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Feb. 1, 2018Game | Basketball

Northwest 76, Lincoln 43

Northwest Missouri State men's basketball put on a defensive clinic Thursday evening in a 76-43 win over Lincoln University.

The Bearcats (18-2, 10-2 MIAA) held the Blue Tigers to their lowest scoring output of the season, and it matched the fewest points allowed by Northwest all season.

Lincoln jumped out to a 5-0 lead one minute into the game, but Northwest responded with a 19-2 run to take a 19-7 lead. The Blue Tigers clawed back to get within five points with 7:07 to go in the half, but the 'Cats ended went on a 19-6 run into halftime fueled by eight points from Ryan Hawkins.

Hawkins, a redshirt freshman from Atlantic, IA, posted a career-high 13 points and eight rebounds in the win.

Justin Pitts led Northwest with 20 points and eight assists. Chris-Ebou Ndow added 18 points and eight rebounds.