St. Joseph, Mo. - The Southwest Baptist University Bearcats ended the 2011-12 regular season at Missouri Western on Saturday afternoon, dropping the contest 78-58. Ryan Dougherty was once again the leading scorer for the Bearcats who had two players in double-figures.

The Bearcats and the Griffons played close throughout much of the first half before Missouri Western would extend their small lead to 41-32 at the break. SBU failed to pull the lead back to single digits as Missouri Western went on to the 78-58 victory.

Ryan Dougherty was the leading scorer for the Bearcats, scoring 17 points and pulling down a team high 5 rebounds, while Preston Guiot added 16 points for SBU. As a team the Bearcats shot 35.1% from the field, 29.4% from beyond the arc, and 88.9% from the free throw line.

SBU has earned the 6th seed in the MIAA Tournament. The Bearcats will play Northwest Missouri State University on Friday, March 2 with a tip-off at 8:15 p.m. from Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri.