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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/2/1613106546107.jpeg" alt="Northwest's Trevor Hudgins dribbles the ball in the Bearcats' 87-75 win over Pittsburg State Thursday. Photo via BearcatSports.com." />
 <figcaption>Northwest's Trevor Hudgins dribbles the ball in the Bearcats' 87-75 win over Pittsburg State Thursday. Photo via BearcatSports.com.</figcaption>
 </figure>St. Joseph PostThe No. 3 Northwest Missouri State men's basketball team won its 11th straight game with an 87-75 home win over Pittsburg State Thursday at Bearcat Arena. The Bearcats (16-1 overall) used a late 12-4 run to secure the victory.&nbsp; Northwest was led by Trevor&nbsp;Hudgins, who poured in his sixth career 30-point game. Ryan Hawkins added 22 points, seven steals, six rebounds and five assists. Northwest led 57-47 with 16:10 left, and would eventually push the lead to 15, but the Gorillas did not go away quietly.PSU cut Northwest's lead to 75-71 with 4:09 to play in the game, but the Bearcats put the Gorillas away for good with a 10-0 run that included a tip-in by Lafayette St. Joseph alum Diego Bernard to help secure&nbsp;the 87-75 triumph.Women's gameThe Bearcats fell 79-50 contest to Pittsburg State, marking the Bearcats'&nbsp;17th straight loss to the Gorillas. Northwest started off slow, trailing 17-6 at the end of the first quarter. The Gorillas led 34-19 lead at halftime, and opened&nbsp;the second half on an 8-0 run. Molly&nbsp;Hartnett&nbsp;led Northwest with 17 points. Northwest returns to Bearcat Arena on Saturday to face Missouri Southern. The women start things off at 1:30 with the men to follow at 3:30.Northwest will honor its women's and men's basketball seniors on Saturday between the two games.&nbsp;&nbsp;

No. 3 Northwest Missouri wins 11th straight overall, tops Pittsburg State at home