Box Score Wayne State 85 University of Mary 63

            Senior forward Jordan Cornelius poured in a season-high 20 points on 8 of 10 shooting from the field to lead Wayne State College in a 85-63 Northern Sun Conference men's basketball victory over the University of Mary Friday night at Rice Auditorium in Wayne.  The host Wildcats move to 7-3 overall and 3-1 in league play with the visiting Marauders falling to 2-6 and 0-4 in the NSIC.
            Cornelius got WSC off to a fast start, scoring 10 of the first 12 points, giving the Wildcats a 12-2 lead just 5:22 into the contest.
            Mary got as close as six at 18-12 at the 9:37 mark, but the Wildcats reeled off 10 straight points to push the advantage to 28-12.
            But the Marauders closed the half strong and cut a 13-point deficit (36-23) down to four at 36-32 before finishing the first half trailing WSC 39-33.
            Wayne State opened the second half on a 10-2 run, taking a 49-35 lead following a Kendall Jacks jumper at the 15:18 mark.  The Wildcats increased the lead to 20 at 63-43 and led by double digits the rest of the way in finishing with the 85-63 win.
            Cornelius paced WSC with his season-high 20 points, going 8 for 10 from the field and 4 of 6 behind the arc.  Jacks finished with 15 points while Vance Janssen also hit double figures with 13.
            Wayne State shot a season-high 59.6 percent from the field making 31 of 52 shots.  The 'Cats matched a season-high with 11 3-pointers, going 11 of 23 behind the arc.  WSC was also 12 of 14 at the free throw line.
            Trevor Zacher scored 16 points for Mary while Brody Sharkey and Connor Hellebust also reached double figures with 11 and 10 respectively.
            The Marauders shot 39.3 percent from the field making 22 of 56 shots.  Mary was 8 for 23 from 3-point range and 11 for 19 at the free throw line.
            WSC won the rebounding battle over Mary 36-25 thanks to eight boards from Brian Goodwin and six by Jacks.  Mary's top rebounders were Jaylan White, Connor Hellebust and Brody Sharkey with four each.
            Jacks was credited with six of Wayne State's 21 assists followed by Austin Esters with four.
            Wayne State will be home again Saturday evening welcoming Minot State to Rice Auditorium for a NSIC contest starting at 6 p.m.