EMPORIA, Kan. – Hadley Gillum recorded his third double-double of the season scoring 21 points and grabbing 11 rebounds as Fort Hays State picked up their 100th all-time win over Emporia State Saturday, 69-58. It was also their sixth straight over the Hornets at White Auditorium.

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Game Highlights

Brady Werth added 14 points before fouling out and Aaron Nicholson scored 10, all in the second half as the Tigers move to 3-1 in the MIAA and 7-3 overall. Nicholson went 2-for-2 from beyond the arc. His first tied the game at 50. The second pushed the lead to eight with 2:29 to play.

FHSU used a 17-4 first half run to build a 10-point lead and were up nine at halftime. They quickly pushed the lead to 13 with 16:43 to play only to see the Hornets answer with a 20-4 run to get within three with 10:28 to play. The lead with still three with just under 10 minutes left when Nicholson scored five points in a 7-0 run.

The Tigers shot 51-percent for the game while holding the Hornets to a season-low 35-percent.