-9 sophomore averaged 14.6 points starting the first 14 games. He made 84 of his 114 shots, and was on pace for the fourth-best shooting season in NCAA history. He now won’t play in enough games to qualify for that.

UP NEXT

Kansas plays its third game in six nights when the Jayhawks go home to play Texas on Monday night.

After consecutive home games, Baylor has a quick turnaround before playing Monday night at Oklahoma State.

— Associated Press —

Northwest women fall to Washburn 70-51

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The Northwest Missouri State women’s basketball team lost to the Washburn Ichabods 70-51 at Bearcat Arena Saturday. The Bearcats fell victim to poor shooting again shooting only 34% from the field. They only shot 33% from behind the three-point line. The Ichabods outrebounded the Bearcats 38 to 25. Both teams had 15 turnovers on the game.

Northwest was led in scoring by Jaelyn Haggard with 18 points. Haggard went 5-6 from the three point line and 6-7 from the field. Kaylani Maiava was also in double figures with 13 points and led the team in rebounds with 8. Erika Schlosser led the team with 4 assists.

Washburn was led in scoring by Reagan Phelan with 16, followed by Taylor Blue with 15 and Hunter Bentley with 10. Bentley added 11 rebounds to give her a double-double for the game. Bentley and Phelan each added 6 assists.

Northwest will travel to St. Joseph, to take on Missouri Western Saturday, Jan. 19 at 5:30 p.m.

— Northwest Athletics —

Barry Brown lifts Kansas State over No. 20 Iowa State 58-57

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AMES, Iowa (AP) — No. 20 Iowa State appeared to have done just enough to survive on a snowy and sleepy Saturday in Ames.

Barry Brown had other ideas.

Brown hit a layup with four seconds left and Kansas State stunned Iowa State 58-57 on Saturday, handing the Cyclones their second straight loss.

Brown had 23 points to lead the Wildcats (12-4, 2-2 Big 12), who closed the game on a 10-2 run for their first road win of the year. Iowa State (12-4, 2-2) didn’t score over the final 2:42.

“Biggest thing, it’s a tough loss,” Cyclones coach Steve Prohm said. “Brutal loss.”

Iowa State, which hasn’t won since blowing out Kansas last week, was up seven with five minutes left. Brown hit two free throws with 16 seconds left to make it 57-56 Iowa State, and Lindell Wigginton missed the front end of a subsequent one-and-one for the Cyclones.

Brown, who finished 9 of 20 from the floor, then drove through the paint for the winner — which came on the heels of a 21-point comeback against West Virginia in K-State’s last game.

Brown scored eight of K-State’s final 10 points after hitting a late layup to help beat the Mountaineers.

“I just tried to make the plays when opportunity presents itself,” Brown said. “My teammates and coach believe in me when it comes down to the wire. They believed in me to come down and make a play.”

Nick Weiler-Babb had 11 points and five assists to lead the Cyclones. Iowa State responded to its 77-60 win over the Jayhawks with a 73-70 loss at Baylor and a sloppy finish against the Wildcats.

“I think everybody jumped and ran with one game. Now your character is tested, and you’ve got to go back to work,” Prohm said.

Big 12 preseason player of the year Dean Wade, who had been out since the middle of December with a torn tendon in his right foot, returned for the Wildcats. He had two points and nine rebounds in 22 minutes.

“He still has no rhythm and no conditioning, but he gets nine rebounds and got a big bucket late,” Kansas State coach Bruce Weber said. “It’s not like riding a bike where you can just jump on and ride it.”

THE BIG PICTURE

Iowa State: While K-State got Wade back, the Cyclones played with big man Cam Lard — who missed Saturday’s game with a sprained ankle. Iowa State also said after the game that fellow big man Solomon Young will miss the remainder of 2018-19 with a groin injury, and the Cyclones will seek a medical redshirt.

Kansas State: Getting Wade back is huge as far as K-State’s NCAA Tournament hopes are concerned, as was this win over the Cyclones. The Wildcats might be a factor in the Big 12 race after all.

NOT-SO CRITICAL STRETCH

Iowa State fell behind 37-26 to open the second half, but a late 14-2 run gave the Cyclones what looked like enough of a cushion to survive. Wigginton gave the Cyclones a 48-46 lead on a layup in the paint, and Weiler-Babb followed with a 3. Marial Shayok then hit a layup to cap a stretch of nine straight points for Iowa State and make it a 55-48 game. But Weiler-Babb missed a wide-open 3 with about 40 seconds left.

