The Hays High lady Indians will be open the 2018 Mid America Classic against Wichita Northwest on Thursday, Jan. 25.
The Indians are 8-1 and are the No. 2 seed. Wichita Northwest is 5-5. The winner will play the winner of Manhattan and Shawnee Mission Northwest.
McPherson is the top seed at 9-1.
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Shake Milton hit five 3-pointers en route to a career-best 33 points and SMU beat No. 7 Wichita State 83-78 on Wednesday night.
Wichita State (15-3, 5-1 American Athletic Conference) had won 27 straight and 67 of 68 at Koch Arena.
The Mustangs (13-6, 3-3) snapped a three-game skid with their first victory since Dec. 31. It was their first road win against a top-10 team since Jan. 16, 1982 at No. 10 Houston.
Milton was 11 of 14 from the floor and 5 of 6 from deep while playing 40 minutes. Jahmal McMurray scored 16 points for the Mustangs, who shot 63.8 percent. Ethan Chargois had 12 points, and Ben Emelogu added 10.
Landry Shamet led the Shockers with 20 points, and Shaquille Morris scored 17. Darral Willis scored 12 points off the bench, and Conner Frankamp added 11.
SMU led 35-32 at halftime after shooting 58.3 percent and 5 of 10 from beyond the arc. Milton led all scorers with 12 first-half points.
BIG PICTURE
SMU: The Mustangs could turn their season on this victory, and it will go down as a signature performance for Milton.
Wichita State: The Shockers suffered their first conference loss with a rare lackluster show from their defense.
UP NEXT
SMU: Hosts Tulane on Saturday.
Wichita State: Play at Houston on Saturday.
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Voice of the Wildcats Wyatt Thompson has been named the 2017 Kansas Sportscaster of the Year as the National Sports Media Association announced their annual award recipients.
Thompson, who is in his 16th year as the play-by-play voice of the Wildcats, is a three-time winner of the award after being honored in 2013 and 2011 by the organization.
In addition to his play-by-play duties for Wildcat football and men’s basketball, Thompson can be seen regularly each summer at each Catbacker event across the state in addition to hosting various radio programs, events and programs at K-State and in the Manhattan community.
He started his broadcasting career in 1976 as a sportscaster for various high schools, colleges and universities in Kansas, spending time at stations in Great Bend and Abilene.
Thompson worked for KAYS radio and television in Hays from 1985 until 1989 where he was the play-by-play voice at Fort Hays State. While in Kansas, he was recognized with the Kansas Association of Broadcasters (KAB) Play-by-Play Award in 1982 and the Oscar Stauffer Sportscaster of the Year Award in 1989.
Thompson, also the 2011 recipient of the Hod Humiston Award from the KAB, came to Kansas State in 2002 from Colorado State, where he was the play-by-play voice for CSU’s football and men’s basketball teams for five years.
An accomplished professional, Thompson won the Colorado Broadcasting Association award for best play-by-play in 2000. In addition to his duties at CSU, Thompson was also a sports reporter for Clear Channel Denver, the Countdown to Kickoff host for the Denver Broncos on KOA Radio and hosted the Zone Sports Insiders show on 760 The Zone in Denver.
Thompson will be honored for his award during the 59th annual NSMA Awards Weekend, June 23-25, 2018 in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Courtesy Kansas State Athletics
BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Deerfield 52, Yarbrough, Okla. 49
Golden Plains 68, Cheylin 50
Hodgeman County 65, Pawnee Heights 56
Hyman Brand 67, Ozanam, Mo. 56
Kiowa County 61, Ingalls 43
Lakin 85, Elkhart 58
South Gray 76, Minneola 19
Spearville 62, Satanta 37
Adolph Rupp Tournament
Cheney 90, Winfield 57
Halstead 58, Minneapolis 35
Hi-Plains League Tournament
Play-In
Cimarron 38, Syracuse 32
Hoisington Tournament
Hoisington 54, Russell 46
Otis-Bison 53, Ellinwood 42
Pratt 51, La Crosse 47
Mid Continent League Tournament
Hays-TMP-Marian 51, Hill City 20
Oakley 64, Ellis 46
Phillipsburg 65, Smith Center 42
Plainville 63, Norton 51
Northwest Kansas League Tournament
Dighton 55, Greeley County 47
Hoxie 81, Oberlin-Decatur 27
Rawlins County 53, Quinter 37
St. Francis 45, Wallace County 39
Shawnee Mission West Tournament
Grandview, Mo. 78, KC Wyandotte 43
SM West 75, Lansing 55
Skyline Tournament
Attica 63, Kinsley 34
Medicine Lodge 65, Stafford 37
Pratt Skyline 63, Cunningham 16
South Barber 42, Norwich 23
Spring Hill Tournament
Gardner-Edgerton 49, Veritas Christian 36
KC Piper 70, BV Southwest 46
Olathe South 56, Spring Hill 39
St. John Tournament
Macksville 51, Ness City 43
St. John 56, Larned 34
Sterling Tournament
Remington 48, Hutchinson Trinity 38
Southeast Saline 55, Smoky Valley 51
Sterling 73, Lyons 51
POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
Baldwin Tournament
KC Bishop Ward vs. Augusta, ppd. to Jan 17.
