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Husker basketball loses to No. 24 Cincinnati 65-61

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riggertNebraskaNEW YORK (AP) — For a kid who grew up on Long Island, playing at Madison Square Garden is the dream.

Troy Caupin has a soft spot for Barclays Center after his performance Friday night.

“I like Brooklyn,” Caupain said after scoring 17 points to help No. 24 Cincinnati beat Nebraska 65-61 in the Barclays Center Classic semifinals. “It’s newer.”

Shaq Thomas added 14 points, and Octavius Ellis had 12 for Cincinnati (6-0).

“Our big guys started to assert themselves,” Bearcats coach Mick Cronin said. “We’re not very good if those guys can’t score inside for us, and they did in the second half.”

Tai Webster scored 21 points for Nebraska (4-2), and Shavon Shields had 14.

“(Webster told) me after his first five points that he (felt) awful I said we (would) bring (him) out any time,” Nebraska coach Tim Miles said. “We tried to manage (Shields’) fouls. He had two in about 2 minutes, so we were trying to manage all of that.

“I thought the kids really fought considering we were so undersized.”

The game was tied at 25 after a tight, defensive first half.

“They take things away from you,” Cronin said about Nebraska. “There’s nothing easy. They had us running in circles in the first half.”

Nebraska took a 41-40 lead 8:08 into the second half when Shields converted Glynn Watson Jr.’s lob for an alley-oop jam.

The lead lasted all of 28 seconds. Troy Caupain’s 3-pointer put Bearcats up again at 43-41.

Cincinnati outscored Nebraska 14-11 following Caupain’s 3.

Ellis’ layup with 5:30 left made it 53-49. The advantage grew to 57-49 on Ellis’ half hook from the low post with 3:11 left.

“(He) understands that nobody can stop him with his length and his arms,” Caupain said about Ellis. “And the way he jumps, (Ellis) can be a wonderful player. At 6-10, when he plays 6-6, it’s hard for him to score. When he plays with his head above the rim and his arms, he can score.

“That’s what we tell him. `Stop short-arming your hook. Stop short-arming your little double-pump. Go up strong.”

Nebraska cut the deficit to three, but got no closer.

“It was just that stretch from seven minutes to about 3 1/2 minutes,” Miles said. “They got the eight-point lead and we couldn’t get it back in line.

“We just didn’t do enough to win.”

UP NEXT:

Cincinnati will face Tennessee-George Washington winner Saturday.

Nebraska will play the Tennessee-George Washington loser Saturday.

— Associated Press —

Ex Cowboys RB Joseph Randle arrested at Kansas casino

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432px-Dallas_Cowboys.svgWICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Former Dallas Cowboys running back Joseph Randle has been arrested after an altercation at a Kansas casino.

The Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission says Randle was asked to leave the Kansas Star casino in Mulvane on Tuesday night after causing some unspecified concerns. Randle left, but returned and got into a scuffle with security.

The Sumner County attorney’s office said Wednesday that no formal charges have been filed, and he remains jailed on a $25,000 bond.

He was booked on suspicion of criminal threat, assault of a law enforcement officer, battery, criminal trespass, disorderly conduct and interference with a law enforcement officer.

Randle was suspended four games by the NFL under the league’s personal conduct policy earlier this month, one week after he was released by the Dallas Cowboys.

Missouri Western women ranked in the Top 25 for first time since 2007

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riggertMissouriWesternST. JOSEPH – The Missouri Western Women’s Basketball team has cracked the USA TODAY Sports Division II Top-25 Poll. The team is ranked No. 22 in this week’s poll, its first national ranking since 2007.

Missouri Western is off to a 3-0 start, outscoring opponents by an average of 26 points per game. The Griffons average 90.3 points per game and are allowing 64.3 per contest. From the field, Missouri Western has shot 50 percent with a 44 percent three-point shooting percentage and 85 percent from the free throw line. Six Griffons are averaging at least nine points a game, with five averaging double-digits. Sarafina Handy’s 18 points per game leads the team. Julia Torres and LaQuinta Jefferson are both averaging 15 points and eight rebounds per game.

