Northwest men remain undefeated
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Northwest Missouri State University’s Anthony Woods regains control of the ball en route to the rim against Fort Hays State on Saturday. He is guarded by Rob Davis (11) and Hadley Gillum (4). Woods finished with 23 points and the Bearcats won 82-72.
The 10-7 Fort Hays State Tigers gave the 17-0, No. 1-ranked Northwest Missouri State University men’s basketball team all it could handle on Saturday, playing to an 82-72 final after trailing 36-33 at the intermission.
The Cats picked up their 10th conference victory, and Fort Hays falls below .500 in MIAA play at 4-5.
Justin Pitts led the Cats in scoring with 23 points. Chris-Ebou Ndow finished with 18, and Brett Dougherty and Anthony Woods each had 10. Ndow finished with a double-double, hauling in 10 rebounds.
Rob Davis went off for the Tigers, finishing with 31 points. Fort Hays’ only other scorer in double digits was Trey O’Neil with 10.
Northwest will play again next weekend when it heads to Missouri Western for a game slated to begin 25 minutes after the 2 p.m. women’s game concludes.
“We built a 20-point lead and had a little wiggle room, but we need to finish a little bit better,” Northwest coach Ben McCollum said. “We need to score a little bit better, I didn’t think we were very sharp offensively tonight.”
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Northwest Missouri State University’s Brett Dougherty lays the ball in the basket while Fort Hays State’s JaQuan Smith tries to guard him. Dougherty had 10 points and the Bearcats won 82-72.
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Northwest Missouri State University’s Justin Pitts dribbles up court as Fort Hays State’s Kyler Kinnamon plays defense on him during the Bearcats’ 82-72 win over the Tigers on Saturday.
