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No. 8 Kansas routs Oklahoma 104-74

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Devonte Graham had 23 points and seven assists, Malik Newman added 20 and No. 8 Kansas beat Oklahoma 104-74 on Monday night.

The Jayhawks (22-6, 11-4 Big 12) controlled things early, jumping out to a 10-0 lead less than four minutes into the game and forcing Lon Kruger to burn a timeout before the first media break. The Sooners (16-11, 6-9 Big 12) never recovered.

Kameron McGusty led the way for Oklahoma with 22 points while Jamuni McNeace added 18 in his first career start.

It was a cold shooting night for Trae Young, who missed 10 of his 13 shots. His 11 points were a season-low. He did have nine assists.

Kansas broke the 100-point threshold for the first time since December as six Jayhawks scored in double figures.

The win marks No. 300 all-time in Big 12 play for the Jayhawks. Only two other schools (Texas, Oklahoma) have surpassed the 200 mark.

BIG PICTURE

Kansas now sits a half-game ahead of Texas Tech atop the Big 12 standings after gaining a game on the Red Raiders when they fell to Baylor Saturday.

Oklahoma has now dropped its last six games, and has fallen to No. 8 in the Big 12. The skid has led some to speculate that the Sooners could miss the NCAA Tournament.

UP NEXT

Kansas has a road clash with Texas Tech Saturday, serving as a battle for the outright Big 12 lead.

Oklahoma will look to rebound at home against a hot Kansas State team on Saturday.

— Associated Press —

Griffon baseball wins series finale against No. 21 St. Cloud State

ST. JOSEPH – After dropping the first two games of their series with No. 21 St. Cloud State, the Missouri Western baseball team salvaged the final game of the series Sunday 9-5. The Griffons improve to 5-5 on the season.

Missouri Western jumped out early with three runs in both the second and third innings. After the Huskies cut the lead down to two runs, Casey Danley added insurance for MWSU. Danley belted a two-run home run in the bottom of the seventh inning to help the Griffons avoid being swept.

NOTABLES
– Jake Miller had a game-high five strikeouts and allowed just two earned runs

– Will Jibas scored four runs and recorded an RBI

– Casey Danley went 2-for-3 at the plate, scored two runs and had three RBIs

– Trever Carroll tossed four innings and gave up two earned runs

– MWSU’s nine RBIs is the second most this season

– St. Cloud State committed four errors and five of its nine runs allowed were earned runs

UP NEXT
Missouri Western travels to Central Missouri to open MIAA play with a three-game series beginning on Friday, Feb. 23.

— MWSU Athletics —

Cunningham, No. 13 Missouri women edge No. 11 Tennessee 77-73

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Sophie Cunningham scored 12 of her 32 points in the fourth quarter and No. 13 Missouri held on to beat No. 11 Tennessee on Sunday.

The Tigers (22-5, 10-4 Southeastern Conference) made 12 of 14 free throws in the fourth quarter but the two misses came in the final minute, giving the Lady Vols (21-6, 9-5) a chance. Jordan Frericks fouled Rennia Davis on a 3-point attempt with 1.4 seconds left. Davis missed the first free throw and made the second before deliberately missing the third. Missouri got the rebound and iced the game on two Cunningham free throws with less than a second remaining.

Tennessee, down as many as 15 in the second quarter, took the lead with a 10-0 run early in the third. Missouri led by two entering the fourth quarter and the Lady Vols tied it three times but never led.

Frericks had 16 points for the Tigers, who shot 56 percent and were 19 of 22 from the foul line.

Jaime Nared led Tennessee, which had 14 offensive rebounds but was 11 of 16 from the line, with 25 points.

— Associated Press —

Missouri Western softball splits doubleheader with Minnesota Duluth

ST. JOSEPH – The Missouri Western softball team (3-7) snapped a four-game skid with a split in a Sunday doubleheader against Minnesota Duluth (6-2).

Missouri Western jumped out to an early 3-0 lead and held on for a 6-4 win in game one to end its losing streak and to give the Griffons their first home win of the season. Hits were harder to come by in game two as MWSU was limited to five in a 5-1 loss to the Bulldogs.