Missouri Western puts its perfect record on the line this weekend when the team hosts Evangel University and Graceland University in the Holiday Inn Express Classic. The Griffons will play Evangel on the 27th and Graceland on the 28th.

MIAA foe Emporia State remains at No. 1 in this week’s poll. Fort Hays State moved up from 10th to 7th.

Rank    Institution – First Place Votes    Previous Rank    Record    Points
1    Emporia State University (Kan.) – 20    1    4-0    593
2    Lewis University (Ill.) – 1    2    5-0    557
3    Nova Southeastern University (Fla.) – 1    4    4-0    525
4    California Baptist University – 2    3    4-0    499
5    University of Alaska – Anchorage    7    10-0    472
6    West Texas A&M University    9    4-0    428
7    Fort Hays State University (Kan.)    10    4-0    399
8    Drury University (Mo.)    11    2-0    369
9    Limestone College (S.C.)    12    3-0    340
10    Union University (Tenn.)    13    4-0    329
11    Winona State University (MN)    16    6-0    320
12    California University of Pennsylvania (Pa.)    5    4-1    291
13    Ashland University (Ohio)    15    3-0    257
14    Columbus State University (Ga.)    6    3-1    244
15    Arkansas Tech University (Ark.)    18    3-0    241
16    Michigan Technological University    8    2-1    231
17    Queens College (N.Y.)    17    2-0    209
18    Lubbock Christian University (Texas)    23    4-0    207
19    Anderson University (S.C.)    22    1-0    139
20    Carson-Newman University (Tenn.)    NR    4-0    134
21    West Liberty University (W.Va.)    21    4-1    95
22    Missouri Western State    NR    3-0    93
23    Wayne State College (Neb.)    24    4-1    87
24    Bentley University (Mass.)    NR    4-0    84
T25    Azusa Pacific University (Calif.)    NR    5-0    77
T25    Colorado Mesa University    19    1-1    77

— MWSU Athletics —

Five Bearcats score in double figures in victory over Central Methodist

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Northwest2013riggertThe Northwest Missouri State University men’s basketball team defeated Central Methodist, 83-72, on Tuesday evening at Bearcat Arena in Maryville, Mo.

Tuesday’s game was the home opener for the Bearcats, who improved to 2-2 overall.

Five Bearcats reached double figures, led by D’Vante Mosby’s second double-double of the season, scoring a season-high 20 points with 12 rebounds.

Justin Pitts had a game-high 22 points and hit a career-high six three pointers. He also had four assists and four steals. Conner Crooker hit four three pointers and a pair of free throws, finishing with a season-high 14 points.  Anthony Woods scored 10 points off the bench, tying a season-high with four rebounds. He was 4-of-6 from the field.  Chris-Ebou Ndow added 11 points with a six rebounds. He hit a season-best two long range jumpers.

Central Methodist climbed back from an eight-point deficit to tie the game at 26-26 with 3:27 left in the first half. Northwest responded with back-to-back three pointers from Pitts and Crooker. After an Eagles jumper fell, Ndow hit a three off a feed from Pitts to give the Bearcats a seven point lead at 35-28. Central Methodist tried to respond with a three but missed. After a failed putback, Northwest closed the half with another three pointer by Pitts off a feed from Dougherty to take a 38-28 lead into the half.

Central Methodist pulled to within four, 41-37, with 16:43 left in the second half. Mosby missed a layup on the next possession but got his own rebound and finished to put Northwest up, 43-37. After a Pitts Steal, Woods scored and was fouled on the fast break on a feed from Crooker. He hit the free throw to give Northwest a nine point lead, 46-37. After another steal by Pitts, Woods drew another foul and hit 1-of-2 to put the Bearcats up, 47-37. The Eagles hit a layup on the next possession but Mosby cleaned up a missed three pointer from Pitts to keep Northwest up, 49-39. After another turnover, Mosby again hit the offensive boards, rebounding a Dougherty missed layup for another easy two points. The Northwest lead would not fall under double-digits for the remainder of the game.

