Bearcats Lose MIAA Opener
Missouri-Rolla 71, Southwest Baptist 67

BOLIVAR - Despite outscoring their opponents 41-38 in the second half, SBU dropped its first MIAA game of the season to Missouri-Rolla, 71-67.

The Bearcats were led by the 23 points and 10 rebounds of freshman Arthur Trousdell, but SBU could not overcome the 33-26 deficit from halftime.

Also scoring in double figures for the Bearcats was D.J. Hogue (12) and Ashley McCormick (12), who got into double digits for the first time in an SBU uniform.

SBU shot .474 from the field (27-57), .200 from the three-point arc (3-15) and .556 from the free throw line (10-18).

SBU got within two points with just minutes left, but could not climb over the hump to win the ballgame.

UMR was led by Josh Shaw with 15 points. Shaw was seven of nine from the line, including clutch shots with just seconds left in the game to put the contest out of reach. Also scoring in double figures for the Miners was Brian Westre (13) and Damian Henderson (12).

SBU will host Missouri Southern at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 4.

Boxscore - UMR 71, SBU 67