HAYS, Kan. – Freshman Nyjee Wright scored a career-high 14 points and Fort Hays State held Central Christian 46 points below their season average in a 71-46 win Tuesday at Gross Coliseum. Wright went 3 for 5 from beyond the arc and also dished out two assists. Trey O’Neil hit two threes to key an 8-0 run to close out the first half and scored 13.

Mark Johnson Postgame Interview

Nyjee Wright Postgame Interview

Game Highlights

The Tigers (4-3) went on a 16-4 run midway through the first half to go up 13 and led to 19 at halftime. They scored the first five points of the second half and led by as many as 28 down the stretch.

Central Christian (6-1), who averaged 92 points per game, was held to 18 in the first half and shot only 33-percent.

Jubril Osagie and Steve Kuminga, the top two scorers for CCC who averaged over 30 between them, were held to five.

FHSU’s Brady Werth and Marcus Cooper were both held scoreless in the first half and finished with 10 points between them.