KC Harmon vs. Anderson County, ppd. to Jan 17.
Wellsville vs. Baldwin, ppd. to Jan 17.
Louisburg vs. Bonner Springs, ppd. to Jan 17.
Basehor Linwood Invitational
Pool Play
Topeka Hayden vs. DeLaSalle, Mo., ppd. to Jan 17.
Burlington Tournament
Sabetha vs. Iola, ppd. to Jan 17.
Independence vs. Rock Creek, ppd. to Jan 17.
Prairie View vs. Burlington, ppd.
Paola vs. Labette County, ppd. to Jan 17.
Burrton Invitational Tournament
Pretty Prairie vs. Burrton, ppd. to Jan 17.
Goessel vs. Little River, ppd. to Jan 17.
Canton-Galva Tournament
St. John’s Military vs. Bennington, ppd. to Jan 17.
Ell-Saline vs. Wichita Classical, ppd. to Jan 17.
Wichita Home School vs. Canton-Galva, ppd. to Jan 17.
Sedgwick vs. Moundridge, ppd. to Jan 17.
Hillsboro Tournament
Riley County vs. Hesston, ppd. to Jan 18.
Clay Center vs. Wichita Sunrise, ppd. to Jan 18.
Republic County vs. Holcomb, ppd. to Jan 18.
McLouth Invitational Tournament
Jefferson West vs. Maranatha Academy, ppd. to Jan 18.
Riverside vs. McLouth, ppd. to Jan 18.
Northern Plains League Tournament
Consolation
Wilson vs. Tescott, ppd. to Jan 19.
Lincoln vs. Chase, ppd. to Jan 19.
Pleasanton Tournament
Oswego vs. Uniontown, ppd. to Jan 17.
Marmaton Valley vs. Osawatomie, ppd. to Jan 17.
Altoona-Midway vs. Humboldt, ppd. to Jan 17.
Heritage Christian vs. Pleasanton, ppd. to Jan 17.
South Central Border League Tournament
Udall vs. Sedan, ppd. to Jan 17.
Southeast Cherokee Tournament
Southeast vs. Jayhawk Linn, ppd. to Jan 17.
Parsons vs. St. Paul, ppd. to Jan 17.
Erie vs. Baxter Springs, ppd. to Jan 17.
Pierce City, Mo. vs. Columbus, ppd. to Jan 17.
Spring Hill Tournament
KC Sumner vs. Goddard-Eisenhower, ppd.
Valley Falls Tournament
Cornerstone Family vs. Valley Falls, ppd. to Jan 17.
Oskaloosa vs. Perry-Lecompton, ppd. to Jan 17.
Atchison County vs. Pleasant Ridge, ppd. to Jan 17.
Rossville vs. Jefferson North, ppd. to Jan 17.
