By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

Dwayne Brunson hit an 17-foot jump shot inside the free throw circle with less than one-second to play to lift the Fort Hays State Tigers to an 87-85 overtime win over Washburn Saturday afternoon in front of 4,877 at Gross Coliseum. The 24th-ranked Tigers have now won 10-straight and improve to 18-3 overall and 9-3 in the MIAA. Washburn drops to 14-5 and 7-5 in the conference.

The game was Fort Hays State’s sixth overtime contest this season which is a school and new MIAA record.

Fort Hays State led by 14 at the half and built their lead to 17 on four different occasions, the latest with 13:16 to play, but the Ichabods hit 10 second half 3-pointers and outscore the Tigers 36-19 to rest of the half. Washburn’s Alex North, who finished with 23 points, banked in a 3-pointer with under three seconds to play to force the overtime.

The Ichabods built their biggest lead of the game with 1:28 to play in overtime but Carson Konrade answered with a three from the right wing with 1:02 to play to tie the game 85-85. Craig Nicholson missed a shot with under 10 seconds to play but the Tigers forced a jump ball and had the final possession with two-seconds to play setting up Brunson’s game-winning heroics.

Craig Nicholson led the Tigers with 23 points, Brunson added 19, James Fleming added 17 and Konrade 13.

The Tigers shot 49-percent from the field and 9-of-16 from 3-point range and connected on 26-of-30 from the free throw line. Washburn finished 14-of-25 from beyond the arc but were just 15-of-22 from the foul line.

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