Thursday, Feb. 20 | 7:30 p.m. (CT) | NSU Event Center | Tahlequah, Okla.
Northwest Missouri State at Northeastern State
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Saturday, Feb. 22 | 3 p.m. (CT) | Gayle Kaundart Arena at the Stubblefield Center | Fort Smith, Ark.
Northwest Missouri State at Arkansas-Fort Smith
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BEARCATS HEAD TO OKLAHOMA, ARKANSAS FOR ROAD TRIP
The Northwest Missouri State University men's basketball team (4-20 overall, 2-13 MIAA) will play its final road games of the 2024-25 season with contests at Northeastern State (14-10 overall, 8-7 MIAA) and at Arkansas-Fort Smith (10-14 overall, 4-11 MIAA).
    The Bearcats will tangle with Northeastern State at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in Tahlequah, Okla.
    Northwest and Arkansas-Fort Smith will meet at 3 p.m. Saturday in Fort Smith, Ark.

ALL-TIME VS. RIVERHAWKS
Northwest holds an 18-1 lead all-time against Northeastern State.
    Northwest has won 17 straight matchups with NSU. Since NSU joined the MIAA, it is 0-16 against Northwest.

ALL-TIME VS. ARK-FORT SMITH
Thursday will be the first meeting between Northwest and Arkansas-Fort Smith in men's basketball.

KPI TO DETERMINE SEEDING
With an unbalanced schedule in the MIAA this year, the league has determined it will use FaktorSports.com's KPI ratings to determine qualification and seeding for the 2025 MIAA Basketball Tournament.
    Northwest is ranked No. 14 in the latest KPI MIAA standings.
    The top 10 teams will qualify for the 2025 MIAA Tournament set for March 5-9 at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Mo.

KPI MIAA Games Only (Feb. 17)
Rk. Team    KPI    Record
1. Washburn    0.139    13-2
2. Pittsburg St.    0.053    11-4
3. Rogers St.    0.041    10-5
4. Fort Hays St.    0.032    9-6
5. Northeastern St.    0.026    8-7
6. Missouri Western    0.019    7-8
7. Central Oklahoma    -0.005    8-7
8. Central Missouri    -0.012    8-7
9. Nebraska-Kearney    -0.012    8-7
10. Emporia St.    -0.028    6-10
11. Newman    -0.029    6-10
12. Missouri Southern    -0.057    6-9
13. Ark.-Fort Smith     -0.086    4-11
14. Northwest Mo. St.    -0.122    2-13

7TH-TOUGHEST SCHEDULE IN THE NATION
Northwest has played the seventh-toughest NCAA Div. II schedule in the country this year.
    Northwest opponents possess a .596 winning percentage this year.

NCAA Div. II Toughest Schedules
1. Nova Southeastern    .623
2. Mo.-St. Louis        .611
3. Clayton St.        .607
4. Sul Ross St.        .605
5. Cedarville        .604
6. Lynn            .603
7. Northwest Mo. St.    .596
8. Barry            .592
9. Malone        .590
10. Minnesota St.        .586

10-GAME LOSING STREAK; LONGEST SINCE 1976
Northwest has lost 10 games in a row heading into Thursday's road game at Arkansas-Fort Smith.
    The 10-game losing streak is the fourth-longest in program history.
    The Bearcats last double-digit losing streak was an 11-game skid that included the final eight games of the 1974-75 season and the first three games of the 1975-76 season for then head coach Bob Iglehart.

Bearcat Losing Streaks
13 - 1957-58
12, 1964-65
11, 1974-75 (8) and 1975-76 (3)
10, Jan. 11, 2025-pres.
9, Jan. 2, 1976-Jan. 31, 1976

RARE LOSING TERRITORY
Northwest's 20 losses rank tied for the most single-season defeats in program history.
    The most games lost by a Bearcat squad came when Northwest went 2-20 in the 1964-65 season for then head coach Dick Buckridge.
    Northwest has dropped 13 MIAA games - the most since the Bearcats came up short 14 times in league play in the 2010-11 season under head coach Ben McCollum.

BYERS PUTS UP 23 VS PSU
Junior guard Ja'Vion Byers lit up the scoresheet against Pittsburg State with a career scoring high.
    Byers led a first-half comeback against Pittsburg State. Northwest trailed by 23 points, 35-12, just 10 minutes into the game. Byers sparked a 24-0 run with a three-point barrage of four triples to give Northwest a 36-35 lead.
    Byers finished the game with 23 points, four rebounds, two assists and a steal.

