By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

WICHITA, Kan. – Fort Hays State scored the final six points after Newman went on a 7-0 to pull within two with 1:48 to play and the Tigers hold off the Jets 73-65 Tuesday at Fugate Gymnasium. Rob Davis, who hit a deep 3-pointer with less than 30 seconds to play to push the lead to six, led the Tigers with game-high 24 points. Hadley Gillum added 13 points and a game-high 13 rebounds, and Trey O’Neil, who hit a 3-pointer with a little over six minutes to play to break a 57-all tie and give the Tigers (3-2) the lead for good, added a career-high 12 points.

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Game Highlights

Fort Hays State used a 14-3 first half run to build a nine-point lead and led by seven at the half. They quickly pushed the lead to 13 a little over three minutes into the second half, but the Jets (1-4) used  21-8 run over the next 8 1/2 minutes to tie the game at 57 with a little over seven minutes to play.

The Tigers, who battled foul trouble much of the night, shot 48-percent including 7-of-18 from beyond the arc. Newman was held to a season-low 34-percent but knocked down 11 3-pointers and outscored the Tigers by eight at the free throw line.