Box Score | Season Stats

Bolivar, Mo. - Southwest Baptist defeated Northwest Missouri State in the battle of the Bearcats at Meyer Sports Center, 73-71.  SBU moves to 8-8 (5-5 MIAA) on the year, while Northwest Missouri drops to 4-10 (2-8 MIAA).

Ryan Dougherty lead the Bearcats and continued his strong play by scoring a game high 22 points on 8 of 11 shooting from the field.  Dougherty also grabbed 7 rebounds, and dished out 3 assists in the win.  Along with the strong performance by Dougherty, Lane Barlow added 12 points, Robson Memnon scored 9 points, and Kurt Koenig and Stephen Cotten both contributed 8 points.

The Bearcats, however, played the game without their starting point guard, Tomas Brock.  "Without Brock the team did good.  Brock is a special player, but we have guys that stepped up.  The more opportunities they have, the better they'll get," head coach Jeff Guiot stated after the game.

The Bearcats will travel next to Missouri Western on Wednesday, January 19th for a battle against the Griffons.