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Trey Sampson
73
Winner Fort Hays St. FHSU 9-9,9-9 Mid-America Intercollegiate
58
Northeastern St. NE 2-14,2-14 Mid-America Intercollegiate
Winner
Fort Hays St. FHSU
9-9,9-9 Mid-America Intercollegiate
73
Final
58
Northeastern St. NE
2-14,2-14 Mid-America Intercollegiate
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Fort Hays St. FHSU 29 44 73
Northeastern St. NE 29 29 58

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men's Basketball falls 73-58 to Fort Hays State

TAHLEQUAH -- Northeastern State couldn't cool a hot Fort Hays State squad in the second half as they fell 73-58 on Saturday afternoon inside the NSU Event Center. 

Trey Sampson paced the RiverHawks for the sixth time this season with 19 points and shot 7-for-9 from the field.  Troy Locke had 15 points and seven rebounds.  

"We didn't move the ball well enough in the second half and execute at all very well," said assistant coach Lucas Hunter.  "They (Fort Hays) are a really skilled team. We talked about that yesterday in our preparation.  We didn't guard well enough in the second half, and they shot nearly 60-percent from the field." 

"We got to have collective accountability and find a way to respond."

NSU pulled the first punch early on the Tigers. They took advantage of a 2-for-11 shooting start and opened up a 17-7 lead.  Fort Hays turned the corner in the following three minutes, sank their next four shots, and turned in an 11-2 run on the RiverHawks.

After leaving for the locker room tied at 29, Hays made 10 of their first 12 shots in the second half.  Northeastern State never could recover and trailed as many as 16 points (61-46) with 6:41 left in the game.

Northeastern State (2-14, 2-14 MIAA) shot 36.8-percent from the field, their lowest shooting game since the season opener 15 games prior.   Obi Agu led the team with eight rebounds but has a team they trailed the Fort Hays State 36-to-30.  

Quinten Rock led the Tigers with 19 points, and as they will leave Oklahoma with two wins this week and go to 9-9 (9-9 MIAA). 

Northeastern State is slated to play a makeup game on Tuesday at Emporia State at 6 p.m., the Hornets beat NSU in the season opener 76-66 and are 8-9, 8-9 MIAA so far.

NOTABLES -- Fourth straight home game for the RiverHawks … Sampson recorded his 11th double-digit scoring effort this season … Locke recorded his 19th double-digit scoring game in an NSU uniform … third straight loss to the Tigers and ended a two-game winning streak for NSU at home where they are now 5-4 against Fort Hays State … Hunter led the team on the bench with head coach Ja Havens out due to COVID-19 protocols for the second consecutive game.
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