Game #16
Northeastern State (7-8, 1-5 MIAA) vs. (RV) Missouri Southern (13-3, 4-2 MIAA)
Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. |  Tahlequah, Okla. | NSU Event Center

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Opening Tip 

• The RiverHawks have shot better than its opponent in the last three games.
• Northeastern State has out rebounded teams 11 times this season and hold a four game streak of out rebounding teams.
• In nine games this season, NSU has went on at-least a 10-0 run against a foe.
• Caleb Smith is leading the RiverHawks in scoring with 14.5 points per game and 2.9 assists per game.
• Tanner Mouse is second in scoring with 13.7 points.
• Aaron Givens has two double-doubles this year and he is sixth in the MIAA with 6.7 rebounds per game.
• Bradley George is averaging 11.5 points in the last four games.
• Northeastern State is tied for first in the MIAA in field goal defense at 42.4-percent and in rebound margin at +6.1.

About the Lions

• Southern is picking up votes in this week's NABC Poll.
• 3-2 in true road contests and have dropped its last two away from Joplin. 
• Edged out Southwest Baptist on Saturday in Joplin, 73-68. 
• Led by Cam Martin who is averaging 21.8 points and 8.3 rebounds a game.
• Martin is second in the MIAA in scoring and third in rebounding.
• Elyjah Clark is eighth in MIAA conference play in scoring with 20.3 points in six contests.
• Lions are sixth against MIAA teams in scoring offense and defense. 
• Led by fifth year head coach Jeff Boschee who is 89-48 at Southern.

RiverHawks vs. Lions Series

• The last time both teams met in the Event Center, Northeastern State sacked the Lions in the second half with a 20-0 run, to beat MSSU 78-48.
• The win for the RiverHawks was the largest victory margin against a MIAA program.
• Southern won the front half of the home-and-home series on Dec. 8, 85-79.
• In the overall series, MSSU holds a 22-18 lead.
• Head Coach Mark Downey is 1-1 all-time against the Lions.

Looking Back

• Tanner Mouse's career day fueled Northeastern State to a 70-61 win on Saturday afternoon at Nebraska-Kearney.
• Mouse dropped 23 points on 9-for-13 shooting and matched his career high with eight rebounds against the Lopers.  Bradley George scored a career high 17 in his third start of the season and Trent Cantrell added 12 for the RiverHawks.
• The RiverHawks snapped a four game skid and halted a six game MIAA road-losing streak against the Lopers who are the furthest trip from Tahlequah.  
• Northeastern State led from the opening tip to the final horn and as many as 14 points on the Lopers. 
• The RiverHawks had their best shooting night since Nov. 30 against Central Christian of the Bible going 54.2-percent (26-48) on the floor.
• They were also 11-for-20 at the arc, which was also NSU's best outing since that Nov. 30 game.   

Inside Men
NSU's post players, Aaron Givens and Josh Ihek are shooting a combined 68.7-percent and accounting for 10.8  rebounds per game.  On the offensive glass the two is averaging 4.3 rebounds per game, and scoring 13.2 points a game.  

4-Year
Tanner Mouse has scored ten or more points in 17 of the last 20 games for the RiverHawks.  The senior is second at NSU with 13.7 points an outing which is nearly double his career average during his first Mouse's three seasons (7.7 ppg).

Double-Trouble
For the first time since Feb. 10, 2010 at Southwestern Okla., the RiverHawks had two players with a double-double on a box score.  Josh Ihek and Aaron Givens both hit double-doubles on Nov. 27 against Bacone by hitting double-digits in points and rebounds.

Benchmark 
Northeastern State set a new bar with 118 points on Nov. 30, 2018 against Central Christian (Mo.), a mere 72 hours after braking the prior record that has held for five years.

Here is a quick look at the other 100 point games in the Center's 5+ year history...
1. 118 vs. Central Christian (11/30/18) 
2. 107 vs. Bacone (11/27/18)
3. 102 vs. Ecclesia (11/9/13)*
4. 101 vs. Hillsdale Free Will Baptist (11/13/13)
* - First game in the complex

Quick Runs
Northeastern State runs of ten or more unanswered points during the 2018-19 season.
10-0 - 3:43 at Missouri Southern (12/8/18)
10-0 - 4:03 vs. Bacone (11/27/18)
10-0 - 3:50 vs. Dallas Baptist (11/24/18)*
10-0 - 2:44 vs. Dallas Baptist (11/24/18)#
10-0 - 2:15 vs. Southwestern Oklahoma (11/9/18)
11-0 - 3:59 vs. Oklahoma Baptist (11/19/18)
11-0 - 2:06  at Rogers State (11/14/18)
12-0 - 3:23 vs. Bacone (11/27/18)
12-0 - 2:45 vs. Northwestern Oklahoma (11/10/18)#
13-0 - 3:38 vs. Central Christian (11/30/18)
13-0 - 4:31 vs. Bacone (11/27/18)
15-0 - 8:01 at Missouri S&T (12/17/18)
18-0 - 4:03 vs. Central Christian (11/30/18)
20-0 - 5:04 vs. Central Christian (11/30/18)
* - Start of the game
# - Spans the half

Up Big
Largest leads of the season for Northeastern State.
58 - 1:28 (2nd Half) vs. Bacone on Nov. 27, 2018
22 - 11:28 (2nd Half) vs. Southwestern Oklahoma on Nov. 9, 2018
21 - 14:46 (2nd Half) vs. Northwestern Oklahoma on Nov. 10, 2018
19 - 1:25 (2nd Half) at Missouri S&T on Dec. 17, 2018
14 - 2:23 (2nd Half) vs. Oklahoma Baptist on Nov. 19, 2018
14 - 00:34 (1st Half) at Rogers State on Nov. 14, 2018
11 - 14:19 (2nd Half) vs. Missouri Western on Jan. 5, 2019
10 - 16:10 (1st Half) vs. Dallas Baptist on Nov. 24, 2018

Our Colors            
Northeastern State's uniform record during the 2018-19 season. 
3-2    Gray
2-1    White
1-4    Green
1-1    Black

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.