MARYVILLE, Mo. - The No. 5-ranked Northwest Missouri State University men's basketball team overcame a 19-point first-half deficit with a blistering 69-point second half to post a 96-63 victory over the visiting Lincoln Blue Tigers at Bearcat Arena.
Northwest improved to 18-2 overall and 11-1 in MIAA play. Lincoln fell to 1-14 overall and 0-10 in league action.
Lincoln bounced out to a 32-13 first-half lead on Northwest's home floor. Northwest struggled in the first 16 minutes of the game making only 4-of-18 field goal attempts. Northwest missed nine of its first 10 three-pointers in the game before
Wes Dreamer connected on a triple with 1:52 left in the opening half.
Trevor Hudgins sank a three-pointer with :30 left in the half to pull Northwest to within 36-27 at the break.
The Bearcat second-half blitz was ushered in with a 52-8 run that included the final 3:58 of the first half and the first 8:27 of the second half.Â
The Bearcats buried 14-of-17 three-pointers in the second half, including a stretch of 10 straight makes from the 16:09 mark to the 8:36 mark.
10 Straight 3-Point Field Goal Makes
16:09 -
Daniel Abreu (3)
15:22 -
Trevor Hudgins (3)
13:31 -
Luke Waters (3)
12:58 -
Trevor Hudgins (3)
11:33 -
Wes Dreamer (3)
10:52 -
Trevor Hudgins (3)
10:24 -
Trevor Hudgins (3)
9:55 -
Trevor Hudgins (3)
9:20 -
Luke Waters (3)
8:36 -
Wes Dreamer (3)
The 69-point second half nearly eclipsed the MIAA record for points in a second half. Missouri S&T holds the MIAA record with 74 second-half points vs. Arkansas Baptist set on Nov. 22, 1992.
Northwest made 24-of-27 second-half field goals to shoot 88.9% from the floor. Abilene Christian holds the NCAA Division II record for field goal percentage in a half by shooting 95.0% (19-of-20 FGs) vs. Cameron on Jan. 21, 1989.Â
Hudgins finished the contest with a game-high 29 points on 11-of-15 shooting, including 7-of-11 from three-point range. Hudgins made all six of the three-point shots he took in the second half. Hudgins also dished out a team-high seven assists.
Northwest will be back in action Saturday at home against the Central Missouri Mules. Tip is set for 3:30 p.m. at Bearcat Arena.
NOTES:
Trevor Hudgins passed
Zach Schneider for the all-time three-point field goals mark in the contest with seven triples to give him 372 for his career ... Schneider sank 370 from 2013-17 ... Hudgins is the first NCAA men's basketball player this season to reach 100 three-point field goals made with 105 ... Hudgins tallied his 64th career 20-point scoring game ... Hudgins has reached double-figure scoring 113 times in his career, including a consecutive games streak of 53 in a row reaching double figures ... it's the 14th time this season that Northwest has shot 50.0% or better from the field ... head coach
Ben McCollum improved to 24-2 vs. Lincoln ... Northwest is 115-5 over the past four seasons ... Northwest is 177-10 over the last six seasons ... over the last nine seasons, Northwest is 153-17 in MIAA play ... over the last six seasons, Northwest is 103-7 in MIAA play ... under head coach
Ben McCollum, Northwest is 128-2 in games decided by 20 points or more ... Northwest has won 126 straight games when the scoring margin has been 20 or more ... Northwest is 58-0 when scoring 90 or more points under coach McCollum.
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