MARYVILLE, Mo. - The No. 4-ranked Northwest Missouri State University men's basketball team reached 20 wins for the 11th straight season after scoring an 82-71 victory over the visiting Missouri Southern Lions at Bearcat Arena.

Northwest extended the longest active NCAA Division II 20-win season streak by shooting better than 50.0% from the field for the 16th time this season. The Bearcats shot 55.6% (25-of-45) from the floor, which included 55.6% (10-of-18) from three-point range. 

Northwest moved its record to 20-2 overall and 13-1 in MIAA play. Northwest also won its 11th straight game in Bearcat Arena.

Missouri Southern dropped to 11-8 overall and 8-5 in league action. Missouri Southern has lost eight consecutive matchups against Northwest.

Junior guard Trevor Hudgins led all scorers with 24 points, his 65th career 20-point scoring game. Hudgins buried three treys to equal Joey Witthus's single-season Northwest record of 114 three-pointers made. Hudgins also needs five more triples to set the MIAA single-season three-pointers made mark. 

Redshirt freshman Mitch Mascari took advantage of a season-high 27 minutes play to tally a career-high 11 points. Mascari scored all 11 in the first half on the strength of a trio of three-pointers. Mascari added two assists and a rebound in the win.

Redshirst freshman Isaiah Jackson equaled his career-high with 11 points. Jackson went 5-of-8 from the floor and grabbed five rebounds. Jackson also dished out an assist and tallied a steal.

The Bearcats shot 60.9% from the floor in the first half. The Bearcats knocked in 7-of-10 three-pointers in the opening 20 minutes as they took a 38-31 lead into intermission.

Northwest would lead by as many as 23 in the second half at 72-49 when head coach Ben McCollum gave Hudgins the rest of the night off. Southern put on full-court pressure after Hudgins exited which allowed the Lions to trim 12 points off the lead and fall by 11 at the buzzer.

The Bearcats next action is set for Saturday at Missouri Western. Tip is slated for 7 p.m. at the MWSU Fieldhouse in St. Joseph, Mo.

NOTES: Hudgins made his 122nd straight to equal Justin Pitts for the MIAA record for most career starts in league history ... Hudgins has scored in double figures in 115 games in his career, and a streak of 55 consecutive reaching 10 or more points ... Mascari earned his first double-figure scoring contest ... Northwest has compiled a home mark of 148-11 since the start of the 2011-12 season ... Northwest is 98-8 at home in MIAA play over that stretch ... Northwest has won 72 of its last 74 home MIAA games ... Northwest has made 10 or more three-pointers 15 times this season ... Northwest has made 10 or more triples in six consecutive games ... the Bearcats made 22-of-27 free throws in the contest ... Northwest entered the game ranked No. 1 in the nation in team free throw percentage at 80.6% ... Northwest has won 12 of its 13 MIAA games by 10 points or more ... Northwest is 117-5 over the past four seasons ... Northwest is 179-10 over the last six seasons ... In MIAA play over the last nine seasons, Northwest is 155-17 ... over the last six seasons in MIAA games, Northwest has a record of 105-7 against league foes.