The Northwest Missouri State men’s basketball team will play for a national championship on Saturday. The Bearcats defeated the Saint Anselm Hawks 76-53 in the Final Four on Thursday night in Evansville, Indiana.

For the second straight game the Bearcats held just a two point edge at halftime, this time at 31-29. The second half was obviously a much different story this time with Northwest using a 14-5 run to start the second half, and racing away to a comfortable victory.

Trevor Hudgins led the way again for Northwest with 27 points, 4 assists, and 6 steals. Ryan Hawkins had another big game with a monster double-double of 14 points and 14 rebounds.

The Bearcats will now try to cap an undefeated season with a National Championship on Saturday afternoon at 2:00pm at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana. Northwest Missouri State will face Point Loma in the title game on Saturday. Point Loma defeated Southern Indiana 81-71 in the other semifinal. The championship game on Saturday will be televised on CBS.