The UAM Boll Weevils hosted #13 preseason ranked Southwest Baptist Bearcats and suffered their first loss of the season, falling 98-73. The Bearcat attack was lead by Sophomore Luke Folkerts, who scored 23 points on 7-13 from deep.

The Bearcats came off of a loss to Rockhurst University to claim the controlled victory. They shot 15-35 from the three point line and only shot 24 shots inside the line. They  shot a total 55.9 percent from the field and made 17-20 from the free throw line.

The Boll Weevils were led by none other than Senior Monticellonian, Nate Newell. Newell poured in 33 as he closes in on John Haugh's sixth ranked All-Time Score of 1,589. Newell has an unofficial 1,576 points with tonight's binge. Newell was followed by Senior Torre Doty of Austin, TX, with 14 points.

The Bearcats began the game by getting their first two points off of Matt Rogers free throws. Sophomore of Rochester, MI, Ryan Nelson, gave UAM its first lead of the game after he shot a three pointed that was assisted by Newell. Nelson had nine points and nine rebounds on the night. That was the only lead UAM had in the game.

After the UAM score, the Bearcats went on a 13-0 run. The Bearcats would go on to get up by as many as 36 points in the second half. The score was 87-51 with 5:10 remaining in the game. UAM went on a 14-2 run at the end of the game and managed to work the lead down to 22 but was not enough to overcome the large stretch made earlier in the game.

UAM has five more home games before they take off for Hawaii to play five away games. The UAM Boll Weevils will return to action on their home court Thursday to take on West Georgia. The game is scheduled to begin at 6:00 PM.