Bearcats Lose on Road
Pittsburg State 79, Southwest Baptist 65

PITTSBURG, Kan. - The Bearcats traded baskets with the Gorillas on Wednesday in the first few minutes of the game. Then, PSU never trailed again after going on top 7-6 at the 16:15 mark in the first period.

The Bearcats found themselves down by as much as 19 in the first half before Ahmadd Hicks hit a jumper to close the halftime deficit to 37-20.

SBU shot only .290 from the field in the first half, .200 from the arc and .500 from the free throw line.

The lead for the Gorillas stayed in double digits for the rest of the ballgame. In fact, PSU saw their biggest lead of 23 come with 10:44 left.

Despite outscoring the Gorillas 45-42 in the second period, the Bearcats could not overcome the big deficit left from the first half.

SBU did use a 18-6 run in the final nine minutes of the contest to pull within eight points after Marcus Jackson
connected on two free throws with 3:27 remaining. But SBU would get now closer with the Gorillas scoring the game’s last six points and ending with a 14 point victory.

The Bearcats were led by Jackson with 20 points. Also scoring in double digits for SBU was Ryan Stock (16) and Ashley McCormick (12). Stock and Jackson had eight rebounds apiece.

SBU ended the game shooting .370 from the field, .200 from the arc (2-10) and .692 from the line.

The Bearcats return to action on Saturday, Feb. 22 when they host Missouri Western and Senior Day. Tipoff is at 3:30 p.m.

Boxscore - PSU 79, SBU 65