THE NUMBERS

Iowa State lost despite holding the Wildcats to 35.7 percent shooting from the floor. … Kamau Stokes had 12 points for Kansas State. … Shayok had a season-low nine points for the Cyclones. He entered play averaging 20.1 points per game. … K-State outrebounded Iowa State 39-31. … The Cyclones went just 6 of 12 from the line.

POLL IMPLICATIONS

Iowa State is one of the 25 most talented teams in the country. But the Cyclones likely won’t be ranked as such on Monday.

UP NEXT

Iowa State plays No. 8 Texas Tech in a huge early league showdown on Wednesday.

Kansas State plays at Oklahoma on Wednesday.

— Associated Press —

Missouri Western basketball games vs. Emporia State moved to Sunday

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ST. JOSEPH – Due to a winter weather advisory for the area, the Missouri Western home basketball doubleheader scheduled for Saturday against Emporia State will be postponed until Sunday.

Both games in the women’s and men’s doubleheader will remain at the scheduled times of 2:00 and 4:00 p.m., but will now be played on Sunday, Jan. 13 in the MWSU Fieldhouse. A wintry precipitation mix is expected to begin in the St. Joseph area and continue into Saturday with accumulating snow.

The St. Joseph School District Day promotion will continue as planned on Sunday.

— MWSU Athletics —

Mizzou women roll past Arkansas for sixth straight win

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COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Women’s Basketball handled Arkansas at Mizzou Arena on Thursday night, beating the Razorbacks 71-53. With the win, Mizzou has started SEC play 3-0, marking the best conference start for the Tigers since the 2005-06 season. The Tigers used a hardnosed and gritty formula to extend their win streak to six games, holding the Razorbacks to a season-worst 53 points while outrebounding the Hogs by 17.

Mizzou was led by its frontline, getting a 15-point and 12-rebound double-double from junior forward Amber Smith (Shreveport, La.), while getting 13 points off the bench from sophomore forward Emmanuelle Tahane (Bondy, France), which tied a career-high. Senior guard Sophie Cunningham (Columbia, Mo.) also chipped in with 11 points, moving into sole possession of fourth place on the all-time Mizzou scoring list (1,830 points) with her first made basket of the game, passing Sharon Farrah (1,820 points, 1975-79).

TURNING POINT

The Tigers entered the second quarter with a six point lead, as Arkansas was able to hang around by forcing the Tigers into some early turnovers. However, in the second frame, Mizzou began to take the ball to the post, and the Razorbacks simply had no answer for the Tigers’ size down low.

In the quarter, Mizzou’s bigs were able to take advantage in a big way, as Tahane, Smith, senior forward Cierra Porter (Columbia, Mo.) and junior forward Hannah Schuchts (Tallahassee, Fla.) all scored at least one basket during a 19-5 Tiger run. Even when initial shots weren’t falling, the Tigers were able to secure offensive rebounds which led to second chance points. Combined with the team’s excellent defensive performance in the quarter, in which they allowed only two made field goals on 15 shot attempts, Mizzou was able to put the game out of reach early.

TOP TIGERS

  • With her 11 points tonight, Cunningham has now scored at least 11 points in her last four games. She is averaging 16.3 points over that span.
  • Smith, who led the game in both points and rebounds, with 15 and 12, respectively, now has seven double-double in 17 games this season.
  • Porter played her best game since returning to the hardwood, chipping in with nine points and seven rebounds.
  • Tahane tallied her second 13-point game this season against the Hogs. Her other such performance this season came at Saint Louis (Dec. 9).

NOTES

  • With 11 points, Cunningham has now scored 1,830 career points and moves into fourth place on Mizzou’s all-time career scoring list, surpassing Sharon Farrah (1,820 points, 1975-79). Cunningham also moved into a tie with Sierra Michaelis (2013-17) for third place all-time in career three-pointers made (185).
  • Mizzou matched its best conference start in program history, and recorded its best start in conference play since joining the SEC prior to the 2012-13 season. Mizzou is now 3-0 in conference play, a feat which has been accomplished five times prior (1979-80, 1983-84, 1986-87, 1988-89, 2005-06).
  • Mizzou shot 50 percent from the field (27-for-54), its third best mark of the season. The Tigers have shot 45 percent during every game of its six-game winning streak.
  • Tahane matched a career high with her 13 points, equaling her total from Mizzou’s win over Saint Louis (Dec. 9).
  • With her 15 points and 12 rebounds, Smith has now recorded nine career double-doubles. It was her first double-double since recording three consecutive between Dec. 2 and Dec. 9. Smith’s 12 rebounds were one shy of her career best of 13.
  • The Tigers held a sizable advantage in the paint, outscoring the Razorbacks, 48-14, in the paint.

