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Behind a career night from Trey Sampson and 46 points from their bench, the RiverHawks completed a weekend sweep of intrastate rivals Central Oklahoma 96-89 on Sunday afternoon.

WICHITA, Kan. -- Northeastern State (6-14 in MIAA) women's basketball had three players score in double figures and outrebounded Newman (3-16 in MIAA) by 20 Thursday in a 76-63 road victory.

MUSKOGEE - Bacone College dedicated its new Warrior Gym floor in the Palmer Center during spring convocation Thursday.

Trey Sampson led the RiverHawks with 20 points, but they would fall 76-72 in overtime Thursday evening to Nebraska-Kearney. The teams exchanged 14 leads in the contest.

Northeastern State couldn’t carry over momentum it had at halftime and fell to No. 15 Nebraska-Kearney, 76-57, Thursday at the NSU Event Center.

The Northeastern State basketball teams will host Nebraska-Kearney Thursday at the NSU Event Center in 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. tipoffs.

Northeastern State made a late push and put an end to a four-game losing streak Tuesday afternoon against Washburn at the NSU Event Center.

Northeastern State (4-12 in MIAA) women's basketball battled back from a 12-point deficit to five points late in the fourth quarter but could not close the gap in a 76-66 setback at Washburn (7-8 in MAA).

EMPORIA, Kansas - The RiverHawks (4-11 in MIAA) tied the program record with 15 made 3-pointers (11-3 in MIAA) but fell at Emporia State 86-75 on Thursday evening. Northeastern State shot 50.9 percent for the game and 53.6 percent from deep but allowed 20 points off turnovers.

Northeastern State added another big signing class Wednesday on National Signing Day.

Northeastern State rallied from a 15 point deficit in the third quarter and led with under five minutes remaining but fell 68-61 Saturday to Missouri Southern inside the NSU Event Center.

Northeastern State battled back from down 12 points to take the lead with 7:07 remaining in the second half but Missouri Southern closed the contest on a 24-6 run and was a perfect 8-8. The RiverHawks fell to 2-12 on the season while the Lions moved to 8-6 in the 100-83 setback at the NSU Ev…

A poor shooting performance in the second half set Northeastern back again Thursday against Pittsburg State in its return to the NSU Event Center.

Cold shooting in the first half and key turnovers were a fatal combination for the RiverHawks in a 68-62 home loss Thursday evening to Pittsburg State.

The RiverHawks led at the half, but a hot start to the second half by Central Missouri downed them 89-82 on the road Thursday night.

Northeastern State will try to recover from a loss to Rogers State last Saturday when it visits Central Missouri Thursday in a 7:30 p.m. tipoff.

Northeastern State men's basketball fell at Rogers State 74-67. The RiverHawks had four players score in double figures, but in a game in which 53 fouls were called NSU missed 15 attempts at the line.

A hot start from Dillon Bailey and a strong finish from Christian Cook propelled the RiverHawks to an 82-72 win over Newman on Saturday evening inside the NSU Event Center.

Northeastern State never could get into an offensive rhythm and dropped a 71-44 decision to Central Oklahoma Thursday at the NSU Event Center.

Northeastern State’s upset bid of fifth-ranked Washburn came up just short in an 85-84 overtime loss Saturday at the NSU Event Center.

Top-ranked Northwest Missouri led from start to finish and extended Northeastern State’s losing streak to five games, defeating the RiverHawks, 74-55, at the NSU Event Center Thursday.

Former Sequoyah High School standout Lexy Keys was named the Big 12 Freshman of the Week on Dec. 21.

Northeastern State will make its return to the hardwood Thursday when it hosts top-ranked Northwest Missouri in a 1 p.m. tipoff at the NSU Event Center.

The Northeastern State women’s basketball team will not play its next scheduled game against Washburn on Jan. 2 due to positive COVID-19 cases.

Oklahoma’s secondary will be without arguably its best defensive back a week from today, when it’s set to face the nation’s leading passer.

KEARNEY, Neb. - Northeastern State (2-5 in MIAA) was in a groove throughout the first half at Nebraska-Kearney (6-0 in MIAA) leading at the half, but a 38-21 showing following the halftime break did the RiverHawks in. In a game that had a 30-minute delayed start due to COVID-19 precautions, …

Oklahoma will be without veteran cornerback Tre Brown when it faces Florida in the Cotton Bowl.

Jake Walker scored a game-high 25 points and helped Nebraska-Kearney hand Northeastern State its fourth consecutive loss Sunday in Kearney, Nebraska.

Troy Locke paced the RiverHawks with a career-high 21-points but Fort Hays State would pull away from NSU in the final ten minutes to hand them an 81-76 loss Friday evening on the road.

Fort Hays State led from start to finish and extended Northeastern State’s winless streak to four games Friday in Hays, Kansas.

Northeastern State’s struggles on the defensive end continued Tuesday afternoon in the RiverHawks’ return to the NSU Event Center.

PITTSBURG, Kansas - The RiverHawks were led by their senior guard duo Shae Sanchez and Cenia Hayes who combined for 49 of its 82 points in an 84-82 setback at Pitt State. It was the first time in their careers in which each scored 20 or more in the same game.

Northeastern State will return to the NSU Event Center Tuesday when it hosts Missouri Western in a 3 p.m. tipoff.

JOPLIN, Mo. — Behind a 36-point effort from Caleb Williams, Northeastern State stunned No. 21 Missouri Southern Thursday evening, 90-89, for head coach Ja Havens’ first win at his alma mater.

JOPLIN, Mo. — A poor shooting performance and a limited bench hampered Northeastern State Thursday evening in a 70-64 setback to Missouri Southern at Leggett & Platt Athletic Center.

Northeastern State will try to bounce back from its season-opening loss to Emporia State on Saturday when it visits No. 21 Missouri Southern Thursday.

The Northeastern State women's basketball team fell to Emporia State, 78-64, Saturday at NSU Event Center and suffered its first loss of the season.

Ja Havens' debut at Northeastern State got off to a sour note Saturday with the RiverHawks failing to make a late comeback and dropped their season opener to Emporia State 76-66 inside the NSU Event Center.