DALLAS, Texas – Romone Adderley in his third start of the season led the RiverHawks with 16 points but Northeastern State trailed from the opening horn to fall 88-56 at Dallas Baptist on Monday.  The loss is NSU's sixth in a row and closed out the RiverHawks non-conference slate for the season. 

Tyler Williams knocked down three treys in the contest and had 13 points as NSU's other player in double-figures.  Montre' Williams left the floor with nine points and he had a team high four assists.

Northeastern State limited themselves to only eight turnovers which was their second lowest total this season.  However, the RiverHawks couldn't keep up with the Patriots' shooting after they went 56.1-percent (32-57) on the floor; NSU countered with 36.7-percent (22-60), while going 6-20 from the arc. 

In the rebounding battle, the Patriots led 30-to-21 with Tanner Mouse having five as NSU team high.   Dallas Baptist's inside game controlled the follow with the Patriots beating the RiverHawks 44-to-24 inside the paint.

The Patriots were led by Patrick Burk who scored 27 points on 9-of-11 shooting against NSU.

Saturday's loss will drop the RiverHawks to 2-10 to close out the 2016 calendar year; Dallas Baptist climbed up .500 in their ten contests this season.

Northeastern State will be off until Jan. 5, 2017 where they will return to MIAA play for the rest of the season starting with a visit to Lindenwood.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Montre' Williams played the entire 40 minutes to bring his season average to 34.2 minutes per game.
- Despite the eight turnovers by NSU they trailed 17-to-7 in points off of those turnovers.
- This was NSU's first trip to Dallas Baptist where they now trail the overall series 0-2.
 
NORTHEASTERN STATE (2-10)
Adderley, Romone 7-16 2-3 16; Williams, Tyler 5-9 0-0 13; Williams, Montre' 3-10 2-2 9; Williams, Braxton 2-7 0-1 5; Mouse, Tanner 2-10 0-1 4; Wallace, Javon 1-2 0-0 3; Hill, Gordon 1-1 0-0 2; Keyhea, Russell 0-0 2-2 2; Broadnax, Erick 1-2 0-0 2; Cantrell, Trent 0-0 0-0 0; Kingsley, Scott 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 22-60 6-9 56.
 
DALLAS BAPTIST (5-5)
Patrick Burke 9-11 9-11 27; Boy Van Vliet 5-8 1-2 12; Amari Bryant 3-7 0-0 9; Myles Johnson 4-8 1-1 9; Carter Brown 3-5 1-1 8; Jordan Pratt 2-3 2-3 6; Julian Miranda 2-3 0-0 6; JT Harris 2-5 0-0 5; Brayden Harris 2-5 0-0 4; Jay Payton 0-0 2-2 2; Alan Wilkinson 0-0 0-0 0; Conner Lidiak 0-0 0-0 0; Xavier Ledet 0-2 0-0 0; Grey Parrish 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-57 16-20 88.
 
Northeastern State............   25   31  -   56
Dallas Baptist................   45   43  -   88
 
3-point goals--Northeastern State 6-20 (Williams, Tyler 3-4; Williams, Braxton 1-3; Williams, Montre' 1-4; Wallace, Javon 1-1; Kingsley, Scott 0-2; Mouse, Tanner 0-2; Adderley, Romone 0-4), Dallas Baptist 8-18 (Amari Bryant 3-5; Julian Miranda 2-2; JT Harris 1-3; Boy Van Vliet 1-3; Carter Brown 1-2; Myles Johnson 0-3).
Fouled out--Northeastern State-None, Dallas Baptist-None.
Rebounds--Northeastern State 21 (Mouse, Tanner 5), Dallas Baptist 30 (Xavier Ledet 6).
Assists--Northeastern State 12 (Williams, Montre' 4), Dallas Baptist 25 (Boy Van Vliet 5; JT Harris 5).
Total fouls--Northeastern State 19, Dallas Baptist 16.
Technical fouls--Northeastern State-None, Dallas Baptist-None.
A-175