MARYVILLE, Missouri – The No. 3-ranked Northwest Missouri State University men’s basketball team won its 10th straight game with an 87-75 home victory over the Pittsburg State University Gorillas.

The Bearcats (16-1 overall) used a late 12-4 run to put some distance between the Gorillas to secure the triumph.

Northwest’s offensive attack was led by Trevor Hudgins, who poured in his sixth career 30-point game, and Ryan Hawkins, who added 22 points, seven steals, six rebounds and five assists.

Northwest built an early 12-3 advantage as Hawkins scored eight points in the opening five minutes. The Gorillas countered with a 11-2 run to even the contest at 14-14. PSU took a four-point lead at 29-25 with 6:50 to play in the opening half. The Bearcats used a 16-2 run capped by a Diego Bernard dunk that gave the home squad a double-digit lead at 41-31 with 2:35 to play. However, the Gorillas locked in and closed the half on a 8-3 run to trim the Bearcat halftime lead to 44-39.

PSU’s Martin Vogts nailed a three-pointer to open the second half to get the Gorillas to within 44-42. Northwest extended the margin back to 10 at 57-47 on a layup from Hudgins with 16:10 to play in the game. Northwest would eventually push the lead to 15 on a triple of Hudgins with 10:32 remaining. However, the Gorillas would not go away quietly and snuck back into the contest. PSU cut Northwest’s lead to four at 75-71 following a three-point play from Ethan Holloway with 4:09 to play in the game.

The Bearcats then put away the Gorillas for good with a 10-0 spurt that included a tip-in by Bernard to help secure the 87-75 triumph.

Northwest will return to Bearcat Arena at 3:30 p.m. Saturday against the visiting Missouri Southern Lions. Missouri Southern scored a 103-94 win over Missouri Western in St. Joseph on Thursday night. Northwest will honor its women’s and men’s basketball seniors on Saturday between two contests.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference
Glenwood 66, Creston 49

Other Scores
CB Thomas Jefferson 41, Tri-Center 31
Gilbert 56, Carroll 50

BOYS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference
Atlantic 78, Shenandoah 41
Glenwood 41, Creston 38
Mount Ayr 73, Red Oak 63

Other Scores
AC/GC 62, Earlham 53
Carroll 67, Gilbert 52
Panorama 74, Exira-EHK 59
Treynor 55, St. Albert 52
Underwood 64, MVAOCOU 35

Region 2

St. Edmond 58, Ankeny Christian 22
Audubon 54, East Union 43
Glidden-Ralston 53, Coon Rapids-Bayard 34
Southeast Warren 63, Orient-Macksburg 14
Paton-Churdan 57, Ar-We-Va 51 OT
Martensdale-St. Marys 60, Melcher-Dallas 42

Region 4

Boyer Valley 51, River Valley 41
Woodbine 73, Heartland Christian 21
Riverside 46, West Harrison 41
East Mills 41, Essex 27
Fremont-Mills 44, Griswold 31
St. Albert 44, Sidney 39

Region 8

Murray 50, Mormon Trail 44
Stanton 53, Bedford 41
Lamoni 50, Diagonal 38
Lenox 58, Southwest Valley 45
Moravia 50, Seymour 43
Sigourney 55, Moulton-Udell 23
Wayne 50, Twin Cedars 24

The Audubon Wheelers fought through a sloppy outing and advanced in the Class 1A Region 2 playoffs with a 54-43 win over East Union on Thursday night. The Wheelers didn’t shoot the ball well, particularly from the outside and had a number of quick empty possessions that held them back from pulling away from the Eagles.

East Union jumped on top early 8-4 by hitting a couple of outside shots but the Wheelers started to settle in a bit better at the end of the first quarter. Audubon ripped off a 16-0 run spanning the end of the first into mid second quarter to gain control at 30-11. The Eagles responded though with a 12-0 run to end the half and get within 7 at the break. Audubon scored the first four points of the third quarter and was able to fend off the Eagles down the stretch. Audubon Head Coach Darran Miller thought his team didn’t have enough patience on offense.

Audubon tried to run a little too quick at times in transition and Coach Miller thought the defensive effort just got them overzealous.

The Wheelers were led by 26 points from Aleah Hermensen and 19 from Jaci Christensen but only two other players got in the scorebook. Audubon improved to 15-7 on the year and advances to the Region 2 Quarterfinals. They will host an 11-7 Glidden-Ralston team next Tuesday night. The Wildcats advanced with a 53-34 win over Coon Rapids-Bayard.

