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Opponent: Northeastern State
Time: Thursday, February 2nd; 7:30 PM
Location: NSU Event Center; Tahlequah, Oklahoma

Bolivar, Mo. - Southwest Baptist hits the road on Thursday as they travel to Northeastern State to take on the RiverHawks.

The Coaches and the All-Time Series
SBU head coach Clark Sheehy begins his third season on the SBU bench after compiling a 21-36 (11-30 MIAA) record while at SBU. Coach Sheehy holds a career coaching record of 203-137 across eleven seasons while coaching six different All-Americans and over 20 athletes that have moved on to play professional basketball.

Jason Tinsley begins his 3rd season as the head coach at Northeastern State. Tinsley holds a 15-38 record while at NSU, and a career collegiate coaching record of 170-171 across both the men's and women's side.

Northeastern State leads the all-time series against Southwest Baptist 12-5. The Bearcats claimed a 65-53 victory over NSU earlier this season in Bolivar.

Scouting the Bearcats
The Bearcats come into the game at Northeastern state 11-9 (4-7 MIAA) and are coming off of an 84-62 victory over Emporia State. SBU is led in scoring by Logan Hovey who is averaging 12.2 ppg, while Brian Patterson averages 10.3 ppg and a team high 5.6 rpg. Cartree Pettis leads the Bearcats in assists with 3.2 apg to go along with 6.9 ppg. SBU presents a balanced scoring attack with six players averaging over six points a piece. SBU shoots 47.5% from the field, 36.9% from beyond the arc, 67.7% from the line, and average 74.2 ppg.

Scouting the RiverHawks
Northeastern State comes into the game against Southwest Baptist 3-16 (2-9 MIAA) and are coming off of a 90-59 loss at Pittsburg State. NSU has dropped six straight, and 12 of their last 13. Northeastern State is led in scoring by Montre' Williams who averages 14.0 ppg and 2.8 apg, while Cameron Martin averages 10.1 ppg. On the boards, Braxton Williams averages 4.8 rpg to lead the RiverHawks. As a team NSU is shooting 40.4% from the field, 34.4% from beyond the arc, 73.9% from the line, and average 63.4 ppg.