UP NEXT

Mizzou heads back out onto the road, traveling to Gainesville for a trip with the Gators. That game is set to tip at 2 p.m.

— Mizzou Athletics —

Nebraska defeats Penn State for school-record 20th straight home win

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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Isaiah Roby scored a career-high 22 points and made a couple big defensive plays late, and Nebraska beat Penn State 70-64 on Thursday night for its school-record 20th straight home win.

The Cornhuskers (12-4, 2/3 Big Ten) bounced back from two straight road losses that knocked them out of the Top 25. The Nittany Lions (7-9, 0-5) lost their third straight.

Nebraska’s home win streak is the longest among power-five conference teams and fourth-longest overall. The Huskers broke the school record set by the 1965-66 and 1966-67 teams.

Roby scored six of Nebraska’s eight points after Penn State tied it 48-all. He drove to the basket to give the Huskers the lead, then he ran through a wide-open lane, caught a pass in stride from Isaac Copeland and put down a big dunk. He put back Glynn Watson Jr.’s missed 3-pointer to make it 56-51.

Roby was 8 for 9 from the field, made two 3-pointers, and was 4 for 5 on free throws to go with 11 rebounds in his best overall game of the season.

On the defensive end, he made a steal and had one of his season-high four blocked shots in the last minute to help hold off Penn State, which missed 9 of its final 11 shots.

Josh Reaves hit a 3-pointer to pull the Nittany Lions to 62-61, Watson made a huge 3. Watson saved the ball from going out of bounds, gathered himself and shot a 3-pointer that bounced three times off the rim to make it a four-point game with 2:15 left.

Watson had 19 points and three of the Huskers’ nine 3-pointers.

Reaves finished a season-high 20 points, Mike Watson had 14 rebounds and the Lions held a 46-32 rebounding advantage, including 21-6 on the offensive end.

Penn State coach Patrick Chambers was back on the bench. He was suspended for Sunday’s game against Wisconsin after shoving one of his players during a timeout in a loss at Michigan last week.

BIG PICTURE

Penn State: Chambers says the Lions are improving even though the results aren’t showing it right now.

Nebraska: The Huskers are a totally different team at home. They need to carry over their mojo to the road.

UP NEXT

Penn State hosts No. 6 Michigan State on Sunday.

Nebraska visits No. 22 Indiana on Monday.

— Associated Press —

Three Griffons named to Don Hansen All-Region football team

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ST. JOSEPH – Three members of the Missouri Western football team were named to the Don Hansen All-Super Region Three Team. Brandin Dandridge was named first team return specialist and third team defensive back. Tyler Basch was named second team kicker and Hayden Eatinger was named to the third team offensive line.

Dandridge was also a first team All-MIAA selection as a returner and a second team selection at defensive back. The senior averaged 13 yards per punt return with one touchdown and a long return of 58 yards. At cornerback, Dandridge led the MIAA with 15 passes defended and was tied for second in the conference with four interceptions.

Basch was also a second team All-MIAA selection at kicker. In his senior season, Basch went 13-for-17 on field goal attempts, including an MWSU record tying 58-yard field goal in the Agent Barry Live United Bowl.

Eatinger picked up his second postseason honor of 2018 after being named first team All-MIAA. The junior center started all 11 games on an offensive line that helped pave the way for the Griffons’ 229-yard per game rushing average and an MIAA-best 5.6 yards per carry average. Eatinger also anchored the group that allowed and MIAA-low six sacks all season.

The Don Hansen team carries out the legacy of long-time small college football advocate Don Hansen, who passed away at age 75 on Aug. 29, 2010. Hansen, from Brookfield, Ill., started and published Don Hansen’s National Weekly Football Gazette for three decades, selecting NCAA Division II All-America teams for the first time in 1988. Don Hansen’s Football Gazette began selecting Division II All-Region squads in 2003.
The first-team and second-team All-Region selections advance to a national ballot from which the 2018 Don Hansen NCAA Division II All-America team will be selected.

