Fort Hays State swept an MIAA basketball doubleheader from Missouri Southern on Thursday night inside the Leggett & Platt Athletic Center.
FORT HAYS STATE WOMEN 70, MISSOURI SOUTHERN 49
The Lions hung tough in the first half before the Tigers pulled away with a big third quarter.
Kaitlin Hunnicutt led Missouri Southern (4-7) with 12 points, while Amaya Johns added 10. Madi Stokes had seven rebounds.
Jaden Hobbs led Fort Hays (8-2) with 16 points, seven assists and six rebounds.
The Lions used a 10-5 run to tie the game at 12, but the Tigers used an 11-2 spurt to go up 32-26 at the break.
Fort Hays outscored Southern 24-9 in the third period to pull away for good. The Tigers held the Lions to 2-of-10 shooting and forced four turnovers during the quarter.
The Lions host No. 4 Nebraska-Kearney at 1:30 on Saturday inside the Leggett & Platte Athletic Center.
FORT HAYS STATE MEN 102, MISSOURI SOUTHERN 94 OT
The game was deadlocked at 82 at the end of regulation before the Tigers outscored the Lions 20-12 in the extra session.
Stan Scott scored a career-high 32 points for Southern (5-6) on 11-of-20 shooting. Scott also had 10 rebounds and four assists.
Southern standout Cam Martin contributed 19 points and 11 boards, while Lawson Jenkins had 14 points to go along with five assists and five rebounds. Avery Taggart had a career-high 11 points off the bench, while RJ Smith contributed nine points, seven boards and five assists.
Jared Vitztum paced Fort Hays State (4-7) with 32 points and 15 rebounds, while Kaleb Hammeke also scored 32 points.
The Lions opened the game on a 14-1 run, but the hosts were only up 37-35 at the break.
The Tigers held a slim lead for a large part of the second half, but a 3-point play by Scott with 15 seconds left tied the game at 82. The Lions got a late defensive stop to force overtime.
The Tigers took a five-point lead right away in the extra session.
Southern hosts Nebraska-Kearney at 3:30 on Saturday.