NOTABLES
– Riley Wilson went 3-for-5 at the plate with a walk and an RBI in the doubleheader

– Shelby Uhl pushed her season batting average to .545 with a 3-for-7 day at the plate. The junior centerfielder scored two runs and drove in one.

– Shelbie Atwell and Gabi Carter each drove in two runs for the Griffons

– Kenzie Hilzer (2-4) picked up the win in game one, pitching all seven innings and allowing four earned runs on nine hits. Hilzer coaxed to fly outs with the bases loaded in the top of the seventh to secure the victory

– Missouri Western scored seven runs in the doubleheader on 15 hits and were limited to just one extra base hit, a double by Gabi Carter

UP NEXT
The Griffons travel to St. Cloud, Minnesota next week for four games in the Kelly Laas Invitational at the Husky Dome. Missouri Western opens play in the crossover with a doubleheader against No. 1 Minnesota State on Feb. 22.

— MWSU Athletics —

Northwest Missouri State baseball loses Sunday at Cameron

The Northwest Missouri State University baseball team fell to Cameron University, 3-2, on Sunday at McCord Field in Lawton, Okla.

The Bearcats fall to 3-6 overall while the Aggies improve to 7-3.

Key Northwest Statistics
– Northwest scored both of its runs in the seventh inning. Cameron had single runs in the first, fourth and seventh innings.

– The Bearcats had two runs on five hits with three errors. The Aggies had three runs on seven hits with no errors.

– Hudson Bilodeau was 2-for-3 with an RBI.

– Kevin Handzlik went 1-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored.

– Derek Hussey was 1-for-3.

– Landon Figg went 1-for-3

– Luke Hassman scored a run.

– Logan Rycraft drew a walk.

– Eddy Kraber got the start, going 4.0 innings. He allowed just two runs on five hits. He struck out five and issued one walk.

– Jacob Wagner worked 2.0 innings of hitless relief. He struck out one and did not issue a walk.

– Joe Funkhouser allowed one unearned run in two innings. He gave up two hits, struck out one and did not allow a walk.

Key Northwest Innings
– With one out in the seventh, Hassman was hit by a pitch. After a second out, Handzlik came up with an RBI single to score Hassman. Bilodeau came up with an RBI single to left to score Handzlik to tie the game, 2-2.

Up Next
– The Bearcats are scheduled to begin the MIAA season on Friday, Feb. 23, against Emporia State at 2 p.m. in Maryville, Mo.

— Northwest Athletics —

Nebraska gets upset at Illinois 72-66

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Close games have not gone well for Illinois this season. The Illini have lost nine games by single digits, including three losses in overtime and one at the buzzer against Nebraska on Jan. 15.

But in a rematch Sunday afternoon, the Illini got their revenge in a 72-66 victory over the Cornhuskers, powered by Leron Black.

Black poured in a career-high 28 points and snagged seven rebounds to help Illinois outlast Nebraska. He scored 17 points in 12 minutes in the first half, including a stretch in which he made seven consecutive field goals.

“My teammates were finding me in all the right spots,” Black said. “I had a lot of open shots. They were looking for me and getting me the ball.”

There were six ties and nine lead changes during the game, but the deciding basket came from Black. He nailed a turnaround, fadeaway jumper with two minutes left that put the Illini ahead by three and brought the State Farm Center crowd to its feet.

On the Illini’s final two possessions Trent Frazier and Mark Smith knocked down four free throws to secure the win.

Illinois (13-15, 3-12 Big Ten) shot 62 percent from the field and made 7 of 9 from behind the arc to outscore Nebraska 43-36 in the first half. But after the break, the Cornhuskers used a 16-4 run to climb back in it for a five-point lead.

The teams traded baskets the rest of the way, but Black proved to be too much. He knocked down 3 of 5 from behind the arc in his second consecutive 20-point performance.

“Huge night from Leron,” coach Brad Underwood said. “Everyone got to see how (his game) has expanded. He shot a couple off the dribble today, he hit a couple threes. Really pleased with the way he played.”

Frazier and Kipper Nichols were the only other Illini to score in double figures, finishing with 12 points apiece.

Isaac Copeland led the way with 17 points for Nebraska (20-9, 11-5), who lost for the just the second time in its past 10 games.

