Box Score MSU Moorhead 95 Wayne State 87

            In a game that featured 14 ties and 15 lead changes, MSU Moorhead used a 9-0 run over a span of 2:13 to take control of the game as the Dragons outscored Wayne State College 95-87 in Northern Sun Conference men's basketball Saturday evening at Rice Auditorium in Wayne.  The visiting Dragons are now 15-3 and 10-2 in the NSIC while WSC drops to 5-13 and 3-9 in league play.
            MSU Moorhead built an eight-point lead early in the game at 21-13 with 11:40 to play.  WSC then scored the next 10 points and took a 23-21 lead on a 3-pointer by Kendall Jacks with 8:12 to go before halftime. 
            The final 7:30 of the first half saw neither team lead by more than three points with seven more ties as the two teams went into the locker room tied at 42.
            Wayne State came out strong in the second half and took their biggest lead of the night at eight points at 68-60 following a Tony Bonner free throw with 11:03 to play.
            MSU Moorhead responded with a 9-1 run and knotted the game (12^th tie of the contest) at 69 on a pair of Aaron Lien free throws with 8:40 left.
            Wayne State's Luke TerHark converted a layup for the game's 14^th and final tie at 73-73 with 7:13 to play.
            MSU Moorhead then scored the next nine points over a span of 2:13, giving the Dragons an 82-73 lead. 
            WSC got as close as three at 85-82 on a Jordan Cornelius 3-pointer with 3:17 remaining, but the Dragons countered by scoring the next six points to go back up nine at 91-82 and finished with the 95-87 win.
            Wayne State shot a respectable 52.5 percent in the game, making 31 of 59 shots.  The 'Cats were 11 for 22 behind the 3-point line and 14 of 19 at the foul line.
            Jacks poured in a career-high 28 points to lead WSC, going 10 of 14 from the field and 5 for 7 at the foul line.  Cornelius followed with 18 points while Austin Esters and Vance Janssen also scored double figures with 12 and 11 respectively.
            MSU Moorhead shot a scorching 64.6 percent from the field making 31 of 48 shots.  The Dragons were 10 of 19 from 3-point range and 23 of 33 at the charity stripe.
            Aaron Lien scored a game-high 32 points for MSU Moorhead.  Tanner Kretchman accounted for 23 points with Ayob Ayob adding 14.
            The Dragons held a 28-21 edge in rebounding over the Wildcats.  TerHark led WSC on the glass with four boards. 
            Janssen handed out seven of Wayne State's 14 assists.  WSC had just eight turnovers to 12 on MSUM. 
            Wayne State will be on the road next weekend playing at Winona State Friday evening at 8 p.m. and Upper Iowa Saturday in a 6 p.m. NSIC contest.