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Bearcats avenge loss to Lincoln

behind career night from Meyer


BrandonZenner
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MARYVILLE,Mo.AfterabasketbyjuniorTemberSchechingerwith9:43remaininginthe
secondhalf,Northwestwouldgoonasevenminutedroughtthatfoundthemdown5652.A
threepointerbyArielEastonwouldpullNorthwestwithinasinglepointasparkedtheBearcatstoa
6359wintoavengealosstoLincolnjustsevendaysago.
Thegamebeganwithfiveminutesofsloppyoffenseonbothsidesoftheballastheteams
combinedtoshoot524.Despiteshooting113tobeginthegame,NorthwestallowedtheBlueTigersto
stayinthegamewith10pointsfromthecharitystripeinthefirsthalf.
LincolngrabbeditsfirstleadofthegameonathreepointerHunterYoakumtogoup129
nearly8minutesintothecontest.Yoakum,whohad25points,wouldcontinuethekeeptheBlueTigers
inthegameanytimeNorthwestseemedtogainmomentum.
(Wewere)justtryingtomakesureweknewwheresheis,juniorTemberSchechingersaid.
Wehadtobeinthegaps.Thelastgamewelethergettoomanyfastbreaksandwejustlosthertoo
much.
Withjustover10minutestoplayinthefirsthalf,headcoachMichaelSmithcalledatimeout,
down1410.NorthwestfollowedupwithaquicklayupbyseniorArielEastonandathreebySchechinger
toregainthelead,1714.Northwestwouldholdtheleadfornearlytherestofthefirsthalfandwentinto
thelockerroomwitha3430lead,despiteholdingLincolnto934shooting.Bothteamscombinedto
shootjust33percentinthehalf.
Iwasntveryhappywithourdefensetonight.Wetriedman,wetriedzone,wegaveuptoo
manygaps.Thatssomethingthatwecancorrect.Itssomethingasateamwecanimproveonandare
goingtohavetohereattheendoftheyear.
WithEastonscoring6pointsonfiveshotsinthefirsthalf,SmithsaidtheplayoffreshmanTanyaMeyer
andsophomoreShelbyMustainwouldbecrucialdownthestretch.
Ijusttalkedabouthowwehavetosomethingswecancontrol.Smithsaid.Wecandoa
muchbetterjoboftransitiondefense,butmoreimportantly,wetalkedaboutwaysoffensivelywecan
looktoscore.
ThattalkaboutlookingforwaystoscorepaidofftostartthesecondhalfasMeyerandMustain
combinedtoscorethefirst13pointsfortheBearcatstoextendtheNorthwestleadto4845.
Comingintothegame,weknewtheyweresmallerthanus,Meyersaid.Wewerejustlookingforthose
mismatches.
Despitethedominanceinthesecondhalf,YoakumwouldnotallowLincolntogodown,scoring
fiveearlypointsaftera10pointfirsthalf.
AfterajumperbySchechingerwith9:43remaining,Northwestwouldnotscoreuntila
threepointerbyEastonwith2:46remainingtopullNorthwestwithinone,down5655.
Itpickeduptheenergyanditmadeusrealizethatwerestillinthisandjusthavetopickupour
energy,Schechingersaid.Wejustpickedourselvesupandkeptplaying.
AfteraLincolnshotclockviolation,twofreethrowsbyMustainwouldgiveNorthwestthelead,
onlytogiveitbackonafoulofherownwithtwominutesremaining.Upbyonepoint,Schechingerhita

crucialturnaroundjumperfromthebaselinetoextendNorthwest'sleadto6158with38seconds
remaining.
Downbytwopoints,Lincoln'sDorianBriggswouldsteponthelineandturntheballoverforthe
BlueTigers.BothteamswouldaddfreethrowsonthewaytoNorthwests6359victory.Meyerleadthe
teamwithacareerhigh17points.Mustain(14)andSchechinger(12)alsogottodoublefiguresfor
Northwest.
SmithsaidtheabilityofhisplayerstoknowtheycanwinwithoutEastonat100percentwascrucialin
Saturdayswin.
Morethananything,weshowedthatwedonthavetorelyonArielallthetime,Smithsaid.
ShestillgaveusvaluableminutesbutwehadotherpeoplestepupItsgootoseebecausethats
whatwehavetodoasateam.
TheBearcatswillhostMissouriSouthernFeb.11whentheylooktoavengeaonepointloss
wheretheyledfornearly38minutes.

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