“We had just kind of gone to sleep (in the first half),” coach Tim Miles. “We hadn’t practiced that great coming in and we played that way.”

BIG PICTURE

Glynn Watson Jr., Nebraska’s third leading scorer, finished with just three points on 1-of-9 shooting. The loss snapped the Cornhuskers six-game winning streak.

Illinois’ slight win should give Underwood’s young squad some confidence moving forward as it prepares to close out the regular season.

INJURED STARTER

Michael Finke missed his third consecutive game with a concussion. The Illinois forward has started in 25 games this season and is the Illini’s fourth leading scorer at 9.6 points per game.

FRESHMAN HISTORY

Frazier has scored in double-figures in 16 of Illinois’ last 18 games. He’s averaging 12.3 points this year which is the most by an Illini freshman since Dee Brown during the 2002-03 season.

QUOTABLE

“You talk about having pride? You talk about feeling good? That’s everything we have to be about,” Underwood said regarding a loose ball scrum in the second half. “That was three, four guys on the floor all fighting to win a game. Didn’t care about a little burn from the floor, didn’t care about getting knocked. Tonight I knew we were in good shape when we were to that point because that is selfless. That was the play of the night in my opinion.”

UP NEXT

Nebraska returns home to take on Indiana. The Hoosiers are led by Juwan Morgan, who is ranked eighth in the Big Ten in scoring at 16.6 points per game.

Illinois will hit the road and face Michigan State on Tuesday. The No. 2 Spartans have a 10-game winning streak.

— Associated Press —

Mizzou baseball loses final game against Florida International

MIAMI – Mizzou Baseball came up short on Sunday (Feb. 18), falling to Florida International, 11-5, failing to complete the season-opening series sweep. Mizzou went on top, 5-2, with five runs in the fifth inning but gave the lead right back in the bottom half of the frame. Mizzou falls to 2-1 on the season.

Mizzou hit six batters in the game and that was a key reason for the Panthers’ four-run fifth that sank the Tigers. Mizzou stranded nine men on base in the loss.

RS sophomore Cody Siebenberger (Smithton, Ill.) took the loss while FIU RHP Steven Casey earned the win. Junior OF Connor Brumfield (Columbia, Mo.) tallied a career-high four hits while sophomore 1B Kameron Misner (Poplar Bluff, Mo.) walked in four of his five plate appearances, tallying an RBI and a run. Junior OF Zach Hanna (Shawnee, Kan.) had a three-run, bases-loaded double in Mizzou’s five-run fifth as well.

TURNING POINT
After Mizzou took a 5-2 lead with five runs in the top of the fifth inning, three coming on a Zach Hanna (Shawnee, Kan.) double, the Panthers responded with a four-spot in their half of the frame. That gave FIU a 6-5 lead that it never surrendered. DH Christian Khawam delivered the go-ahead hit, a two-run double. FIU then tacked on five more in the eighth inning. The Panthers then iced the game with five in the bottom of the eighth.

TOP TIGERS
– Junior OF Zach Hanna drove in a career-high three runs with his bases-clearing double in the fifth inning.

– Sophomore Kameron Misner walked three times in the game, earning an RBI and scoring a run. He walked eight times in the series.

– Junior OF Connor Brumfield tallied a four-hit performance with a double from the leadoff spot.

UP NEXT
Mizzou will stay in the Sunshine State for another week, first playing at Miami on Wednesday (Feb. 21) at 5 p.m.

— Mizzou Athletics —

Bearcat softball loses two games to No. 1 Minnesota State

The Northwest Missouri State University softball team dropped a Sunday double header to No. 1 Minnesota State in St. Joseph, Mo.

The Bearcats (3-5) fell in the first game, 10-0, and lost in extra innings in a tough fought second game, 7-6.

Northwest had 19 hits in the two combined games.

Game One Key Statistics (Minnesota State 10, Northwest 0)
– The Mavericks had seven runs in the third and three in the seventh.

– MSU scored ten runs on nine hits with two errors. Northwest had nine hits with two errors.

– Erin Keeney went 3-for-4 on the day.

– Kiana Baderdeen was 2-for-3 at the plate.

