William Jewell (3-1) vs. #1 Northwest Missouri State (5-0)
Thursday, November 21 • 7:30 p.m.
Maryville, Mo.Â
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The William Jewell men's basketball team heads to Maryville, Missouri on Thursday as they take on the top ranked and defending national champions, Northwest Missouri State.      Â
LAST TIME OUT
Jewell is coming off a big win over Central Missouri, 56-53, the first win over the Mules since 1958. The Cardinals also downed Central Oklahoma as a part of the Fairfield Inn Classic.  Â
THE SERIES
The Bearcats lead the all-time series, 26-15 and have won the last six match ups. The two teams have not met since 2014.Â
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LAST GAME
William Jewell: 56-53, Win vs. Central Missouri
Northwest Missouri State: 92-40, Win vs. Saint Mary (KS)
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HEAD COACHES
William Jewell:
Chris McCabe, first season (3-1)
Northwest Missouri State: Ben McCollom, 11
th season (246-75)
STATISTICAL LEADERS
William JewellÂ
Scoring:Â
Eysan Wiley (18.3)
Rebounding:Â
Eysan Wiley (9.3)
Assists:
Nick Bradley (3.8)
Steals:
Nick Bradley (2.5)
Field Goal Percentage:
John Zimmerman (1.000)Â
Three Point Field Goal Percentage:
Jackson Golightly,
Carter Olsen (.500)
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Northwest Missouri StateÂ
Scoring: Ryan Hawkins (26.0)
Rebounding: Ryan Hawkins (8.2)
Assists: Trevor Hudgins (6.6)
Steals: Ryan Hawkins (2.4)
Field Goal Percentage: Diego Bernard (.589)
Three Point Field Goal Percentage: Ryan Welty (.526)
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