January 23, 2005
Tigers Pull Away from Men's Basketball
Jura Has Double Double
Kearney, Neb. – The Fort Hays State men's basketball made nearly 70 percent of its shots in the second half to pull away for a 90-72 win over Nebraska-Kearney Saturday night in Hays, Kans.
The Tigers (12-5, 6-2 RMAC) stop a two game losing streak while the Lopers (12-4, 7-2 RMAC) end its four game road swing with a 3-1 mark.
In the 107th meeting between the two teams, Hays outscored UNK 36-18 over the final 10 minutes, including scoring the game's final nine points.
Hays was 17 of 25 from the field (68 percent) in the final 20 minutes to end the night at 54 percent. Meanwhile, UNK made just 36 percent of its shots after the break to shoot an uncharacteristic 42 percent for the game.
The contest also featured the top two rebounding teams in the league. Hays won this round, out rebounding UNK 39-27, including a 13-9 edge on the offensive glass.
In the first 30 minutes of the game, there were five ties and eight lead changes. UNK held its last lead, 55-54, with 11:03 to play.
A three by Tyrone Shephard (20 points, four assists) at the 10 minute mark put Hays in the lead for good and started a 12-5 run that made the score 66-60 with 7:16 left.
The Lopers last gasp came when Bellevue senior Marty Levinson (13 points) made a layup with 3:26 to go to make it 76-68 Tigers. Hays responded by hitting four free throws to up by 12 with 2:48 to play and UNK never got the deficit under 10 points the rest of the night.
Columbus sophomore Dusty Jura led the Lopers with 18 points and 11 rebounds, his third double double of the year.
California junior Chris Dean added 11 points before fouling out while Colorado sophomores James Lane and Chad Burger each had 10 points.
Derrick Turner led the Tigers with 21 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks in 29 minutes.
UNK hosts Regis and No. 1 ranked Metro State next weekend.
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