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Rashad Perkins
Zac Cahill
76
Winner Northeastern St. NE 15-13,10-12 Mid-America Intercollegiate
67
Rogers St. RS 15-12,9-12 Mid-America Intercollegiate
Winner
Northeastern St. NE
15-13,10-12 Mid-America Intercollegiate
76
Final
67
Rogers St. RS
15-12,9-12 Mid-America Intercollegiate
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Northeastern St. NE 37 39 76
Rogers St. RS 27 40 67

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

NSU sweeps Hillcats; RiverHawks get Mules in MIAA Tournament

CLAREMORE – Northeastern State will head into the postseason with momentum completing the home-and-home sweep of Rogers State, 76-67, on Saturday evening.

The win vaults NSU to the No. 9 seed and will meet Central Missouri Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the opening round of the MIAA Tournament in Kansas City. 

MIAA Tournament Bracket is at the bottom of the release

Emeka Obukwelu paced the RiverHawks for the 11th time this season with his eighth double-double of the year with 21 points and 12 boards. Claremore native Caison Hartloff shined in front of his hometown crowd with a career-high 15 points with five made three-pointers.

Christian Cook and Rashad Perkins both added 11 points. Jaxon Jones dished out seven assists and had six rebounds.

The RiverHawks led for over 36 minutes and were out in front as many as 13 on the Hillcats. 

Much like Wednesday's game in Tahlequah, the game tightened, and RSU got within three (70-67) with 30 seconds remaining. NSU iced the game at the line, and a critical Hillcats turnover with 22 seconds left assisting the RiverHawks' cause.

Northeastern State shot 51.1-percent from the field and out-rebounded the Hillcats by four with 31. Edra Luster played 11 minutes and led all players with three blocks. 

Devin Pullum paced both teams with 28 points as RSU fell to 15-12 (9-13 MIAA).

NSU has now won three consecutive over Rogers State and finished the regular season 15-13 overall (10-12 MIAA).

Wednesday, March 2 – First Rounds
Men's Game 1 - No. 8 Central Missouri vs. No. 9 Northeastern State - 6 p.m.
Men's Game 2 - No. 7 Missouri Western vs. No. 10 Rogers State - 8:15 p.m.

Thursday, March 3 – Quarterfinals Day 1 
Men's Game 3 - No. 1 Central Oklahoma vs. Winner of Game 1 - 6 p.m.
Men's Game 4 - No. 2 Northwest Missouri vs. Winner of Game 2 - 8:15 p.m.

Friday, March 4 – Quarterfinals Day 2
Men's Game 5 - No. 4 Washburn vs. No. 5 Emporia State - 6 p.m.
Men's Game 6 - No. 3 Fort Hays State vs. No. 6 Missouri Southern - 8:15 p.m.

Saturday, March 5 – Semifinals                                                                             
Men's Game 7 - Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5 - 6 p.m.
Men's Game 8 - Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 6 - 8:15 p.m.

Sunday, March 6 – Championship
Men's Game 9 - Winner of Game 7 vs. Winner of Game 8 - 3:30 p.m.
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