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TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – The Northeastern State men's basketball team dropped a 79-65 decision to Fort Hays State Saturday evening inside the NSU Event Center.
 
The RiverHawks (11-5, 6-3 MIAA) continued their recent slide down the conference rankings, as the team has now lost three of their last four outings after starting 5-0 in league play. The Tigers (14-3, 6-3 MIAA) have won six in a row.
 
Senior guard Bryton Hobbs led all scorers with 28 points. He was only 8-for-20 from the field, but he hit three 3-pointers and made 9 of 10 from the free-throw line. He also added eight assists and four rebounds in 40 minutes. The only other member of the team to reach double figures was junior forward Landon DeMasters, who finished with 10 points.
 
Craig Nicholson led FHSU with 27 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and four steals. Carson Konrade poured in 16 points and Dwayne Brunson posted 13 points and 12 rebounds.
 
Northeastern State shot 35.2 percent (19-for-54) from the field, 26.1 percent (6-for-23) from downtown and 80.8 percent (21-for-26) at the free-throw line. The Tigers shot 46.6 percent (27-for-58) from the field, 22.2 percent (2-for-9) from the field and 88.5 percent (23-for-26) at the line.
 
Fort Hays State led Northeastern State in rebounding (39-32), turnovers (10-15), steals (10-4), points in the paint (44-26), second-chance points (14-11), blocks (7-1), and fast-break points (12-6).
 
The RiverHawks will remain at home for a 7:30 p.m. tilt Jan. 22 with Emporia State.
 
Scoring Summary
Fort Hays State                    34        45         79
Northeastern State              28        37         65

NORTHEASTERN STATE COACH LARRY GIPSON
Opening Statement…
"We're not just coming up short, we're getting beat badly. We have to look at everything as a team and I have to look at our game preparation and determination. We're too careless and too loose with the basketball. We turn it over way too much. We didn't execute offensively, and we insisted on driving it in too deep rather than making the first pass. We didn't make many extra passes today. I didn't think we started the second half very sharp. I'm not sure what the answer is. Big, physical teams really bother us. Until we get our personnel healed up a little bit, I think they will continue to bother us. We have to do a better job."
 
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