By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Fort Hays State was held to 37-percent shooting and failed to hit a 3-pointer in the second half and fall to No. 13 Northwest Missouri State 69-51 in the MIAA Tournament semifinals Saturday at Municipal Auditorium. The Bearcats (24-5) used a 12-0 midway through the first half to build a 10-point lead and never led by less than 10 in the second half. The Tigers (20-10) were held to 28-percent shooting in the second half including 0-for-8 from beyond the arc.

FHSU Postgame Press Conference

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Dom Samac led the Tigers with 15 points while Kenny Enoch added 10. Rob Davis was held to eight and failed to hit any of his five 3-point attempts.

MIAA Player of the Year Justin Pitts led the Bearcats with 20 points. The Bearcats will play Nebraska-Kearney for the MIAA Tournament title Sunday afternoon.

Fort Hays State will now see if it has done enough to get an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament next week. FHSU entered the week at No. 4 in the region. The tournament selection show is on Sunday night at 9:30 pm. Fans can watch the selection show live HERE.