Facing a 3rd-and-7 at the OBU 11-yard line, Payton Carder drew a pass interference call to put the ball at the two setting up Harris's score.

Hohensee completed a 22-yard pass to Sturdy on a 3rd-and-7. Hohensee connected with Trevon Alexander on a 3rd-and-8 for a 14-yard gain. Harris tallied his first touchdown of the game with 7:12 left in the second quarter to give Northwest a 17-3 advantage. The Bearcats continued being successful on third-down passing situations by converting two more on the next drive that culminated in a two-yard touchdown run by Jay Harris. Hohensee then connected with Keegan Sturdy for a nine-yard gain on a 3rd-and-4 before the drive stalled inside the 10-yard line. Hohensee hooked up with Kashan Griffin for a 29-yard strike on a 3rd-and-7. Quarterback Mike Hohensee hit Ra'Shoud Shelton on a 16-yard passing play when the Bearcats faced a 3rd-and-11. The Bearcat scoring drive included a trio of third-down conversions that kept it going. Lammel split the uprights with a field goal of his own with 14:54 left in the second quarter. The OBU drive went 34 yards in nine plays and included one fourth-down conversion. OBU cut into the Northwest lead on a 37-yard field goal by Gabe Goodman with 5:31 left in the first quarter. Peak's score came with 8:55 left in the first quarter. Dumas popped the ball out and cornerback Trevon Peak scooped up the fumble and took it to the end zone for an 18-yard fumble return for a touchdown. The Bearcat defense initiated the scoring in the contest when linebacker Andrew Dumas extracted the ball from OBU quarterback Riley Harms on a hard hit. The Bearcats put up 499 yards of total offense, while the Tigers were held to 258 total yards. 4 in the nation by averaging 305.8 yards per game. The Bearcat defense held OBU's rushing offense to 18 total yards. Northwest improves to 10-2 on the season, while OBU falls to 11-1. 3-ranked Ouachita Baptist University at Cliff Harris Stadium.

– The Northwest Missouri State University football team took care of business in all three phases of its NCAA Division II playoff game with a 47-17 drubbing of previously unbeaten and No.

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