NO FOULS HERE
Northwest ranks No. 1 in the MIAA in fewest fouls called against them this season.
    Northwest is being whistled for 14.5 fouls per game, which ranks No. 31 in the country.

TRIPLE THREAT FROM DEEP
Northwest is the only MIAA program that has three players with 35 or more made three-pointers this season.
    Freshman Marcus Glock has drained 46 from three-point range. Senior Luke Moustakas has made 42 three-pointers, while senior Emorie Knox has buried 38 from distance.

GLOCK STAY LOCKED IN
Over his last 20 games, freshman Marcus Glock has rarely missed from any spot on the floor.
    Glock is averaging 10.3 points per game and has drained 46 of his last 89 3-point shots (51.7%).
    Overall in his last 20 games, Glock has made 64-of-132 field goals (48.5%).
    In MIAA games only, Glock has made 36-of-75 three-pointers (48.0%) to rank No. 2 in the conference in 3-point field goal percentage.
    Glock ranks fifth in the MIAA in 3-pointers made (36) in conference games only.
    To qualify for the NCAA leaders, players must make 2.5 three-pointers per game. If Glock qualified, he would rank No. 2 in the nation in three-point field goal percentage this season (46.9%).

3-Point FG % (MIAA Games Only)
1. R.J. Forney (Pittsburg St.)    .488
2. Marcus Glock (Northwest Mo. St.)    .480
3. Avery Taggert (Pittsburg St.)    .458
4. Roland McCoy (Ark.-Fort Smith)    .419
5. Braydon Shorter (Washburn)    .358

3-Point FGs Made (MIAA Games Only)
1. Braydon Shorter (Washburn)    54
2. Avery Taggert (Pittsburg St.)    49
3. R.J. Forney (Pittsburg St.)    41
4. Roland McCoy (Ark.-Fort Smith)    39
5. Marcus Glock (Northwest Mo. St.)    36
    Jack Bachelor (Washburn)    36

17 STRAIGHT GAMES WITH A 3
Freshman Marcus Glock had his streak of 17 straight games with at least one three-pointer made snapped in an 89-77 loss to Pittsburg State. Glock went 0-of-3 from three-point range against the Gorillas.
    He has made two more more three-pointers in 15 contests this season.
    Glock made a season-best five three-pointers at Fort Hays State. Glock missed his first two attempts against the Tigers, but then proceeded to make five of his last six shots from distance at Gross Memorial Coliseum as he led the Bearcats with 18 points.
    Glock has made two or more 3-pointers in 11 of his 14 MIAA games this season. He has drained three or more on six occasions in league play.

Glock 3-Pointers in MIAA Games
3-3 vs. Missouri Western (Dec. 3)
2-3 at Emporia State (Dec. 5)
1-2 vs. Fort Hays State (Jan. 2)
2-5 vs. Nebraska-Kearney (Jan. 4)
2-3 at Central Missouri (Jan. 9)
2-2 at Washburn (Jan. 11)
4-7 at Nebraska-Kearney (Jan. 16)
5-8 at Fort Hays State (Jan. 18)
3-9 vs. Washburn (Jan. 22)
2-5 vs. Central Missouri (Jan. 25)
4-6 at Missouri Western (Feb. 1)
1-6 at Central Oklahoma (Feb. 6)
3-6 at Rogers State (Feb. 8)
2-7 vs. Missouri Southern (Feb. 13)
0-3 vs. Pittsburg State (Feb. 15)

MARCUS MAKES SHOTS
Freshman Marcus Glock leads the Bearcats with 46 made three-pointers this season. His 46 made three-pointers rank tied for No. 9 in the MIAA.
    Glock has drained 46-of-98 (46.9%) three-pointers field goals.
    Glock is shooting 45.8% from the field overall having made 65-of-142 shots from the floor.
    Glock has sank 36-of-44 (81.8%) of his free throws as well.

LUKE GAINS FIRST CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLE
Senior Luke Moustakas collected his first career double-double with 15 points and a career-high 10 rebounds at Rogers State.
    Moustakas ranks second on the team with 40 made three-pointers. He is averaging 9.5 points per game.

