BOLIVAR, Mo. -— Northeastern State’s Jasmine Webb scored 20 points and pulled down 10 rebounds for a double-double in leading the RiverHawks past Southwest Baptist University 71-67 Tuesday night at Meyer Sports Center.

The victory improves Northeastern State’s record to 5-2 while Southwest Baptist falls to 1-2.

“This is what we were looking for tonight a true road victory,’’ said Northeastern State coach Randy Gipson. “We had a lot of people contribute to the win tonight, especially the way they defended. We had to move the ball quick and the people who got the ball had to be ready to take the shot.

“I was really happy with Jasmine (Webb). She was being real aggressive and was ready to score. A lot of her shot were away from the basket. She hit a lot of mid-range jumpers and threes. I was happy that she was ready to pull the trigger,’’ said Gipson.

The RiverHawks shot 45 percent from the field canning 23 of 51 attempts including 11 of 24 from behind the arc for 45 percent and 10 of 15 at the free-throw line.

The RiverHawks placed four players in double-figure scoring with Webb leading the way with 20 points followed by Alix Perkins’ 12, Sarah Green and Cristy Nitz with 10 points each.

Northeastern State outscored the Bearcats inside the paint 22-10.

Southwest Baptist was 24-of-56 from the field for 42 percent and just 8-of-28 on 3-point shots for 28 percent.



OSU wins easy

STILLWATER — Keiton Page scored a game-high 22 points as Oklahoma State took an easy 80-58 victory over Prairie View A&M; on Tuesday night.

Page hit six of 10 from 3-point range and was joined in double figures by Matt Pilgrim and James Anderson, who each scored 15 points. Pilgrim also pulled down 12 rebounds.

Marshall Moses added 10 rebounds as the Cowboys (4-0) out-rebounded their opponents, 49-33.

Prairie View A&M; (2-2) got 16 points from Darnell Hugee, 12 from Alex Richman and 10 from Dorian McDaniel.

It was Oklahoma State’s 20th consecutive win at home against non-conference opponents.

McDaniel hit a short jumper and a 3-point field goal to draw PVAMU within 42-30 early in the second half. Richman’s fourth 3-pointer made it 42-33.

However, the hosts responded with back-to-back 3-pointers by Page and Obi Muonelo to push the advantage back to 48-33 with 15:25 to play.

The Panthers never got closer than 12 the rest of the night.

Richman’s first 3-pointer gave the visitors an early 6-3 advantage. He drained another from long range and the Panthers took an 11-6 lead 4 1⁄2 minutes in.

Moses gave the Cowboys their first lead at 12-11 with 10:45 left until halftime and Pilgrim’s short field goal in traffic and a free throw put the hosts up 21-15 at the 8:31 mark.

The lead quickly ballooned to 27-15 on back-to-back 3-pointers by Page.

Late in the first half, the visitors trailed just 29-20 before Oklahoma State closed with a 6-0 run. Ray Penn’s 12-foot jumper, Anderson’s dunk in transition and Muonelo’s put-back at the buzzer sent the Cowboys to the break with a 35-20 advantage.

Anderson, the Big 12 Conference’s leading scorer entering the game averaging 25.7 points, hit four of 12 shots including one from 3-point range.

Both sides struggled from the floor in the opening 20 minutes with the Panthers hitting just eight of 26 (30.8-percent) and the Cowboys converting 13 of 34 (38.2-percent).

PAVMU hit 22 of 57 from the field overall, seven of 25 from 3-point range and seven of 15 from the foul line.

Earlier in the day, OSU signed Darrell Williams of Midland (Texas) Junior College to a national letter of intent. He transferred to Midland after he averaged seven points and six rebounds last season for Chipola (Fla.) Junior College, which last year beat Connors State College in the national junior college semifinals.



Hogs fall short

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Reggie Holmes scored 34 points, including a pair of free throws with 6.3 seconds remaining to lead Morgan State past Arkansas 97-94 Tuesday night.

Verdigris grad Rotnei Clarke missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer for the Razorbacks after hitting a pair of 3-pointers to keep the game within reach with 14.1 seconds and 6.5 seconds remaining.

Clarke finished with a team-high 26 points. Mike Washington added 21 points and freshmen Marshawn Powell and Julysses Nobles scored 17 points each for the Razorbacks (2-2).