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Bishop Miege 72, St. Teresa’s Academy, Mo. 49
Bucklin 65, Fowler 14
Cheney 68, Chaparral 21
Derby 60, Maize South 41
Dodge City 48, Great Bend 32
Garden City 42, Ulysses 40
Goddard 57, Wichita Campus 40
Golden Plains 56, Cheylin 34
Hodgeman County 52, Pawnee Heights 27
KC Piper 84, KC Turner 25
Mill Valley 55, Lansing 36
SM Northwest 55, Washburn Rural 52
South Central 76, Ashland 14
South Gray 55, Minneola 38
Spearville 53, Satanta 19
Triplains-Brewster 54, Weskan 38
Wichita Heights 66, Kapaun Mount Carmel 56
Wichita South 49, Wichita Southeast 46
Blue Valley North Tournament
Lee’s Summit North, Mo. 67, SM West 48
Hi-Plains League Tournament
Quarterfinal
Sublette 38, Syracuse 30
Hoisington Tournament
Otis-Bison 50, Ellinwood 20
Russell 51, Pratt 26
Mid Continent League Tournament
Hays-TMP-Marian 62, Ellis 41
Northwest Kansas League Tournament
Hoxie 59, Oberlin-Decatur 26
St. Francis 51, Greeley County 24
Sterling Tournament
Beloit 53, Lyons 31
Remington 48, Hutchinson Trinity 38
Tonganoxie Invitational
Bonner Springs 31, Metro Academy 28
DeSoto 61, Silver Lake 42
Jefferson West 48, Tonganoxie 12
POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
Valley Center vs. Hutchinson, ppd.
McPherson vs. Newton, ppd.
Ell-Saline vs. Minneapolis, ppd.
Frontenac vs. Carthage, Mo., ppd.
Basehor Linwood Invitational
Benton, Mo. vs. Ottawa, ppd. to Jan 17.
Blue Valley vs. Basehor-Linwood, ppd. to Jan 17.
Burlington Tournament
Paola vs. Independence, ppd. to Jan 17.
Iola vs. Sabetha, ppd. to Jan 17.
Rock Creek vs. Burlington, ppd. to Jan 17.
Prairie View vs. Labette County, ppd.
Centre Tournament
Elyria Christian vs. Herington, ppd. to Jan 18.
Solomon vs. Centre, ppd. to Jan 18.
Peabody-Burns vs. Rural Vista, ppd. to Jan 18.
Wakefield vs. Marion, ppd. to Jan 18.
Hillsboro Tournament
Republic County vs. Hesston, ppd. to Jan 18.
Wichita Sunrise vs. Hillsboro, ppd. to Jan 18.
Eureka vs. Clay Center, ccd.
Holcomb vs. Riley County, ppd. to Jan 18.
McLouth Tournament
Bishop Seabury Academy vs. McLouth, ppd. to Jan 18.
Riverside vs. Maranatha Academy, ppd. to Jan 18.
Northern Plains League Tournament
Consolation
Natoma vs. Rock Hills, ppd. to Jan 19.
Tescott vs. Lincoln, ppd. to Jan 19.
Pleasanton Tournament
Heritage Christian vs. Osawatomie, ppd. to Jan 17.
Marmaton Valley vs. Uniontown, ppd. to Jan 17.
Altoona-Midway vs. Humboldt, ppd. to Jan 17.
Oswego vs. Pleasanton, ppd. to Jan 17.
Southeast Cherokee Tournament
Pierce City, Mo. vs. Erie, ppd.
Sterling Tournament
Southeast Saline vs. Hugoton, ppd. to Jan 17.
Smoky Valley vs. Sterling, ppd. to Jan 17.
Tonganoxie Invitational
Wamego vs. Eudora, ppd. to Jan 17.
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) – Barry Brown scored 24 points, Dean Wade added 21 and Kansas State frustrated Oklahoma star Trae Young all game in springing an 87-69 upset of the fourth-ranked Sooners on Tuesday night.
Cartier Diarra added 16 points and Xavier Sneed had 13 for the plucky, defensive-minded Wildcats (13-5, 3-3 Big 12), who bounced back from a last-second letdown against bitter rival Kansas with their sixth consecutive win over the Sooners at Bramlage Coliseum.
Young was held to 20 points on 8-of-21 shooting, his fewest since scoring 15 in his college debut. He also was 2 of 10 from the 3-point line and committed 12 turnovers against six assists.
Rashard Odomes had 16 points and Brady Manek had 12 for the Sooners (14-3, 4-2), but he was abused by Wade at the defensive end as his team tried to dig out of a massive second-half hole.
It was the Wildcats’ first win against a ranked team in four tries this season, and their first win over a top-5 team since beating the then-No. 1 Sooners two years ago.
The dominance was so complete that coach Bruce Weber subbed out his starters in the final minute, allowing an appreciative home crowd to give them a standing ovation.
Young was supposed to be the main attraction, but it was Brown – whose flub on the final play against the Jayhawks cost them a chance to win the game – who dominated on both ends in the first half.
