Box Score Wayne State 66 Concordia-St. Paul 63

            In a game where neither team led by more than five points featuring 20 lead changes and six ties, Wayne State College blocked a game-tying 3-pointer in the final seconds to hang on for a 66-63 Northern Sun Conference South Division men's basketball win at Concordia-St. Paul Saturday evening at the Gangelhoff Center.  The Wildcats complete a weekend road sweep and are now 8-15 and 5-9 in the NSIC while CSP is 6-12 and 4-10 following the loss.
            Concordia-St. Paul held a pair of four point leads in the first half – 17-13 and 19-15 – for their biggest leads of the game. 
            With the host Golden Bears leading 27-25 at the 4:18 mark of the first half, Wayne State used a 3-pointer from Nate Mohr, a Nate Thayer jumper and 3-pointer and a basket from Nick Ferrarini to end the half taking a 33-32 lead.
            Mohr opened the second half with a 3-pointer giving WSC a rare four-point lead at 38-34.
            CSP then scored eight straight points and matched their biggest lead of the night at four – 42-38. 
            The Wildcats battled back and forged the game's sixth and final tie at 52-52 on a Ferrarini layup with 10:29 remaining.
            Concordia-St. Paul's Max Keefe hit a 3-pointer for the final Golden Bear lead of the night at 55-52. 
            WSC then used baskets from Jordan Janssen and Al'Tavius Jackson capped by a three-point play from Janssen to take the lead for good at 59-55 with 6:22 to play.
            The Golden Bears got within two at 61-59 with 3:56 to play and neither team scored again until a pair of Mohr free throws for the Wildcats with 1:26 left for a 63-59 Wildcat lead.
            After CSP closed with two again (63-61), Mohr canned a 3-pointer from the top of the circle with 38 seconds left for a 66-61 Wildcat lead.
            Jordan Coblin drained a pair of free throws with 32 seconds left to get the Golden Bears within three at 66-63.
            The 'Cats overcame a pair of turnovers in the final 22 seconds and blocked a game-tying 3-pointer by Concordia-St. Paul's Carlos Barela with two seconds to play sealing the 66-63 Wildcat win.
            Mohr led Wayne State in scoring with a game-high 19 points, making five 3-pointers in the contest.  Ferrarini finished with 16 points while Janssen nearly recorded a triple double accounting for 15 points, a career-high nine assists, eight rebounds and four blocked shots.
            As a team, Wayne State was 26 of 65 from the field for 40 percent, going 9 for 27 behind the arc and just 5 of 7 at the foul line.
            For Concordia-St. Paul, Jacob Shields scored 15 points with Lee Higgins, Coblin and Keefe each recording 12 points.
            CSP was 25 of 58 from the floor for 43.1 percent, including 7 of 19 from 3-point range.  The Golden Bears were 6-7 at the charity stripe.
            Wayne State held a 41-32 advantage in rebounds thanks to 16 offensive caroms, resulting in a 15-2 edge in second chance points over the Golden Bears.  Henry Penner grabbed nine boards with Janssen adding eight for WSC.
            Janssen led the 'Cats in assists (9), blocks (4) and steals (2).
            The Wildcats will be at home next weekend, hosting the University of Mary Friday night at 7:30 p.m. and Minot State Saturday at 5:30 p.m.