By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

TAHLEQUAH. Okla. – Hadley Gillum and Marcus Cooper both recorded double-doubles to lead Fort Hays State to a 98-89 double-overtime win at Northeastern State. It’s the Tigers (14-9, 7-7 MIAA) first overtime win in four tries this season and their first road win since December 9th.

Gillum scored 35 points and pulled down 11 rebounds with six assists in 48 minutes. Cooper added 20 points and 17 rebounds with five assists in 42 minutes. The two combined for 7-of-10 shooting beyond the arc and 20-of-24 from the free throw line.

Brady Werth added 14 points and nine rebounds. Aaron Nicholson hit three 3-pointers and scored 11 points.

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Game Highlights

The Tigers led by five at halftime and quickly pushed the lead to 12 with 15:55 to play but the RiverHawks (7-16, 3-11 MIAA) answered with a 28-10 run over the next eight and-a-half minutes to go up six.

The Tigers responded with a 15-4 run capped by back-to-back Hadley Gillum 3-pointers and led by five with one minute to play.

Jamir Andrews hit two threes in the closing minute for Northeastern to force overtime.

Lucas Antunez missed a shot in the lane which could have won it for the RiverHawks in the first overtime.

The Tigers scored the first five points of the second OT and never let NSU any closer.