Game #17
Northeastern State (8-8, 2-5 MIAA) vs. Pittsburg State (13-3, 6-1 MIAA)
Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019 at 2:30 p.m. |  Tahlequah, Okla. | NSU Event Center

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Opening Tip 

• Northeastern State has matched its win total from one season ago and has won back-to-back MIAA games for the first time since the 2015-16 season.
• The RiverHawks have shot better than its opponent in the last four games.
• Northeastern State has out rebounded teams 12 times this season and hold a five 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 14.9 points per game and 2.9 assists per game.
• Tanner Mouse is second in scoring with 13.4 points.
• Aaron Givens has two double-doubles this year and he is sixth in the MIAA with 6.6 rebounds per game.
• Bradley George is averaging 13.6 points in the last five games.
• Northeastern State is second in the MIAA in field goal offense at 49.7-percent and second in rebound margin at +5.8.

About the Gorillas

• Will come into Saturday's contest with a four game winning streak.
• Won at Central Oklahoma on Thursday, 90-74.
• 5-3 this season away from Pittsburg.
• Grant Lozoya leads the MIAA in scoring with 25.4 points per game.
• Lozoya scored 26 against the RiverHawks in their first meeting of the season.
• Donovan Frankland has led the Gorillas in scoring in the last three games, and has averaged 28.3 points a game during that span.
• In MIAA play the Gorillas are third in scoring, averaging 84.0 points.
• At the free throw line in MIAA play, Pitt State leads shooting 79.6-percent.
• Led by Kim Anderson who is in his second season at Pitt State.

RiverHawks vs. Gorillas Series

• Northeastern State is 13-17 on their home floor with the Gorillas winning the last two meetings in Tahleqauh. 
• The RiverHawks last win at home over Pitt State was on Feb. 19, 2014 (61-60).
• 74th overall meeting of a series that started in 1927. Northeastern State trails the Gorillas in the overall
  series, 52-22.

Looking Back

• Northeastern State overcame a pair of late turnovers to hold off Missouri Southern for an 83-80 win of Thursday evening inside the NSU Event Center. 
• Led as many as 12 points in the second half but the Lions reeled the RiverHawks back in on an 11-2 run to trail 60-58 with 9:14 left in the game.  From then on Northeastern State could not shake away Southern. 
• Shot 66.0-percent on 33-for-50 shooting with Bradley George having a career high 22 points.
• Caleb Smith added 21 and Trent Cantrell matched his career mark with 18 points. 
• First time since Jan. 25, 2017 at Missouri Southern that NSU had two players with 20+ points.   

Inside Men
NSU's post players, Aaron Givens and Josh Ihek are shooting a combined 68.9-percent and accounting for 10.7 rebounds per game.  On the offensive glass the two is averaging 4.1 rebounds per game, and scoring 12.8 points a game. 

4-Year
Tanner Mouse has scored ten or more points in 17 of the last 21 games for the RiverHawks.  The senior is second at NSU with 13.4 points an outing which is nearly double his career average during his first Mouse's three seasons (7.7 ppg).

By George
Since entering the starting lineup Bradley George has averaged 13.6 points in the last five games.  In 16 games played this season, the junior is averaging 7.1 points and 3.1 assists.

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
12 - 12:28 (2nd Half vs. Missouri Southern on Jan. 17, 2019
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. 
4-2    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.