Wayne State 58 Winona State 57

            Wayne State had three players score double figures highlighted by junior forward Jordan Janssen's fourth straight double-double as the Wildcats edged Winona State 58-57 Friday evening in a Northern Sun Conference South Division men's basketball game played at McCown Gymnasium in Winona, Minnesota.  The Wildcats improve to 5-4 and 5-2 in the NSIC South with their fifth straight win over Winona State while the host Warriors drop to 3-3 and 1-2 in divisional play.
            The host Warriors jumped out to an early 16-7 lead at the 13:48 mark for their biggest lead of the contest.
            Wayne State then reeled off 14 straight points over the ensuing 4:35 and took a 21-16 lead on a Henry Penner 3-pointer with 9:13 to play in the half.
            With WSC still leading 25-20 at the 7:32 mark, Winona State scored five straight points to forge a 25-25 tie and the first half ended with the two teams knotted at 29-29.
            Neither team held a lead of more than four points in a tightly contested second half.  Winona State's biggest lead in the second half was three points several times while WSC held a pair of four-point advantages in the final four minutes of the contest.
            WSC held several leads early in the second half but the host Warriors had the lead for most of the second half until the four minutes of the contest.
            The 'Cats held a 37-34 lead with just over 16 minutes remaining, but that lead was short lived and turned into a 40-37 advantage for Winona State following a pair of Kevion Taylor free throws with 12:52 to play.
            The teams exchanged five ties over the next six minutes with Winona State taking a three-point lead at 51-48 on a Andrea Lo Biondo 3-pointer.
            WSC used a Nate Mohr 3-pointer, Henry Penner layup and a 3-pointer from Justin Eagins to take the lead for good at 56-52 with 3:33 to go.
            The Warriors used a pair of free throws from Taylor to cut the WSC lead to 56-54 at the 2:59 mark.
            Wayne State's final points came with 1:03 to play on a pull up jumper from Nate Mohr, giving the 'Cats a 58-54 lead.
            Devin Whitelow made one of two free throws for Winona State to trim the WSC lead to 58-55 and a Whitelow basket with two seconds left made the score 58-57.
            Eagins was fouled and missed the front end of a 1 and 1 with one second to play and the Wildcats hung on for the 58-57 win.
            Janssen led Wayne State with his fourth straight double-double of 11 points and 10 rebounds.  Mohr and Penner each added 10 points.
            WSC made just 24 of 61 shots for 39.3 percent, going 7 for 22 behind the arc.  The 'Cats were just 3-4 at the line.
            Kevion Taylor scored a game-high 22 points for Winona State to go with nine rebounds.  Owen King also reached double figures with 10 points.
            The Warriors shot 46.5 percent making 20 of 43 shots.  WSU was 4 of 18 from the 3-point line and 13-17 at the charity stripe.
            Winona State out-rebounded Wayne State 34-28 despite 10 boards by Janssen. 
            Mohr handed out five assists for WSC while Janssen and Ben Dentlinger each had two steals.
            WSC forced 17 Winona State turnovers to just nine on the 'Cats.  Wayne State's bench held a 25-7 scoring advantage over WSU.
            Wayne State and Winona State meet again Saturday at 2 p.m. in Winona, Minnesota.