– Jaedra Moses, Rebecca Maher and Jessica Rawie each went 1-for-4.

– Karli Allen was 1-for-3.

Game Two Key Statistics (Minnesota State 7, Northwest 6)
– Northwest scored three runs in the first and three in the third. Mavericks scored two in the first, one in the second, three in the sixth and one in the eighth.

– The Bearcats had six runs on 10 hits with three errors. Minnesota State had seven runs on 10 hits with three errors.

– Abigail Gilson was 3-for-4 at the plate with a run scored.

– Keeney went 2-for-4 with a double. She scored a run and also drove in a run.

– Moses was 1-for-3 with two runs scored and also drew a walk.

– Kaitlyn Weis went 1-for-4.

– Rawie was 1-for-3. She had one homerun, a sacrifice fly and finished with three RBIs.

– Allen went 1-for-4 with an RBI.

– Sydne Brashear was 1-for-3 with an RBI and one walk.

– Rachel Smith pitched 4.0 innings allowing only two earned runs on seven hits. She struck out two and did not issue a walk.

Game Two Key Innings
– Maher lead off the game by reaching on an error. Moses got on safely by fielder’s choice while Maher was forced out at second. After an out, Keeney doubled to right field to score Moses from first base. Rawie followed that up with a two run blast to left to make it 3-0 Northwest.

– Moses started off the third inning with a walk. After an out, Moses advanced to second on a throwing error. Keeney then reached on an error and was pinch ran for by Lynnlee Parrott. Moses then scored on a sacrifice fly by Rawie to give Northwest the lead. Gilson reached on a single to center field advancing Parrott to second. Allen singled to right field scoring Parrott from second base. Brashear doubled to left driving in Gilson to make it 6-3 Bearcats.

Up Next
– Northwest will take on Sioux Falls on Saturday in Joplin, Mo., starting at 2 p.m.

— Northwest Athletics —

Missouri State loses to Drake on four-point play with 1.8 seconds left

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Reed Timmer completed a 4-point play with 1.8 seconds left in the game to cap a 20-point outing in Drake’s 67-63 win over Missouri State on Sunday.

Graham Woodward was left open in the corner for a 3-pointer to give Drake a 63-62 lead with 13.8 to go. After Alize Johnson made 1 of 2 free throws, Timmer lost control of it on a dribble through his legs, but regained it and launched a deep 3-pointer just before the buzzer.

Nick McGlynn and De’Antae McMurray each added nine points for Drake (16-13, 10-6 Missouri Valley Conference).

McMurray made an off-balance jumper at the buzzer to close the first half with a 35-25 lead.

Alize Johnson had 14 points and 16 rebounds and J.T. Miller added 14 points for Missouri State (17-12, 7-9).

Most of MSU’s bench was removed in the second half after going onto the court to help Dixon up after a hard foul.

— Associated Press —

Griffons lose to hot-shooting Gorillas 93-80

ST. JOSEPH – The Missouri Western men’s basketball team lost to Pittsburg State at home Saturday 93-80. The Griffons are now 5-19 this season and 3-14 in the MIAA.

Missouri Western looked poised for a run midway through the game. The Griffons went on an 11-3 run to cut the Gorilla lead to five points a few minutes into the second half. After PSU pushed its lead back to 15 points, MWSU used another 11-3 run to get the lead to six points with 8:04 left in the game. Pittsburg State countered the Missouri Western run and closed the game with 10-2 run.

Pittsburg State shot 61.5 percent from the three-line in the first half and 48.1 percent for the game. Missouri Western was 50 percent from the field in the second half and 48.3 percent throughout the game.

NOTABLES
– The two teams had four different players scored 21 points

– Missouri Western tied its season-high of 80 points in the game

– Lavon Hightower netted a career-high 27 points and grabbed eight rebounds for the Griffons

– The Griffons forced the Gorillas into 16 turnovers

– MWSU scored 22 points off the Pittsburg State turnovers

– PSU’s Donovan Franklin had a game-high 31 points

UP NEXT
Missouri Western begins its final road trip of the regular season on Thursday, Feb. 22. The Griffons travel to Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri for a 7:30 p.m. game.

— MWSU Athletics —

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