On offense, the junior guard was able to slip past double-teams at the top of the key and pull up for mid-range jumpers, most of which splashed without hitting rim. He was 8 of 13 from the field and had piled up 16 points by the time the Wildcats took a 38-33 lead into the locker room.
On defense, Brown harassed Young into a miserable stat line: The nation’s top scorer was 3 of 10 from the field, 2 of 7 from the 3-point arc and had committed eight turnovers against four assists.
It wasn’t just Brown on defense, though. The Wildcats aggressively took away the passing lanes, which served to muddle up Oklahoma’s offense and forced Young and his teammates into tough shots.
Young managed to draw the Sooners within 52-47 with a flurry early in the second half, but Kansas State answered with another run. Wade got things going with back-to-back baskets, Brown added another nifty tear-drop jumper, and Sneed’s jam of an alley-oop pass made it 62-50 with 10 minutes to go.
Oklahoma kept trying to claw back. Kansas State kept answering, at one point making eight of nine field goals to maintain a 74-58 lead with just over 5 minutes to play.
The Sooners never made a dent in that deficit the rest of the way.
BIG PICTURE
Oklahoma was averaging 93.6 points, tops in the country, but was held to 42 percent from the field and turned the ball over 20 times against the Wildcats. Those numbers doomed the Sooners to another tough night at Bramlage Coliseum, where coach Lon Kruger’s jersey hangs in the rafters.
Kansas State could have cowered after its 73-72 loss to the Jayhawks last weekend, but instead rose to the occasion. And the Wildcats did it without Kamau Stokes, one of their best players, who remains out with a foot injury.
UP NEXT
Oklahoma visits Oklahoma State for the return edition of Bedlam on Saturday.
Kansas State wraps up back-to-back home games against No. 24 TCU on Saturday.
By JEREMY McGUIRE
Hays Post
Girls: TMP 62, Ellis 41
HAYS, Kan.-TMP used an 11-0 first quarter run to take a 15-8 first quarter lead over the Ellis Lady Railers in their Mid Continent League Tournament Quarterfinal matchup. The Lady Monarchs put together a an 8-0 run in the second quarter to push their lead out to 15 points. Ellis would score the final five points of the half to close the gap to 25-15 at the break. Grace Eck paced the Lady Railers with 7 first half points. Kayla Vitztum led TMP with 10.
Ellis came out fighting in the third quarter and scored the first four points to cut the TMP lead to only six points. The Lady Monarchs would follow that up with the next six points to grab a double digit lead and it would never dip any lower. TMP led 41-27 after three quarters and won the game 62-41.
Grace Eck led the Lady Railers with 17 points. Ellis drops to 6-5 overall and will play Norton in the MCL Tournament Consolation Semi-finals on Thursday in Stockton. TMP improves to 10-1 and will face Hill City in the tournament semi-finals on Friday in Plainville.
ROSE MCFARLAND INTERVIEW
GAME HIGHLIGHTS
Boys: TMP 51, Hill City 22
HAYS, Kan.-TMP scored the first six points of the first quarter and never trailed in their 51-22 MCL Tournament Quarterfinal win over Hill City on Tuesday night in Hays. The Ringnecks battled back in the first quarter but still trailed 12-10 heading to the second quarter. The Monarchs took control of the game in the second quarter, outscoring the Ringnecks 19-6 in the second quarter and led 31-16 at halftime.
Hill City scored only four third quarter points as TMP put the game away forcing 10 Ringneck turnovers in the quarter and held a 42-20 advantage after the third. There was a running clock for most of the fourth quarter as TMP eased into the 29 point victory.
Asa Brandyberry scored 15 points to lead Hill City who drops to 2-7 on the year and will face Norton on Thursday. Creighton Renz was the only Monarch in double figures with 13 points. TMP has won nine straight (9-2) and will tackle Hill City in the MCL Semi-finals on Friday in Plainville.