East Union was led by 18 points from Grace Nixon and 16 from Kaylin Lack. The Eagles end their season at 5-16.

2020-21 11th Iowa Girls High School High School Basketball Rankings
Compiled by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union
Thursday, February 11, 2021
FINAL RANKINGS FOR CLASS 1A-2A-3A
*Note Final Rankings for 4A-5A will be posted Wednesday, Feb. 17

Class 1A
School Record LW
1 Bishop Garrigan 20-0 1
2 Newell-Fonda 19-1 2
3 St. Ansgar 19-1 4
4 Exira-EHK 20-0 5
5 MMCRU 17-2 6
6 Montezuma 19-1 7
7 Kingsley-Pierson 20-1 3
8 Springville 17-3 8
9 Winfield-Mount Union 16-0 9
10 Burlington Notre Dame 16-1 10
11 Lenox 17-3 11
12 Collins-Maxwell 19-1 13
13 Storm Lake St. Mary’s 18-3 14
14 Lynnville-Sully 16-3 NR
15 Baxter 17-2 12
Dropped Out: Sigourney (15)

Class 2A
1 Maquoketa Valley 19-0 1
2 Dike-New Hartford 19-0 2
3 West Branch 16-1 3
4 Nodaway Valley 20-0 4
5 North Linn 17-2 5
6 Bellevue 17-1 6
7 Central Lyon 19-2 8
8 Grundy Center 15-3 7
9 Denver 15-4 10
10 Treynor 17-4 9
11 Sibley-Ocheyedan 16-5 12
12 Cascade 15-5 11
13 Summer-Fredericksburg 16-6 NR
14 West Hancock 18-5 14
15 Underwood 16-3 13
Dropped Out: Ridge View (15)

Class 3A
1 Cherokee 19-0 1
2 Clear Lake 15-1 2
3 Unity Christian 19-2 3
4 West Lyon 19-1 5
5 West Burlington 18-1 6
6 Osage 19-2 4
7 Des Moines Christian 18-3 7
8 Roland-Story 14-4 9
9 West Liberty 13-5 11
10 Center Point-Urbana 14-5 8
11 Estherville-Lincoln Central 16-5 10
12 Solon 15-5 12
13 Vinton-Shellsburg 17-4 13
14 Waukon 16-4 14
15 Monticello 15-5 NR
Dropped Out: Bishop Heelan (15)

Class 4A
1 Glenwood 15-3 1
2 Ballard 18-1 2
3 Dallas Center-Grimes 16-2 3
4 North Scott 13-1 5
5 Central DeWitt 13-2 4
6 Waverly-Shell Rock 19-2 6
7 Bondurant-Farrar 12-5 7
8 Denison-Schleswig 17-3 8
9 Harlan 15-5 10
10 Gilbert 13-5 9
11 North Polk 12-7 13
12 Xavier 9-6 11
13 Creston 13-5 14
14 Sergeant Bluff-Luton 12-6 NR
15 Clear Creek-Amana 15-4 15
Dropped Out: Winterset (12)

Class 5A
1 Waukee 7-1 2
2 Johnston 12-1 1
3 Waterloo West 16-1 3
4 Southeast Polk 13-2 4
5 Ankeny Centennial 12-2 5
6 Iowa City West 9-3 6
7 Cedar Falls 14-3 8
8 Cedar Rapids Washington 12-2 7
9 Dowling Catholic 9-5 9
10 West Des Moines Valley 7-6 10
11 Des Moines Roosevelt 8-1 11
12 Iowa City High 7-4 12
13 Davenport North 8-1 13
14 Indianola 16-4 15
15 Sioux City East 16-2 14
Dropped Out: None

IRVING, Texas (AP) — The Big 12 has released its 2021 conference football schedule less than two months after Oklahoma won its sixth consecutive league championship. The Sooners beat Iowa State in the Big 12 title game on Dec. 19. The Cyclones last season beat Texas and Oklahoma in the same season for the first time while putting together a Big 12-best 8-1 conference record during the regular season before losing in their first conference title game.

FILE – In this Oct. 10, 2020, file photo, Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell reacts on the sideline during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Texas Tech in Ames, Iowa. Campbell has agreed to a new eight-year contract through 2028 after leading the Cyclones to the Big 12 championship game and a New Year’s Six bowl. The school did not release terms of the contract Monday, Feb. 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Iowa State and Oklahoma next meet Nov. 20 in Norman, two weeks before the next title game.