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Story Headlines
- The Northwest Missouri State University men's basketball team beat Simpson College, 80-47, on Saturday at Bearcat Arena in Maryville, Mo.
- No. 1 ranked Northwest improved to 12-0 on the year with the win. The game was counted as an exhibition contest for Simpson College.
- Senior Zach Schneider was 4-of-6 from three point territory, giving him 302 long range makes in his career, setting an MIAA record.
- The previous record was held by Steve Schieppe from Truman State who had 300 from 1987-91.
- All 10 Bearcat players who saw action in the game scored at least two points in the game.
- Xavier Kurth recorded his second double-double of the year with 12 points and 10 rebounds. He also had a career-high five assists with a steal.

Key Northwest Statistics
- The Bearcats shot 49.1 percent (28-57) from the field and were 14-of-20 (70 percent) from the charity stripe.
- Northwest committed just eight turnovers in the game and only had one at halftime. The Bearcats led 51-23 at the break.
- On the boards, Northwest held a 42-28 advantage with 10 offensive rebounds.
- Justin Pitts, Brett Dougherty, Kurth and Schneider each had 10 points in the contest. D'Vante Mosby had 10 points for the Bearcats.
- Pitts had four assists to go along with four rebounds and a steal. He was 5-of-10 (50 percent) from the field with a pair of three pointers.
- Dougherty hit 5-of-6 from the field and added five rebounds, an assist and a block.
- Mosby had five rebounds and a blocked shot. He was 5-of-8 from the field.
- Ryan Welty hit his only long range attempt of the game. The freshman has now hit his last 15 three-pointers, an MIAA record, dating back to Dec. 11.
- The Bearcats led by as many as 37 midway through the second half. The Storm led for 17 seconds, 6-4, early in the first half.

Key Northwest Sequence
- Northwest trailed for just 17 seconds in the contest when Simpson hit a three pointer with 18:03 left in the first half to make it 6-4. After that, it was all Bearcats. Over the next 10-plus minutes, Northwest went on a 37-7 run to take full control of the contest. In the first 14-point run, Schneider hit a pair of three pointers and Kurth added another one to make it 18-6 with 14:33 left. A pair of Storm free throws made it 18-8 but Pitts hit a jumper in the lane, knocked down a three pointer and then found Mosby under the bucket for a layup to push the lead to 17, 25-8. Simpson would knock down a three pointer with 11:15 to go but then would go scoreless over the next four minutes as the Bearcats went on a 16-0 run to push the lead to 30, 41-11.

Up Next
- Northwest returns to MIAA play on Thursday, Jan. 5, against Missouri Southern at Bearcat Arena. The women's game starts at 5:30 p.m. and the men's contest will begin around 7:30 p.m.