JOE HERTEL INTERVIEW
GAME HIGHLIGHTS
BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Osage City 50, Central Heights 48
Southwestern Hts. 60, Meade 57
Adolph Rupp Tournament
Andale 60, Garden Plain 28
Haven 57, Rose Hill 43
AVCTL – GWAL Challenge
Kapaun Mount Carmel 63, Salina South 44
Basehor Linwood Invitational
SM North 59, Basehor-Linwood 51
Pool Play
KC Schlagle 68, DeLaSalle, Mo. 46
Burrton Invitational Tournament
Berean Academy 68, Fairfield 21
Hutchinson Central Christian 49, Inman 37
Hi-Plains League Tournament
Play-In
Elkhart 53, Sublette 49
McLouth Invitational Tournament
Bishop Seabury Academy 63, Cair Paravel 58, OT
Northern Plains League Tournament
Osborne 45, Lakeside 39
Rock Hills 54, Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 22
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 53, Sylvan-Lucas 52
Wilson 39, Pike Valley 38
Consolation
Chase 47, Tescott 28
Lincoln 56, Natoma 28
Shawnee Mission West Tournament
Pool Play
BV North 61, SM Northwest 58
Tonganoxie Invitational
DeSoto 37, Holton 34
Wamego 38, Tonganoxie 37
Pool Play
Eudora 53, Metro Academy 45
POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
Hillsboro Tournament
Wichita Sunrise vs. Hillsboro, ppd. to Jan 17.
Hoisington Tournament
Victoria vs. Ellsworth, ppd. to Jan 16.
Pratt vs. La Crosse, ppd. to Jan 16.
Sterling Tournament
Southeast Saline vs. Smoky Valley, ppd. to Jan 16.
Lyons vs. Sterling, ppd. to Jan 16.
Twin Valley League Tournament
Washington County vs. Centralia, ppd.
Valley Heights vs. Clifton-Clyde, ppd.
Axtell vs. Doniphan West, ppd.
Wetmore vs. Hanover, ppd.
Wilson County Classic
Neodesha vs. Girard, ppd. to Jan 17.
Bluestem vs. Cherryvale, ppd. to Jan 17.
Fredonia vs. Yates Center, ppd. to Jan 17.
Douglass vs. Caney Valley, ppd. to Jan 17.
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Royal Valley 66, Hiawatha 17
Basehor Linwood Invitational
Topeka Hayden 54, Olathe North 45
Hi-Plains League Tournament
Play-In
Elkhart 57, Lakin 39
Quarterfinal
Southwestern Hts. 32, Wichita County 27
Mid Continent League Tournament
Hill City 35, Norton 22
Smith Center 55, Plainville 49
Stockton 62, Trego 37
Northern Plains League Tournament
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 30, Lakeside 22
Sylvan-Lucas 33, Glasco/Miltonvale-Southern Cloud 32
Thunder Ridge 52, Osborne 18
Wilson 51, Chase 37
Consolation
Lincoln 35, Natoma 15
Pike Valley 53, Tescott 28
South Central Border League Tournament
Argonia 51, Caldwell 43
Twin Valley League Tournament
Frankfort 52, Axtell 35
Quarterfinal
Centralia 72, Blue Valley 32
Hanover 72, Doniphan West 33
Valley Heights 58, Clifton-Clyde 37
POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
Hoisington Tournament
Pratt vs. Russell, ppd.
Victoria vs. Ellsworth, ppd. to Jan 16.
Mid Continent League Tournament
Ellis vs. Hays-TMP-Marian, ppd. to Jan 16.
South Central Border League Tournament
West Elk vs. Udall, ppd. to Jan 17.
Southeast Cherokee Tournament
Southeast vs. Jayhawk Linn, ppd. to Jan 16.
Pierce City, Mo. vs. Erie, ppd. to Jan 16.
Columbus vs. St. Paul, ppd. to Jan 16.
Baxter Springs vs. Parsons, ppd. to Jan 16.
Sterling Tournament
Remington vs. Hutchinson Trinity, ppd. to Jan 16.
Lyons vs. Beloit, ppd. to Jan 16.
Wilson County Classic
Cherryvale vs. Caney Valley, ccd.
Wichita North vs. Yates Center, ppd. to Jan 18.
Neodesha vs. Bluestem, ppd. to Jan 18.
Fredonia vs. Girard, ppd.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) – Svi Mykhailiuk scored 17 points, including 12 over the final seven minutes, and No. 10 Kansas roared back from a big deficit to beat No. 6 West Virginia 71-66 on Monday night.
Devonte Graham added 16 points and Udoka Azubuike scored 10 for the Jayhawks (15-3, 5-1 Big 12).
