The Northwest Missouri State Bearcats earned the MIAA’s automatic bid to the NCAA Division II women’s basketball tournament with efficient second-half shooting and perimeter defense to gain a 82-58 win over Southwest Baptist in the conference tournament championship game Sunday at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City.
Sophomore G Mike Larson’s 60-foot heave at the horn to end the first half spurred a second-half rally for second-seeded Northwest Missouri State as the Bearcats claimed a 57-51 win over eighth-seeded Emporia State in the MIAA Men’s Basketball Championship final Sunday afternoon.
For clips from Bearcats coach Steve Tappmeyer and Mike Larson, click on the link.
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