Junior guard Aurrion Harris had a career-high double-double of 22 points and 15 rebounds along with five steals to fuel Wayne State College in a 91-79 victory over Sioux Falls Wednesday evening in a Northern Sun Conference men's basketball game played at Rice Auditorium in Wayne.  The Wildcats improve to 5-3 and 1-1 in the NSIC while USF slips to 2-5 and 0-2 in league play.
            The game was close early on with eight lead changes and one tie, but WSC used a 14-0 scoring run midway through the first half to take control of the contest.
            WSC jumped out to an early 10-3 lead, but the Cougars roared back and took their first lead at 13-12 with 14:50 to play in the first half.
            Sioux Falls was still holding on to a one-point lead at 21-20 with 9:42 to play in the half when WSC went on a 14-0 run and took a double-digit lead at 34-21 following a JJ Ferrin trey at the 7:20 mark.  The 'Cats built an 18-point lead (43-25) before closing the first half with a 45-29 cushion.
            Wayne State was able to maintain their double-digit advantage nearly the entire second half despite the visiting Cougars posting 57 percent (15-26) shooting in the half.  The 'Cats were able to offset the solid shooting from Sioux Falls by making 5 of 6 3-pointers and 13 of 17 free throws to stay in front comfortably.
            Sioux Falls cut the lead to single digits at nine (86-77) with 1:13 remaining and the Wildcats closed with a 91-79 win.
            Harris paced Wayne State's balanced effort with a 22-point, 15-rebound double-double that also included five steals.  He was 6 of 13 from the field and made all nine of his free throws and had six offensive rebounds. 
            Other Wildcats in double figures were Matt Noll with 15, Andrew Stokes 13 and JJ Ferrin 12.
            Wayne State was 31 of 66 from the field for 47 percent, including 9 for 18 behind the arc to go with 20 of 25 at the charity stripe.
            Sioux Falls had three players in double figures each scoring 14 points – Taylen Ashley, Brogan Madson and Kyle Ingwerson.
            The Cougars made 27 of 51 shots for 52.9 percent, going 6 of 18 from the 3-point line and 19 for 27 at the charity stripe.
            WSC held a 35-27 edge in rebounding thanks to Harris' 15 caroms.  Andrew Stokes and Kai Smith each had three assists while Harris posted a team-high five steals. 
            The Wildcats will be on the road Saturday visiting Southwest Minnesota State in Marshall, Minnesota at 2 p.m.