Career Double-Doubles
Byron Alexander - 2
Emorie Knox - 1
Luke Moustakas - 1
Jack Ratigan - 1

BYRON NABS 2ND CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLE
Senior forward Byron Alexander grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds in a double-double performance at Missouri Western. Alexander was credited with 12 rebounds and 11 points against the Griffons.
    Alexander ranks No. 13 in the MIAA and leads the Bearcats in rebounds per game (5.8).
    Alexander has played in 146 career games (44 starts) and has scored 8267 points as a Bearcat. He has recorded 490 rebounds and has tallied 103 steals.
    Alexander is the active NCAA Div. II leader in games played (146). Alexander ranks No. 3 on Northwest's all-time games played chart.
    Alexander ranks No. 10 in field goal percentage (.618) on the NCAA Div. II active career list.

NCAA Div. II Active Leaders Games
1. Byron Alexander (NWMSU)    146
    Jimmy Scholler (Ferris St.)    146
3. Cameron Kahn (Dallas Baptist)    140
    Luke Burnett (Ala.-Huntsville)    140
5. Charlie Katona (Minn.-Duluth)    139

Northwest All-Time Games Played
1. Diego Bernard (2018-23)        169
2. Wes Dreamer (2019-24)        159
3. Byron Alexander (2020-pr.)    146
4. Trevor Hudgins (2018-22)    139
5. Ryan Welty (2016-20)        134
6. Zach Schneider (2013-17)    133
7. Brett Dougherty (2014-18)    132
8. Ryan Hawkins (2017-21)        131
9. Luke Waters (2019-23)        130
10. Daniel Abreu (2020-24)        128

NCAA Div. II Active Leaders Field Goal Percentage
1. Caleb Van De Griend (Minot St.)    .726
2. Daniel Saylor (Ala.-Huntsville)    .683
3. Maceo Williams (Ashland)    .668
4. Drew Stover (Millersville)        .661
5. Jose Murillo (Eastern New Mexico)    .656
6. Noah Boler-Kyle (Lee)        .645
7. William Becker (UCCS)        .635
8. Robert Briley (Southeastern Okla.)    .628
9. Nadjrick Peat (Hawaii-Hilo)    .621
9. Luke Haasl (Central Oklahoma)    .620
11. Byron Alexander (NWMSU)    .618

Northwest'a All-Time Field Goal Percentage Leaders
1. Byron Alexander (2020-pr.)    .618 (291-471)
2. Dillon Starzl (2010-14)        .608 (444-730)
3. Bennett Stirtz (2022-24)        .601 (152-253)
4. Tyler Dougherty (2016-20)    .594 (129-217)
5. Matt Withers (2005-08)        .583 (322-552)
6. Jake Reinders (2008-12)        .570 (211-370)
7. Brett Dougherty (2014-18)    .566 (390-689)
8. Isaiah Jackson (2020-24)        .564 (137-243)
9. Luke Waters (2019-23)        .563 (414-735)
10. Rick Jolley (1994-96)        .555 (407-733)

KNOX LEADS THE WAY
Senior guard Emorie Knox tops the team in scoring at 12.0 points per game and assists at 3.75 assists per game.
    Knox ranks third on the squad with 38 made three-pointers.
    Knox dropped in a season-high 29 points against Emporia State. Knox tallied 24 of his 29 points in the second half and he connected on all five of his second-half three-point attempts.Altogether, Knox drained six three-pointers in the 65-54 win at Emporia State.
    The 29-point performance from Knox is tied for the sixth-highest scoring game this season by an individual in an MIAA contest.

MIAA Most Points Scored in League Game (2024-25)
1. 34 - Jordan Frison, Pittsburg St. vs. Mo. Southern (1/25/25)
    34 - Jordan Frison, Pittsburg St. vs. Newman (2/8/25)
3. 32 - Jordan Frison, Pittsburg St. vs. Emporia St. (2/6/25)
4. 30 - Israel Hart, Central Oklahoma vs. Neb.-Kearney (1/23/25)
    30 - Ethan Blackmon, Northeastern St. vs. Neb.-Kearney (2/8/25)
6. 29 - Emorie Knox, Northwest Mo. St. at Emporia St. (12/5/24)
    29 - Ethan Blackmon, Northeastern St. vs. Mo. Southern (1/4/25)
    29 - Karyiek Dixon, Emporia St. at Pittsburg State (2/6/25)
    29 - Trey Phipps, Northeastern St. vs. Neb.-Kearney (2/8/25)

