Wayne State 85 University of Mary 77 (OT)

            Sophomore Nick Ferrarini scored a game-high 27 points while sophomore center Jordan Janssen added his 12^th double-double of the year with 17 points and 12 rebounds as Wayne State College needed overtime to defeat the University of Mary 85-77 Friday evening in Northern Sun Conference men's basketball played at Rice Auditorium in Wayne.  WSC is now 9-15 and 6-9 in the NSIC South while UMary slips to 10-11 and 5-10 in the NSIC North.
            UMary scored the first five points of the game, then Wildcat sophomore Jordan Janssen scored six straight for the Wildcats.
            The Marauders' final lead of the first half came at 8-6.  WSC held numerous leads of four points with the biggest first half advantage at seven (27-20 and 29-22) before the Wildcats closed the first half with a 33-29 lead at intermission.
            Wayne State opened the second half strong, highlighted by an 11-0 run over a span of 2:02, to take the biggest lead of the game at 50-34 with 15:04 to play.
            The Wildcats still led 62-53 with 7:58 remaining when UMary made a run at WSC.
            A Jaylan White basket for Mary pulled the Marauders within two at 64-62 with 5:44 to play.
            Wayne State pushed the lead back to seven at 71-64 with 3:28 to go, but the Wildcats never scored again in regulation and UMary's Wyatt Carr made a basket with 36 seconds left to force overtime at 71-71.
            UMary opened the overtime with a 3-pointer from White for a 74-71 lead. 
            The Marauders still held a 75-74 lead at the 3:09 mark when the Wildcats scored five straight points to take the lead for good.
            A Janssen basket, free throw from Al'Tavius Jackson and two free throws from Janssen put the Wildcats ahead 79-75 with 1:20 to go in the extra session.
            The Marauders got as close as two at 79-77, but WSC responded with baskets from Nate Mohr and Ferrarini and a pair of Mohr free throws with 11 seconds left to clinch the 85-77 overtime win.
            Ferrarini's game-high 27 points paced Wayne State in scoring.  Janssen added a 17 point and 12 rebound double-double, his 12^th of the season, while Mohr also produced 15 points.
            Wayne State was 32 of 65 from the field for 49.2 percent.  The 'Cats made 8 of 18 from the 3-point line and 13 for 20 at the charity stripe.
            Trever Kaiser scored 18 points for UMary with Wyatt Carr also reaching double figures with 17 points.
            The Marauders made 27 of 69 shots from the floor for 39 percent, including 6 of 30 behind the arc.  UMary was 17 for 23 at the foul line.
            Wayne State held a slight 43-39 advantage in rebounding over UMary thanks to Janssen's 12 boards with Ferrarini adding seven.
            Janssen led WSC in assists with four and also had four steals while Ben Dentlinger notched two blocks.
            Wayne State will play again Saturday hosting Minot State in a 5:30 p.m. NSIC contest at Rice Auditorium.