Wayne State outscored Oklahoma Baptist 37-26 in the second half to defeat the Bison 68-58 Saturday evening in the final game of the NSIC/GAC Men's Basketball Challenge played at Rice Auditorium.  The Wildcats are now 1-1 on the year while OBU is 0-2.
            The visiting Bison held the lead for most of the first half, but the biggest lead for Oklahoma Baptist was five points.
            Wayne State's only leads of the opening half were at 7-6 and 9-8.  A 3-pointer by OBU's Ricky Brown gave the Bison their biggest lead of the half at 23-18.  Later in the half the 'Cats battled back to tie the score at 29-29 on a Justin Eagins 3-pointer with Oklahoma Baptist holding a 32-31 lead at intermission.
            Oklahoma Baptist opened the second half with the first points to take a 34-31 lead, then WSC scored nine straight points to take the lead for good at 40-34 on a Nate Mohr 3-pointer. 
            The Bison were within four at 45-41 at the 13:45 mark, but the 'Cats scored nine of the next 11 points to take their a 54-43 lead following a Justin Eagins basket. 
            Oklahoma Baptist closed to within six several times, but WSC answered each Bison run and closed the contest with a 68-58 victory.
            Senior forward Jordan Janssen led Wayne State with 21 points and 14 rebounds.  Mohr finished with 14 points on 4 3-pointers while Jay Saunders and Eagins each hit double digits with 10 apiece.
            Wayne State shot 24 of 63 from the field for 38 percent.  The 'Cats were 7 for 21 from 3-point range and 13 for 15 at the free throw line.
            Paul King poured in a game-high 23 points for Oklahoma Baptist.  Trey Doomes accounted for 17 points with D.J. Freeman adding 11.
            OBU was 24 of 61 from the field for 39 percent and 5 of 23 from 3-point range while going 5 for 9 at the line.
            Wayne State won the rebounding battle 42-37 thanks to 14 boards from Janssen and 10 by Cody McCullough. 
            Eagins had a team-high four assists while Noah Erickson was credited with three steals.
            The Wildcats will be at home again Monday evening hosting York College in a non-conference contest starting at 7 p.m. in Rice Auditorium.