Game #4
Northeastern State (2-1) vs. Oklahoma Baptist (1-2)
Monday, Nov. 19, 2018 at 7 p.m. | Tahlequah, Okla. | NSU Event Center
Opening Tip
- First of four straight home contests for the RiverHawks.
- Come with a stuffed animal and toss it at half time, all donations will go to Toys for Tots.
- The RiverHawks are 2-0 at home the first time since the 2013-14 season.
- Northeastern State had double-digit leads in all three games this season
- Tanner Mouse is leading the RiverHawks in scoring with 17.3 points a game, and is shooting 58.1-percent from the field.
- Caleb Smith is second on the NSU roster with 16.3 points a game and has 4.7 rebounds per outing.
- Aaron Givens is second in the MIAA with two blocks a game.
About the Bison
- Opened the season with MIAA losses to Washburn and Nebraska-Kearney.
- Earned their first win of the season on Saturday evening to Manhattan College, 119-71.
- Was voted to finish in last place in the preseason GAC poll.
- Went 10-18 and 7-15 in the GAC.
- Returns four letterwinners from the 2017-18 season.
- Under the guidance of first year head coach Jason Eaker.
- His father, Allen Eaker, is an OBU Athletics Hall of Famer who played on the 1966 OBU national championship basketball team.
RiverHawks vs. Bison Series
- First visit to Tahlequah since the 1992-93 season.
- Last season's meeting was the first since the 1992-93 season.
- A once heated NAIA District IX rival.
- The Bison led the overall series 70-51.
- Head Coach Mark Downey beat the Bison in his lone meeting with the program.
Looking Back
- Lost at Rogers State, 71-66, with a late three-pointer sinking the RiverHawks.
- Northeastern State was ahead by 14 in the first half.
- Tanner Mouse left a pair of points away from a career mark with a game high 20 points.
- Caleb Smith scored 18 and had eight rebounds.
- Northeastern State had a 35-to-34 rebounding edge.
Ignoring the Polls
Out of 14 teams, Northeastern State was picked 12th in the MIAA Preseason Coaches poll and 14th the media.
Already at 1,000+
Senior transfer
D'Angelo Jackson starts the season with 1,203 career points in-between stops at Eastern Illinois and Highland CC. Jackson has a career average at over 15 points per game and was selected as a NJCAA All-American.
- In three games, Jackson is averaging 9.3 points, and is shooting 50% from the field.
Quick Runs
Northeastern State has already pair of large scoring outbursts that helped lead them to a win.
10-0 - 2:15 vs. Southwestern Oklahoma (11/9/18)
12-0 - 2:45 vs. Northwestern Oklahoma (11/10/18) #
# - Spans the half
Up Big
Largest leads of the season for Northeastern State.
22 - 11:28 (Second Half) vs. Southwestern Oklahoma on Nov. 9, 2018
21 - 14:46 (Second Half) vs. Northwestern Oklahoma on Nov. 10, 2018
14 - 00:34 (1st Half) at Rogers State on Nov. 14, 2018
An older group
Northeastern State has one freshman on its roster this season with nine juniors, and four seniors.
Former Rangers
Jahmel Bodrick,
Michael Bowers, and
Caleb Smith all come to Northeastern State from Ranger College (Texas) and played for Former Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Kentucky basketball coach Billy Gillispie.
