College Basketball Roundup
College Basketball Roundup
Men
Northwest Missouri State 75 Missouri Southern 64
The No. 2-ranked Northwest Missouri State University men’s basketball team scored Senior Day victory over the Missouri Southern Lions, 75-64. Northwest won its 13th straight game in moving to 27-2 overall and 20-2 in MIAA action. Missouri Southern fell to 16-12 overall and 12-10 in league play. Northwest becomes only the second MIAA school to reach 20 league wins in a season, joining the 2020-21 Bearcats which won 21 MIAA contests.
Missouri Western 69 Pittsburg State 45
The Missouri Western men’s basketball team buried Pittsburg State on Saturday afternoon, celebrating Senior Day with a 69-45 victory to close out the regular season at the MWSU Fieldhouse while punching their ticket to the MIAA Tournament.
MIAA Men’s Basketball Tournament
2023 MIAA Men’s Basketball Championship Schedule:
Wednesday, March 1 – First Round Games
12:00 p.m. | Men’s Game 1 | No. 8 Washburn vs. No. 9 Missouri Western
2:15 p.m. | Men’s Game 2 | No. 7 Missouri Southern vs. No. 10 Northeastern State
Thursday, March 2 – Quarterfinal Games
12:00 p.m. | Men’s Game 3 | No. 1 Northwest Missouri vs. Winner of Men’s Game 1
2:15 p.m. | Men’s Game 4 | No 2 Central Oklahoma vs. Winner of Men’s Game 2
Friday, March 3 – Quarterfinal Games
12:00 p.m. | Men’s Game 5 | No. 4 Emporia State vs. No. 5 Lincoln
2:15 p.m. | Men’s Game 6 | No. 3 Fort Hays State vs. No. 6 Rogers State
Saturday, March 4 – Semifinal Games
12:00 p.m. | Men’s Game 7 | Winner of Men’s Game 3 vs. Winner of Men’s Game 5
2:15 p.m. | Men’s Game 8 | Winner of Men’s Game 4 vs. Winner of Men’s Game 6
Sunday, March 5 – Championship Games
1:00 p.m. | Men’s Game 9 | Winner of Men’s Game 7 vs. Winner of Men’s Game 8
Missouri 85 Georgia 63
The Missouri men’s basketball team used a dominant second-half performance to run past host Georgia on Saturday afternoon, 85-63. The Tigers improve to 21-8 with the win and 9-7 in SEC action, while the Bulldogs drop to 16-13 and 6-10 versus league foes.
Graduate student D’Moi Hodge led the Tigers with 18 points, matching a season high with six 3-pointers on 11 attempts. Classmate Nick Honor also matched his season high with 17 points – making 5-of-7 from 3-point range – to go with four assists.
Senior Noah Carter and graduate DeAndree Gholston also scored in double figures with 12 and 10 points, respectively, while senior Kobe Brown led Mizzou with nine boards.
Women
Missouri Southern 62 Northwest Missouri State 55
The Missouri Southern women’s basketball team handled a 4th quarter push and beat Northwest Missouri State Saturday 62-55. Molly Hartnett scored 23 points for Northwest
Pittsburg State 68 Missouri Western 66
Missouri Western Women’s Basketball battled all the way down the stretch, erasing multiple leads before a Pittsburg State last-second shot downed the Griffons, 68-66, on Saturday inside the MWSU Fieldhouse on Senior Day.
MIAA Women’s Basketball Tournament
2023 MIAA Women’s Basketball Championship Schedule:
Wednesday, March 1 – First Round Games
6:00 p.m. | Women’s Game 1 | No. 8 Northwest Missouri vs. No. 9 Newman
8:15 p.m. | Women’s Game 2 | No. 7 Emporia State vs. No. 10 Central Oklahoma
Thursday, March 2 – Quarterfinal Games
6:00 p.m. | Women’s Game 3 | No. 1 Nebraska Kearney vs. Winner of Women’s Game 1
8:15 p.m. | Women’s Game 4 | No. 2 Central Missouri vs. Winner of Women’s Game 2
Friday, March 3 – Quarterfinal Games
6:00 p.m. | Women’s Game 5 | No. 4 Pittsburg State vs. No. 5 Missouri Southern
8:15 p.m. | Women’s Game 6 | No. 3 Missouri Western vs. No. 6 Fort Hays State
Saturday, March 4 – Semifinal Games
6:00 p.m. | Women’s Game 7 | Winner of Women’s Game 3 vs. Winner of Women’s Game 5
8:15 p.m. | Women’s Game 8 | Winner of Women’s Game 4 vs. Winner of Women’s Game 6
Sunday, March 5 – Championship Games
3:30 p.m. | Women’s Game 9 | Winner of Women’s Game 7 vs. Winner of Women’s Game 8