Kansas has won four straight and broke a four-game losing streak in Morgantown to West Virginia (15-3, 4-2). The Mountaineers have lost two straight for the first time this season.
Sagaba Konate had 16 points, 10 rebounds and five blocked shots for West Virginia. But he didn’t score over the final seven minutes. Esa Ahmad added 15 points and Jevon Carter scored 14.
Kansas trailed by as many as 16 points in the first half before whittling away at the deficit and going on a 15-3 run to take its first lead since early in the game, capped by two free throws by Mykhailiuk for a 61-60 lead with 3:49 left. He put the Jayhawks ahead to stay, 65-64, with two more free throws with 1:42 left.
Daxter Miles scored off a missed free throw with a minute left to pull West Virginia within 67-66, but the Mountaineers didn’t score again.
BIG PICTURE
Kansas: Mykhailiuk and Graham combined for 26 points in the second half. They scored 20 of the Jayhawks’ final 26 points.
West Virginia: The Mountaineers were determined to turn this one into a track meet, but it was West Virginia, not Kansas’ thin lineup, that appeared to wear down.
UP NEXT
Kansas: Hosts Baylor on Saturday.
West Virginia: Hosts Texas on Saturday.
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Tiger Talk airs on Monday evening at 6 p.m. on Tiger Radio Mix-103.
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Landry Shamet and backcourt mate Conner Frankamp each scored 16 points and No. 5 Wichita State held off Tulsa 72-69 Saturday.
Shamet made the first of two free throws with 8 seconds left for a three-point edge.
After Shamet missed his second foul shot, the Shockers fouled Sterling Taplin. He missed the front end of a one-and-one with 4.9 seconds left, Junior Etou rebounded and passed back to Taplin, whose 3-point try at the buzzer rimmed out.
Taplin scored 26 points. Corey Henderson missed a 3 with 10 seconds left that would have put Tulsa ahead by one.
Markis McDuffie added 10 points and nine rebounds for Wichita State (14-2, 5-0 American Athletic Conference).
Henderson had 14 points and Etou had 12 points and seven rebounds for Tulsa (10-8, 3-3).
Three days after losing 104-71 at Houston, Tulsa jumped on the Shockers early and held a 30-20 lead, helped by a trio of 3-pointers by Taplin. Wichita State rallied with a 12-0 run and held Tulsa to one basket in the final 7:50 to take a 36-32 lead at the break.
The Shockers extended the lead to 45-34 early in the second half on a four-point play by Shamet before Tulsa broke out of its shooting funk with a trio of 3-pointers to pull within 45-43.
BIG PICTURE
Wichita State: The Shockers now have a 66-61 lead in the long-running series between the former Missouri Valley Conference rivals. The sellout crowd of 8,355 was fairly evenly divided between Tulsa and WSU fans who made the three-hour drive.
Tulsa: In its three-game conference losing streak, leading scorer Junior Etou has been held to 12, 2 and 12 points. The 6-foot-8 senior came in averaging 16.2.
UP NEXT
Wichita State: The Shockers return home Wednesday to play SMU.
Tulsa: Plays at Temple on Wednesday.
By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post
HAYS, Kan. – Hadley Gillum scored 23 points and grabbed nine rebounds, redshirt-freshman Jared Vitztum added a career-high 15 and Fort Hays State shot 74-percent from the floor in the second half and 58-percent for the game in a 78-69 victory over Nebraska-Kearney Saturday at Gross Coliseum.
Vitztum his all six of his field goal attempts including three 3-pointers to reach double-figures for the second time in three games. Brady Werth added 14 points and Marcus Cooper 11.
Mark Johnson Postgame Interview
Jared Vitztum Postgame Interview
Game Highlights
The Fort Hays State defense set the tone in the first half, holding the Lopers (6-10, 2-5 MIAA) without a field goal for over nine minutes during a 15-1 run.
The Tigers (11-5, 4-3 MIAA) scored the first eight points of the second half and pushed their lead to 17.
UNK, who missed their first 14 three-point attempts, hit four of the final eight to pull within eight with 2:55 to play following a 15-6 run.
Trey O’Neil hit a layup and Hadley Gillum and Grant Holmes both a pair of free throws to hold the Lopers at bay.
Trey Lansman, who averaged over 30 points in his three prior games at Gross Coliseum, led the Lopers with 27 points and 10 rebounds.