Northwest returns to Bearcat Arena for a Black Friday matchup with Kansas Wesleyan at 3 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 27.

— Northwest Athletics —

Missouri’s rally comes up short against Northwestern at CBE Classic

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riggertMissouriKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chris Collins watched helplessly from the sideline as Northwestern blew most of a 20-point first-half lead against Missouri in the consolation game of the CBE Classic.

His first two years in charge, Collins would have ultimately been watching a loss.

On Tuesday night, his guys proved just how far they’d come.

Tre Demps and Bryant McIntosh scored 13 points apiece, and Northwestern held on through foul trouble and a tense closing stretch for a 67-62 victory over the Tigers.

“I thought the first half was fantastic, the way we executed, the defense. Then we just had to hold on for dear life,” Collins said. “This is a game in the last couple of years we would have lost. There’s no question in my mind.”

The Wildcats (4-1), who lost to ninth-ranked North Carolina in the semifinals, did not make a field goal for the final 5 minutes, 41 seconds as the Tigers made one final run.

Kevin Puryear’s basket with 1:43 left got Missouri (2-3) within 65-59, and Scottie Lindsey’s miss at the other end and two free throws by Wes Clark made things interesting. But after a Demps turnover, Puryear could only make the second of two free throws with 33.8 seconds left.

Demps made one of two at the other end to give Northwestern a 66-62 advantage, and Clark’s 3-point try rattled out moments later, allowing the Wildcats to escape with the win.

“We knew we had to bring our own energy. We knew there weren’t going to be many fans in the stands,” said the Wildcats’ Sanjay Lumpkin. “I mean, they made a lot of shots. They made their run and we were just fortunate to make big plays at the end of the game.”

Terrance Phillips had 16 points to lead Missouri. Puryear finished with 14.

“We got off to a bad start, put ourselves in a hole,” Tigers coach Kim Anderson said. “But I was really encouraged by the way we fought back in the second half.”

The Wildcats threatened to turn the game into a rout in the first half, knocking down just about every shot they took from the perimeter. By the time Lumpkin rattled in his 3-pointer with 7:45 remaining in the half, Northwestern had built a 31-11 advantage.

The Tigers’ eventual comeback came in bits and pieces.

Puryear got things started with back-to-back baskets, and Ryan Rosburg contributed a couple of nice plays in the paint. Slowly, the Wildcats’ lead began to erode, and four straight foul shots by Namon Wright to end the first half got Missouri within 38-24.

“I think once we got going,” Phillips said, “a fire got lit under us.”

The Tigers kept coming out of the break, too. Phillips started to score in transition, the rest of the Tigers began getting to the basket for easy looks, and the lead was finally cut to 61-57 with 3:51 to go — the closest the game had been since the opening minutes.

But while the Wildcats went cold from the field, they managed to create enough offense to get to the free-throw line, where they were able to eventually put the game away.

“I was really proud of having the composure, having the poise on both ends to do what it takes to win,” Collins said. “It’s not going to be pretty every time. You’d love for it to all come together and go right. We had a great first half. The second half we had to fight.”

TIP-INS

Missouri: Clark finished 1 of 11 from the field. He was 2 of 9 in the semifinals. … The Tigers only committed nine turnovers, but they shot just 5 of 18 from beyond the arc.

Northwestern: Demps scored 21 points against the Tar Heels. … McIntosh fouled out with about 4 minutes left in the game. … The Wildcats were 10 of 23 from beyond the arc.

STUNNED TIGERS

Anderson blamed the slow start for the Tigers’ 66-42 loss to Kansas State in the semifinals on Monday night. “I thought we went into this game with absolutely no confidence,” he said. “I was proud of these guys for staying with it.”

UP NEXT

Missouri starts a three-game homestand against Arkansas State on Dec. 1.

Northwestern returns home to face New Orleans on Saturday.

