Game #25
Northeastern State (12-12, 6-9 MIAA) vs. Nebraska-Kearney (9-15, 4-11 MIAA)
Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. | Tahlequah, Okla. 

Game #26
Fort Hays State (15-9, 9-6 MIAA)
Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019 at 3:30 p.m. | Tahlequah, Okla. 

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Opening Tip 

• Northeastern State will honor its seniors Josh Bougher, D'Angelo Jackson, and Tanner Mouse prior to Saturday's contest.
• Three of the next four games will be at home.
• Northeastern State has out-rebounded teams 17 times this season.
• In 11 games this season, NSU has gone on at least a 10-0 run against a foe.
• Caleb Smith is leading the RiverHawks in scoring with 16.3 points per game and is averaging 5.4 rebounds a game.
• In the last two games, Smith is averaging 19.5 points and 11.5 rebounds.
• Tanner Mouse is second in scoring with 13.1 points.
• Trent Cantrell is third in league play with 2.7 three-pointers a game.
• Josh Ihek is tied for second in MIAA play with 24 blocks.
• Northeastern State is tied for third in the MIAA in field goal defense (43.3) and second in rebound margin (4.9).

The Series With Nebraska-Kearney

• 15th overall meeting.
• RiverHawks snapped a UNK nine-game streak with a win in the last meeting.
• Last NSU win at home was on Jan. 16, 2014 (90-85).

About the Lopers 

• Won two of their last three road games, but are 2-8 overall this season as visitors.
• Lead the MIAA in block shots per game (3.8).
• Last in the MIAA and in the bottom 50 in field-goal percentage (42.1%).
• Shooting 32% from the arc which is last in the MIAA. 
• Kanon Koster paces the Lopers with 17 points per game. 
• Koster takes the eighth most shots in the MIAA.
• Weston Baker Magrath is fourth in the league in blocked shots per game (1.2). 
• AJ Jackson is second in the MIAA in offensive rebounds per game (2.26).

The Series With Fort Hays State

• 16th overall meeting.
• Fort Hays State has won the last four meetings.
• Last NSU win was on Feb. 16, 2017 (66-60) in Tahlequah.

About the Tigers

• Heads into the week losing four of their last six contests.
• 3-6 on the road this season.
• Last in the MIAA in defensive rebounds per game (24.3)
• In the middle of the MIAA in average turnovers per game (11.9).
• Brady Werth with fourth in the MIAA in field goal percentage (54%) and third in blocks (30).
• Werth leads the Tigers with 16.2 points per game and 6.8 rebounds per game.
• Tigers have started the same players in 23 of their 24 games this season.
• Kyler Kinnamon is fourth in the MIAA in steals per game (1.4) and 23rd in assist/turnover ratio (2.65).
• Draws the second highest number of fouls in the MIAA per game (19.9).

Looking Back

• Caleb Smith's double-double was not enough for the RiverHawks as they dropped their fourth straight game, falling to Emporia State, 70-64 on Saturday evening.
• Smith had 17 points and a career-high 15 rebounds for NSU, while Tanner Mouse paced the squad with 19 points
• Josh Ihek added 12 off the bench along with three blocks.
• Northeastern State reeled in the Hornets in the second half and spun around a 48-39 ESU lead with a 15-5 run.
• With five minutes to go, the RiverHawks carried the momentum and a 56-53 advantage.  
• The Hornets stung back with 12 unanswered points thanks to three straight treys. 
• Trailing by nine (65-56), Smith gave NSU some life with back-to-back treys with under a minute remaining to get them back within three.