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Story Headlines
- The 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.
- The game was an exhibition for Central Methodist and will not count towards the team's overall record.
- 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.

Key Northwest Statistics
- 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 benc, 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.
- Brett Dougherty added six points with five rebounds, two assists and a blocked shot.
- Northwest shot 48.3 percent from the field (28-for-58) and was 15-for-17 at the charity stripe (88.2%).
- The Bearcats held a 35-23 advantage on the boards. Northwest had 17 offensive rebounds, sparked by Mosby's nine o-boards.
- Central Methodist never led in the game. The Eagles tied the game at 26-26 with 3:27 left in the first half.
- Northwest led by as many as 18 with 6:09 left in the game.
- Central Methodist shot 53.1 percent from the field (26-for-49). Both teams committed 13 turnovers.

Key Northwest Sequences
- Central Methodist climbed back from an eight-point defecit 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 posession 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 posession 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.

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