— Associated Press —

Nebraska hammers Arkansas-Pine Bluff 67-44

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riggertNebraskaLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Andrew White III and Shavon Shields combined for 23 first-half points to lead Nebraska past Arkansas-Pine Bluff 67-44 on Thursday night.

The Cornhuskers (4-1) pulled away late in the opening period, holding the Golden Lions (1-4) without a field goal for the last 8:03 of the half. The Huskers closed the final 4:23 of the half with a 15-3 run, highlighted by a Shields dunk that put the Huskers up 31-15 with 1:40 left.

Nebraska stretched the lead to 22 early in the second half as the Arkansas-Pine Bluff field goal drought continued. The Golden Lions got a Ghiavonni Robinson 3 pointer with 17:06 left that cut the lead to 19. But Arkansas-Pine Bluff got no closer than 17 the rest of the game.

White, who had 12 in the first half, finished with 16 points and Shields had 15.

Robinson led Arkansas-Pine Bluff with 13 points.

Both teams shot poorly. Nebraska hit 38 percent (21 of 55) after going 2 of 19 from 3-point range. The Huskers did hit 23 of 32 free throws while the Golden Lions were 11 of 20 and had a 50-033 rebounding advantage. Arkansas-Pine Bluff made 15 of 49 for 31 percent, including 3 of 13 behind the arc.

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TIP INS

Arkansas-Pine Bluff: The Golden Lions played their fifth of 18 consecutive road games to open the season. Their first home game is Jan. 16 against Southern.

Nebraska: Newcomers to the Huskers accounted for 63 percent of Nebraska’s scoring in the first four games of the season. They had 39 of 67 on Tuesday.

UP NEXT

Arkansas-Pine Bluff plays Army in West Point, N.Y.

Nebraska plays No. 24 Cincinnati in the Barclays Classic in Brooklyn, N.Y.

— Associated Press —

Northwest women rally past Missouri Valley for first win

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Northwest2013riggertThe Northwest Missouri State women’s basketball team rallied from a 10-point halftime deficit to knock off Missouri Valley Tuesday night in Maryville, 71-61.

With the win, the Bearcats move to 1-4 on the season.

Three Bearcats scored in double figures, led by Tanya Meyer with 18.

After going scoreless before the break, Meyer went off after halftime, hitting 5-of-5 shots in the half. The sophomore grabbed five boards and added a block.

Jasmin Howe followed up Saturday’s 18-point performance with 17 on Tuesday, hitting 6-of-10 shots from the field. The junior transfer hit a season-best five three-pointers.

Freshman Macy Williams hit three shots from behind the arc, leading to 15 points while dishing out three assists. The Tabor, Iowa native had yet to score more than four points in a game this season.

Northwest outrebounded the Vikings, 30-25. Fourteen Bearcat rebounds came on the offensive end leading to eight second chance points.  The Bearcats hit 47.3 percent from the field (26-for-55) and 47.8 percent from behind the arc (11-for-23).  Northwest dominated in the paint, outscoring the Vikings 22-8.

The Bearcats are scheduled to host the University of Saint Mary on Monday, Nov. 30. First tip with the Spires is scheduled for 6 p.m.

— Northwest Athletics —

Griffons bounce back with 86-63 victory over Graceland

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riggertMissouriWesternST. JOSEPH – The Missouri Western men’s basketball team got back to the .500 mark behind hot shooting in an 86-63 win over Graceland Monday night inside the MWSU Fieldhouse.

Western shot 43 percent from the field, 48 percent from three-point range and 83 percent from the free throw line to move to 2-2 on the season.

The Griffons jumped out to a 46-31 halftime lead behind 56 percent three-point shooting and nine made three-pointers in the first half. Missouri Western sank 12 three’s on the night, five from Cole Clearman and four from Trey Sampson. Sampson led all scorers with 23 points. He and Clearman were two of four Griffons in double figures. Clearman finished with 17, Mataika Koyamainavure had 13 and Kevin Thomas had a double-double, scoring 11 and adding 10 rebounds.

