Back in the Elite Eight

Time to be a northwest missouri state mens basketball fan...as the bearcats took down northern state tuesday night in the central regional championship..

And now advance to the elite eight in evansville..

This will be the programs fifth elite eight trip..and head coach ben mccollum says that the winning comes from the players and teams that have come through the program from previous years... and that those players have set the standard for the current and future bearcats moving forawrd... (sot ben mccollum/nwmsu head coach: "for our kids that have come before them.

From desean cooper one of our first ones, and all the way to justin and zach and all of those guys.

They take a lot of pride in it continueing in itself and they wanted it to be better once they left, and i think that's why you're able to have mulitple teams have mulitple successes and you know obviously we're fortunate this year as well.") there have certainly been some good northwest teams over the years.... so lets take alook at the match up for northwest..the bearcats will face west liberty...next wednesday march 24th in evansville indiana..and tipoff for that game is set for six oclock... and