HAYS, Kan. – Brady Werth scored 20 points and pulled down a career-high 14 rebounds and Fort Hays State used 63-percent shooting in the second half to rally past Pittsburg State 71-61 Saturday in front of 3,175 Saturday afternoon at Gross Coliseum.
Werth went 7-for-10 from the floor in the second half to become the 21st player in Tiger history to eclipse 1,000 points in a career.

Mark Johnson Postgame Interview

Brady Werth Postgame Interview

Game Highlights

The Tigers (18-10, 12-7 MIAA) got off to a hot start hitting nine of their first 16 shots and building an early five-point lead. They closed the half hitting only one of their last 16 shot and trailed by nine at halftime.

Back-to-back 3-pointers from A.J. Walker pushed the Gorillas (16-12, 9-10 MIAA) lead to 15 forty-five seconds into the second half.

The Tigers responded with a 25-9 run and took a 51-50 lead on a Brady Werth jumper with 9:50 to play.

Pitt State tied the game 58-58 on two Demetrius Levarity free throws with 5:30 to play. The Tigers then scored the next 13 points and built their big lead of 13 on a pair or Trey O’Neil free throws.

O’Neil finished with 13 points and Nyjee Wright added 11.

The Gorillas tandem of Grant Lozoya and Donavan Franklin, who averaged close to 44 points combined were held to a combined 20 on 8-of-26 shooting.