HAYS, Kan. – Brady Werth scored a game-high 22 points and Aaron Nicholson tied a career-high with four 3-pointers to lead Fort Hays State to a 99-73 win over Sterling College at Gross Coliseum.

Mark Johnson Postgame Interview

Game Highlights

The Tigers (3-3) trailed by five midway through the first half before closing the first period on a 16-5 run to build an eight point halftime lead.

FHSU opened the second half with an 11-3 run to build the lead to 16 and were up as many as 28 late in the contest.

Werth was one of five Tigers to score in double-figures and pulled down a team-high eight rebounds.

The Tigers outrebounded the Warriors (1-3) 15 and outscored them 24-7 on second chance points.

Nicholson scored 17 on 4-of-10 shooting beyond the arc and dished out four assists. Trey O’Neil also hit four 3-pointers and scored 12 off the bench. Jared Vitztum added 11 and Kyler Kinnamon 10 along with eight assists.

FHSU shot 47-percent from the floor and were 15-of-35 from beyond the arc. Sterling connected on 46-percent and went 10-for-23 from 3-point range.