Missouri Western forced 16 Graceland turnovers and turned the ball over just nine times with 17 assists. Missouri Western also finished with a 35-31 advantage on the glass and limited Graceland to 36 percent shooting from three-point range.

The Griffons hit the road for a few weeks, beginning with a trip to San Antonio, Texas for the St. Mary’s Thanksgiving Classic. Missouri Western will face Angelo State on the 27th and St. Mary’s on the 28th.

— MWSU Athletics —

Mizzou gets blown out by K-State in CBE Classic semifinals

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riggertMissouriKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas State still views Missouri as one of its rivals, even though the two schools separated by a long drive down Interstate 70 haven’t been members of the same league for years.

The Wildcats sure looked like the more motivated team Monday night.

Dean Wade had 14 points and 13 rebounds in his fourth college game, Justin Edwards added 13 points and the Wildcats pounded the Tigers 66-42 in the semifinals of the CBE Classic.

“I knew back then, Mizzou was a part of the Big Eight, Big 12 before they left, and it was kind of a rivalry game,” said Wesley Iwundu, who finished with 10 points for the Wildcats. “All the fans tweeting at you, kind of hyped us up for the game.”

Kansas State will play No. 9 North Carolina, an 80-69 winner over Northwestern, for the title on Tuesday night.

With a frustrating zone defense, the Wildcats (4-0) held the Tigers (2-2) to just 31 percent shooting from the field. They dominated on the offensive and defensive glass, and took care of the ball in beating the Tigers for the fifth time in their last six meetings.

The last time they played was 2012, before Missouri bolted for the Southeastern Conference.

“I was not surprised at the physicality of the game. I’m disappointed we didn’t match it,” Missouri coach Kim Anderson said. “Because we warned them, we told them, `This is the game.”

Things got so bad for the Tigers midway through the second half that Anderson was whistled for a technical foul for arguing with officials. The free throws gave the Wildcats a 58-34 lead with 7:12 left, but at least gave Missouri fans a reason to half-heartedly cheer.

“We just didn’t come out ready,” said Missouri freshman Kevin Puryear, who had a team-high nine points. “They played harder than us in all aspects of the game.”

The game was mostly decided in the first 20 minutes when Kansas State kept packing into a zone defense and the Tigers were unable to shoot their way over top of it.

Missouri was just 5 of 27 from the field at halftime.

The Wildcats’ big run came midway through the half, when Stephen Hurt converted a 3-point play to cap a 12-1 run. The Tigers had missed nine straight shots at that point, helping Kansas State establish a 19-9 lead and energize a heavily purple-clad crowd in the Sprint Center.

The highlight of the half for Missouri came when Terrence Phillips leapt over a courtside table used by the TV crew to save a ball from going out of bounds. Fans were still cheering when his teammate, K.J. Walton, was called for traveling about 25 feet from the hoop.

That was the way things went all night for Missouri, which won the CBE Classic four years ago — back in its Big 12 days — but has fallen on tough times in the years since.

“I thought we did a poor job of helping. I thought our defense was poor. I thought our whole game was poor,” Anderson said. “I don’t see a whole lot of bright spots.”

WADE’S WORLD

Kansas State coach Bruce Weber hopes that nobody tells Wade, a freshman from tiny St. John, Kansas, how impressive he’s been this season. “It’s a big transition from St. John to here,” Weber said, “but he’s such a good young man. He wants to learn and do well. In a way, he’s a little naive and I just hope we can keep him that way for a little while.”

TIP-INS

Kansas State: Former Wildcats and Dallas Mavericks star Rolando Blackman was inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame over the weekend. … Kansas State only committed one turnover in the first half. … Iwundu also had eight rebounds and four assists.

Missouri: Wes Clark, who missed the end of last season with an elbow injury, had five points on 2-for-9 shooting. … Missouri was 4 of 19 from beyond the arc. … The Tigers did not score off a turnover until the game’s final minute.

UP NEXT

Kansas State plays the Tar Heels for its first CBE Classic championship.

Missouri plays Northwestern in the tournament’s third-place game.

— Associated Press —

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