Four first round games on the men’s side kick-off of the MIAA Basketball Tournament.

#5 Northwest Missouri 66, #12 Missouri Western 46

Northwest Missouri hit 15 three-pointers as they picked up a first round victory in the MIAA Tournament. The Bearcats held Missouri Western to just 14 first half points and .350 shooting to advance to the quarterfinal round.

The career of long time Missouri Western Head Coach Tom Smith ended. Smith ends his career with 618 overall wins with 448 coming at Missouri Western.

Alex Sullivan led the Bearcats scoring 27 points and hitting eight three-pointers on the night. DeAngelo Hailey added 21 points and Matt Wallace dished out 11 assists. For the Griffons Cedric Clinkscales had a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Reed Mells ad 10 points and Adarius Fulton dished a team best four assists.

The Bearcats advance to face Northeastern State at 2:15 p.m. on March 7 from Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Mo.

#6 Central Oklahoma 103, #11 Southwest Baptist 89

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Truman at Northeastern State

WBB – NSU 46, #19 TSU 44

Trailing by three with 25 seconds to play Tosha Tyler completed at four-point play to help Northeastern State upset #19 Truman. Northeastern State trailed at the half, but came from behind to pick a victory at home and move to 11-3 in the MIAA.

For the RiverHawks Sarah Green led the way with 11 points and seven rebounds. Taylor Lewis and Carrington Fox each had eight points while Fox pulled down six rebounds. For the Bulldogs Allie Norton had a game high 20 points while Becka McHenry had 10 points and nine boards. Amy Briggs scored eight points while Jennifer Conway added eight rebounds.

MBB – NSU 72, TSU 56

Northeastern State shot .540 from the field as they defeated Truman State at home. The RiveHawks shot .500 hitting ten shot from behind the arch as they moved to 9-5 on the season.

For the RiverHawks Bryton Hobbs scored 28 points, pulled down six rebounds and dished out six assists. Jermaine Bransford had a double-double with 14 points and pulled down ten rebounds. For the Bulldogs Mike Carlson had 13 points and pulled down four rebounds. Seth Jackson scored 13 points and had six boards while Marek Bush pulled down a team best eight rebounds.

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Missouri Southern at Emporia State

WBB – ESU 68, Missouri Southern 52

Emporia State allowed just 19 points in the first half as they picked up a home victory over Missouri Southern. ESU hit nine three pointers holding MSSU to only two on the night as they picked up their second straight league win.

For the Lady Hornets Laura Patrick led all scorers with 22 points and three assists. Merissa Quick had 15 points and pulled down six rebounds and Rachel Hanf had 13 points. For the Lions Dominique Mosley had 17 points and Shatara Stone finished with 12 points. On the glass Tee Singleton led the way with eight rebounds on the evening.

MBB – ESU 76, MSSU 62

Each team shot .530 from the three-point line but Emporia State made more field goals to earn a home victory over Missouri Southern. The Hornets hit two more three’s and made six more buckets to earn their third straight game.

For the Hornets Kaleb Wright had 19 points, five assists and four rebounds. Paul Bunch added 18 points and nine boards while Chris Sights finished with 12 points. For the Lions RJ Leverette scored 22 points and Marquis Addison added 16 points. On the glass Jordan Talbert pulled down eight rebounds on the evening.

Missouri Western at Central Missouri

WBB – #16 UCM 74, MWSU 71

Missouri Western erased a nine-point halftime deficit to force overtime before falling on the road to #16 Central Missouri. UCM outscored MWSU 4-1 over the final two minutes of overtime with all the points coming from the free throw line.

For the Jennies Keuna Flax had a double-double with 22 points and 10 rebounds. BreAnna Lewis had 19 points and six boards while Brielle Wattley finished with 13 points. For the Griffons Heather Howard had a double-double with 26 points and 11 rebounds going 4 of 7 behind the arc. Alex Saxen scored 10 points and Alicia Bell pulled down 10 rebounds.

MBB – UCM 72, MWSU 60

Central Missouri shot .490 from the field to pick a home victory over Missouri Western. UCM pushed their MIAA leading winning streak to seven games as they moved to 7-1 in conference play.

For the Mules Dominique Long had 15 points and six rebounds while Charles Hammork finished with 15 points and eight boards. Widgett Washington had 13 points and six assists and Matt Webb had 11 points. For the Griffons Cedric Clinkscales had 21 points and added six rebounds. Adarius Fulton had 17 points and Dzenan Mrkajevic led the way with eight boards.