EMPORIA, Kan. – Aaron Nicholson scored a career-high 24 points and hit seven of Fort Hays State’s 17 three-pointers as the Tigers rally from 15 down in the second half to beat Emporia State 82-71 Wednesday night at White Auditorium.

The Hornets (7-8, 2-4 MIAA) scored on their first possession of the second half to go up 15 but FHSU (12-4, 6-1 MIAA) responded with a 26-6 run to go up five. They pushed the lead to 12 with a little over eight minutes then hit some big threes down the stretch after the Hornets closed the gap to four.

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Game Highlights

After shooting 37-percent in the first half, the Tigers hit 70-percent of their shots in the second half and finished 56-percent for the game including 17-of-29 from beyond the arc.

Nicholson hit seven threes and Jared Vitztum added six. The two combine to go 13-for-16 from beyond the arc.

Brady Werth scored 16 of his 19 points in the second half as the Tigers win their seventh straight at White Auditorium.