MARYVILLE, Mo. - Trevor Hudgins became Northwest Missouri State's all-time leading scorer as he helped guide the No. 5-ranked Bearcats to a 40-point home win over the University of Central Missouri Mules.

Hudgins needed 18 points going into the contest and delivered 19 to surpass Justin Pitts's mark of 2,459 points. Hudgins surpassed Pitts with a three-pointer with 6:50 remaining in the second half.

Northwest moved its record to 19-2 overall and 12-1 in the MIAA. Central Missouri fell to 9-9 overall and 6-8 in MIAA play.

Wes Dreamer led all scorers with 23 points.

Northwest shot 61.5% from the field and 57.1% from three-point land. The Bearcats drained 20-of-35 three-point shots in the victory.

The squads were separated by a point at 18-17 when Northwest hit UCM with an 11-0 spurt to open up a 29-17 lead. Northwest would lock down defensively and limit UCM to one made field in the final seven minutes. Northwest closed the half on a 21-4 run to take a 39-21 advantage at intermission.
 
Wes Dreamer carried the offensive load in the first 20 minutes as he tallied 17 points on 6-of-8 shooting. Dreamer knocked in 4-of-6 from three-point land.

Northwest continued its offensive assault in the second half by hitting 17-of-25 shots (68.0%), including 14-of-20 from three-point range (70.0%). Northwest out-scored the Mules in the final 20 minutes, 50-28. 

Hudgins tallied 16 of his 19 points in the second half. Hudgins went 5-of-6 from the field, all three-pointers, in the second half. Luke Moustakas came off the bench to replace Hudgins with 6:34 left in the game and proceeded to fire away. Moustakas knocked in 5-of-6 shots altogether including 4-of-5 from three-point range. Moustakas tallied a career-high with 14 points.

Diego Bernard put on an all-around show with eight assists, six rebounds, two steals and three points.

NOTES: Hudgins has reached double-figure scoring 114 times in his career, including a consecutive games streak of 54 in a row reaching double figures ... it's the 15th time this season that Northwest has shot 50.0% or better from the field ... Northwest is 116-5 over the past four seasons ... Northwest is 178-10 over the last six seasons ... over the last nine seasons, Northwest is 154-17 in MIAA play ... over the last six seasons, Northwest is 104-7 in MIAA play ... under head coach Ben McCollum, Northwest is 129-2 in games decided by 20 points or more ... Northwest has won 127 straight games when the scoring margin has been 20 or more ... Northwest took over sole possession of first place in the MIAA standings when Central Oklahoma lost at Washburn on Saturday.

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