Bearcats pull off comeback win

By Editor | February 5, 2015 |

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Northwest trailed for more than 32 minutes Wednesday night at Missouri Western, but when the clock hit 0:00 the Bearcats walked away with a 59-58 victory to move to 16-5 overall and 9-4 in conference play.

Western led by as many as 12 points in the first half at the 9:31 mark on a three-pointer by Dareon Jones, but the Bearcats cut it to 32-28 by halftime.

Northwest led twice in the second half, taking the lead for good, 57-56, with 3:22 to play on a three-pointer by junior guard Lyle Harris.

After a Western miss, junior guard Conner Crooker knocked down a pair of free throws to give the Bearcats their biggest lead of the day.

Jones hit a pair of free throws with 1:38 to play to cut the lead to 59-58, and Western had a chance to win it with 0:07 to play, but senior guard Matt Wallace came up with a steal in a one-on-one situation against Cortez Calbert, who scored a game-high 20 points.

Sophomore guard Anthony Woods scored a career-high 17 points off the bench while Crooker finished with 15 and senior forward Grant Cozad added 14.

Northwest takes on Lincoln (4-18, 1-12 MIAA) at 3:30 Saturday in Bearcat Arena.