Box Score Wayne State 85 Minot State 80
            The Wildcats erased a 17-point halftime deficit to defeat the Beavers 85-80 on the road in a Northern Sun Conference men's basketball game played Saturday night at the Minot State Dome in Minot, North Dakota.  WSC is now 3-7 overall and 2-3 in league play while MISU falls to 5-6 and 1-4 in NSIC play.
            Minot State scored the first 12 points of the game to gain control early in the first half.  A 3-pointer by Vance Janssen at the 16:06 mark in the first half gave the Wildcats their first points of the game.  The Beavers continued their hot shooting for the remainder of the first half as Russ Davis scored 13 points.  Minot State had a lead as large as 19 with 2:32 remaining in the half. MISU headed into halftime with a 48-31 lead over WSC.
            Wayne State and Minot State traded baskets to start the second half and it wasn't until the 10:13 mark the Wildcats cut the Beavers lead to under ten points. 
WSC then went on a 5-0 run sparked by a Kendall Jacks layup and Tony Bonner jumper, which forced Minot State to call a timeout with Wayne State trailing 67-61.  The Wildcats continued to rally and gained their first lead of the game with 5:07 remaining thanks to a Ben Hoskins 3-pointer.
            The next possession Brian Goodwin added a 3-pointer of his own to give the Wildcats a 75-71 edge with 4:12 left in the game.  The Beavers would get as close as one with 19 seconds remaining before the Wildcats closed out the game.  Janssen expanded the WSC lead to five with a layup and two made free throws on the final two Wildcat possessions to complete the comeback victory 85-80. 
            Wayne State was 31-55 (56.4%) from the field in the game including 11 of 20 from 3-point range.  The Wildcats went 12-18 at the free throw line.
            Six Wildcats reached double figures led by Vance Janssen with 16 points.  Austin Esters added 13 off the bench with Jacks and Hoskins producing 12 and Brian Goodwin and Matt Thomas scoring 10 each.  Hoskins hit a season-high four 3-pointers with three coming in the second half to help the Wildcats secure the come from behind victory.    
            Minot State connected on 28 of 50 shots (56.0%) in the game.  The Beavers were 6-15 from behind the arc and made 18 of 23 at the charity stripe.
            Nathan Mertens led all scorers with 21 points.  Tyler Rudolph (14), Russ Davis (13) and Stevan Jovanovic (10) also reached double figures for the Beavers. 
            MISU outrebounded WSC 28-24.  Tony Bonner hauled in five rebounds to lead the 'Cats while Stevan Jovanovic led Minot State on the glass with seven. 
            The Beavers had three more turnovers than the Wildcats 16-13 but held a 22-18 points off turnover advantage against WSC.
            Vance Janssen led WSC with three steals while Kendall Jacks had four assists in the contest.
            Wayne State returns to action on Saturday afternoon hosting #21 Augustana University in a 6 p.m. NSIC contest in Rice Auditorium.