WARRENSBURG, Mo. – Ten unanswered points by Central Missouri midway through the second quarter proved to be too much to overcome for the RiverHawks on Saturday, falling 75-66 in MIAA play.  Jamir Andrews paced NSU (7-15, 3-10 MIAA) with 22 points and Trent Cantrell added 11 off of the bench at Central Missouri (18-4, 10-3 MIAA). 
 
Northeastern State led for the better part of the first half until the final five minutes where the Mules scored nine unanswered to take a 35-27 advantage into the locker room.   
 
The RiverHawks never could retake the lead but closed within four points twice in the second half.  With Central Missouri leading 47-35 with 14:54 left, Andrews popped a pair of three-pointers and Gordon Hill had a jumper to go on an 8-0 run on the Mules.  Both teams traded buckets but just after the ten-minute mark NSU went 3:30 without scoring and the Mules dropped ten straight points to put the RiverHawks down.
 
On the glass, NSU held a 32-to-29 edge on the Mules with Andrews having eight, Josh Bougher had the squads second highest total with seven.  
 
Northeastern State shot 41.7 (25-60) percent on the floor with UCM taking eight less attempts, shooting 51.9 percent (27-52); Andrews had four of the RiverHawks nine three pointers in the contest.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
7 – Andrews has seven games this season where his has scored 20+ points.
25 – Montre' Williams had five points on Saturday to move him 25 points away from 1,000 in his NSU career.
34 – Northeastern State trailed the Mules 34-to-22 in points inside the paint.
 
COMING UP
Northeastern State will return home to the Event Center on Thursday to host Fort Hays State at 7:30 p.m.