RATIGAN SWATTING SHOTS
Jack Ratigan ranks No. 3 in the MIAA in blocked shots per game (1.1). Ratigan has swatted 27 shots this season. He has blocked at least one shot in 16 of the 24 games this season.
    Ratigan ranks second on the Bearcats in rebounds per game (5.5). Ratigan ranks No. 15 in the MIAA in rebounds per contest.
    Ratigan tallied a career-high 18 points in a 70-66 loss to Missouri Western. Ratigan buried 8-of-10 shots from the field against the Griffons.

SCORING NOTES
Junior Ja'Vion Byers had his first career 20-point scoring game and fifth career double-digit scoring contest with his 23-point game vs. Pittsburg State.
    Senior Luke Moustakas gained his 17th career double-figure scoring game with a 17-point effort vs. Pittsburg State.
    Sophomore Jack Ratigan secured his eighth career double-digit scoring contest with 15 points and eight rebounds vs. Pittsburg State.
    Senior Emorie Knox put up his 39th career double-figure scoring game with a team-high 15 points to go along with nine assists at home vs. Missouri Southern. Knox has recorded 39 career double-figure scoring games at Charleston Southern (7), Ouachita Baptist (18) and Northwest (14).
    Sophomore Trey Moala gained his sixth double-figure scoring game with 12 points vs. Missouri Southern.
    Redshirt freshman Padraig Gallagher notched his second straight and fourth overall game of scoring 10 or more points with a 11-point effort off the bench vs. Missouri Southern.

Career Double-Figure Scoring Games
Emorie Knox - 39
Byron Alexander - 28
Luke Moustakas - 17
Marcus Glock - 10
Jack Ratigan - 8
Trey Moala - 6
Spencer Schomers - 6
Ja'Vion Byers - 5
Padraig Gallagher - 4
Blake Danitschek - 1

Career 20-Point Scoring Games
Emorie Knox - 7
Luke Moustakas - 2
Ja'Vion Byers - 1
Marcus Glock - 1

Career 30-Point Scoring Games
Emorie Knox - 1

SEARCHING FOR HOME WIN
Northwest is looking for its first home win of the season and the first home win of head coach Matt Keeley's Bearcat coaching career.
    Northwest is the only NCAA Div. II men's basketball team to have not recorded a home win this season. Northwest is 0-8 this season at Bearcat Arena.
    New Orleans is the only NCAA Div. I home team to have not won a game this season. There are seven NCAA Div. III programs that are winless at home this season.

NCAA Winless Home Teams (2024-25)
Cal Tech (Div. III) - 0-12
Luther (Div. III) - 0-10
York, N.Y. (Div. III) - 0-10
Northland (Div. III) - 0-9
St. Olaf (Div. III) - 0-9
New Orleans (Div. I) - 0-8
Northwest Mo. St. (Div. II) - 0-8
Alma (Div. III) - 0-8
Marantha Baptist (Div. III) - 0-5

HOME COURT ADVANTAGE IN BEARCAT ARENA
Since the start of the 2011-12 season, Northwest has compiled a home mark of 176-23, including a tally of 120-17 in MIAA play.
    Northwest has lost eight games at home this year. It is the most home losses since a 7-7 season in 2010-11 for then head coach Ben McCollum.

Year        Record (MIAA Games)
2011-12    12-1 (9-1)
2012-13    12-3 (6-3)
2013-14    12-1 (9-1)
2014-15    13-2 (8-1)
2015-16    13-0 (11-0)
2016-17    18-0 (10-0)
2017-18    12-2 (8-1)
2018-19    17-0 (9-0)
2019-20    16-0 (10-0)
2020-21    12-2 (10-1)
2021-22    12-2 (9-2)
2022-23    15-1 (11-0)
2023-24    12-0 (11-0)
2024-25    0-8 (0-7)

PRESS CONFERENCE TUESDAY AT PIZZA RANCH
Northwest head coach Matt Keeley will be available each Tuesday from Noon - 1 p.m. for a press conference at Pizza Ranch in Maryville.