<p>MARYVILLE, Mo. – No. 2 Northwest Missouri State shot 61-percent in
the first half including 10-of-19 from 3-point range to build a 28-point
halftime lead and beat Fort Hays State 83-57 Saturday afternoon at Bearcat
Arena. </p><p>It ties the Tigers (7-11, 1-9 MIAA) worst loss to the Bearcats (18-1, 8-1
MIAA) matching a 26-point setback in 2007. The Bearcats have won 10 straight and
56 of their last 57 games and ran their home winning streak to 28 games, the second
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</div><p>The Tigers got off to a good start. Calvin Harrington, who made his first start of the season, hit a 3-pointer to tie the game 5-5 then
Jared Vitztum scored near the rim to pull FHSU with 13-11 at the first media
timeout but Northwest scored the next 11 points and were never threatened
again.</p><p>

FHSU outscored NWMSU 38-36 in the second half, but the first half damage was too much to overcome. The Tigers brought the Bearcat lead down to 21 by opening the second half on a 12-5 run, but that was as close as they could get after halftime. The Tigers shot 53.8 percent from the field and 60 percent beyond the 3-point line after the break.</p><p>Alvin Thompson scored 10 of his team-high 12 points in the second half. Jared Vitztum added 11 along with a team-high seven rebounds.</p><p>Sophomore Trevor Hudgins recorded a triple-doublefor Northwest scoring 10 points along with a career-high 11 rebounds and 11 assists.</p>

Second-ranked Bearcats too much for Tiger men