TAHLEQUAH – There was no US-62 Battle on Tuesday evening with Northeastern State basting nearby Bacone 107-49 inside the NSU Event Center.
 
The RiverHawks broke the 100-point threshold for the first time since the start of the 2013-14 season and bested the NSU Event Center's scoring record by five to move to 4-2 this season. 
 
A stark difference from the Bacone's last visit two seasons ago where the Warriors stun NSU on their court, 68-66.
 
All 11 suited players had a hand in the scoring frenzy with six hitting double-figures.   NSU's post players, Aaron Givens and Josh Ihek both recorded double-doubles, with the RiverHawks out-rebounding the Warriors 56-to-26.
 
Givens scored 12 and had ten boards, while Ihek had 11 points and 11 rebounds.
 
Montrey Thomas Jr. came off the NSU bench and paced the RiverHawks with 14 points and he grabbed eight rebounds.  D'Angelo Jackson put up 12 and Caleb Smith added 11 points.  In his second game of the season, Michael Bowers landed ten points off the bench.
 
The RiverHawks finished the evening shooting 55.4-percent (41-74) from the field and landing a season high 12 three-pointers.
 
Bacone counted the contest as an exhibition and shot 29-percent with Ulandus Jones as their leading  scorer with nine points.  
 
TURING POINT
Trailing Bacone 9-6 five minutes into the contest, the RiverHawks dropped ten straight on the Warriors and never looked back.  By the end of the half, Northeastern State was on a 49-to-13 run on Bacone.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
2 – Tuesday evening is the first time since 2010 that the RiverHawks had two-players with a double-double.
6 – In six game this season, Northeastern State has led by at least ten and scored ten unanswered on a foe.
25 – NSU had 25 assists on Tuesday, their most since 2012.
 
HEAD COACH MARK DOWNEY POSTGAME…
As the game wore on they were starting to get into the flow, guys got some confidence, and that's what these games are for.  We get guys to play a little bit more minutes than normal.  Guys develop some confidence and find their niche within our system and develop trust with our staff.  That's kind of what we are looking for and I think we got that tonight.
 
COMING UP
Northeastern State will close out its four game homestand on Friday evening at 7 p.m. where they will host Central Christian of the Bible (Mo.).