— MWSU Athletics —

Missouri women’s basketball alum Nancy Rutter named SEC Legend

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COLUMBIA, Mo. – Mizzou Women’s Basketball alum Nancy Rutter was named to the Southeastern Conference 2019 Class of Women’s Legends on Thursday, announced by the conference office. Rutter and representatives from each of the 14 SEC institutions will be honored at the 2019 SEC Women’s Basketball Tournament, which will be held March 6-10 in Greenville, S.C.

A four-time letterwinner for Mizzou in the 1970s, Nancy (Rutter) Huerd was an integral part of Mizzou’s early women’s basketball teams. Rutter saw Mizzou achieve groundbreaking success in her career, as she played on the initial Mizzou women’s basketball team in 1974-75, and by the end of her career, her team had finished as Big Eight Champions in 1978.

Rutter’s name is still etched all of the Mizzou record book, as she still holds the program records for most points on an opponent’s floor (40 at Graceland – Jan. 5, 1977), the most free throws made in a career (481 FT) and the most free throws made in a single-season (211 FT, 1976-77). She also ranks second in rebounds per game in a single season (10.2 rpg, 1975-76), second in total rebounds in a single season (356 rebounds), third in career rebounds per game (8.8) and fifth in all-time scoring (1,641 points).

Rutter helped lead Mizzou to a Big Eight Conference Tournament title in 1978 and was named to the All-Tournament Team. Rutter is a 1991 inductee of the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame, and a 2018 inductee in the Women’s Basketball League Hall of Fame for her participation in the WBL Trailblazers, the first women’s professional basketball league.

— Mizzou Athletics —

Griffons lose in OT to Washburn 95-94 on controversial foul

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ST. JOSEPH – As the final buzzer sounded, Lavon Hightower’s full court heave rattled in-and-out. It would have been a fitting end to a wild Wednesday night, as Missouri Western (8-8, 2-3 MIAA) and Washburn (11-2, 4-0 MIAA) put on a show in the MWSU Fieldhouse, with the Ichabods topping the Griffons 95-94 in overtime.

NOTABLES

  • The Griffons held a 40-35 lead going into halftime, making nine three pointers on 45 percent shooting.
  • Lavon Hightower led all scorers at the half with 15 points. Tyrell Carroll also had 10 points in the first half.
  • The Griffons remained in control through most of the second half, stretching their lead to eight on a Bryan Hudson layup with 6:25 to play in regulation.
  • With 16 seconds remaining in the fourth, Hightower’s free throw put the Griffons up 86-84.
  • Washburn’s David Salach scored with six seconds left to tie the game at 86.
  • Both of the Griffons’ shot attempts on the ensuing possession missed, sending the game into overtime at 86-86.
  • In overtime, a Griffon turnover led to a fast-break bucket for the Ichabods, extending the Washburn lead to 94-91 with 26 seconds remaining.
  • On the following Missouri Western possession, Tyus Millhollin calmly sank a pull-up three pointer, forcing Washburn to call a timeout.
  • Washburn’s Jalen Lewis was fouled on the Ichabod’s final possession, sending him to the free-throw line tied at 94 apiece.
  • Lewis converted the first free-throw attempt, but missed the second.
  • Hightower pulled down the rebound before launching a 70-foot attempt that rattled off the rim, sealing the 95-94 win for Washburn.
  • The Griffons set a program record with 19-made three pointers.
  • The Griffons’ 20 assists are the most they have had in a game since 2010.
  • 95 points is the most the team has scored since their 97-point mark in 2014.

LEADERS

  • Hudson led the Griffons in scoring with a career-high 23 points
  • Carroll finished with 22 points, seven assists, and five boards.
  • Hightower posted another double-double with 20 points and 11 rebounds. Hightower also set a career-high with seven assists.
  • Millhollin added 17 points with five three’s.
  • Alex Martin also scored in double-figures with 12 points.

UP NEXT

  • Missouri Western will take on Emporia State (6-7, 1-3 MIAA) at home on Saturday, Jan. 12.
  • The Hornets lost to No. 2 Northwest Missouri by 20 points on Wednesday.

— MWSU Athletics —

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