February 16, 2019- Emporia State men's basketball took the 70-64 win over Northeastern State on Saturday in White Auditorium. In a game full of runs, the Hornets used a 13-0 run late to take the win at home.
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Emporia State got on the board first with a Kam Rowan layup at the 18:54 mark in the first half but would trail 9-8 at the first media timeout. Hassan Thomas got an old-fashioned three point play out of the timeout to give the Hornets the 11-9 lead with 14:03 remaining in the half.
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The Hornets took their largest lead of the half at 23-17 when Malik Hluchoweckyj knocked down a jumper with 8:31 on the clock. After the RiverHawks tied the game at 23, Thomas broke the Hornets 2:43 scoring drought to take the 25-23 lead with 5:48 remaining. There were five lead changes in the final five minutes of the half as the Hornets would trail 33-31 heading to the break.
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After nearly three minutes with no score in the second half, the Hornets break the silence to tie the game on a layup from Aaron McGee with 17:11 on the clock. The Hornets regained the lead at 36-35 with 15:34 remaining before pushing to their biggest lead of the game at 48-39 when Rowan knocked down two free throws with 11:11 on the clock.
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The RiverHawks fought back into the game to take a 56-53 lead over the Hornets with 5:01 left in the game. The Hornets tied their largest lead of the game at 65-56 with 1:16 left after Kooper Glick sparked a 13-0 run in which Julius Jackson hit three consecutive threes and capped it off with a made free throw. The RiverHawks hit back-to-back threes to come within 65-62 with 0:50 left.
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The Hornets knocked down three free throws in the final 22 seconds to take the 70-64 win over the RiverHawks.
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The Hornets outshot the RiverHawks 48.1% - 40.3% from the field and 36.0% - 33.3% from beyond the arc. Julius Jackson led the Hornets in scoring with 22 points on 7-13 shooting. Kooper Glick joined him in double figures with 21 and led the team with seven rebounds. Kam Rowan added nine points while Hassan Thomas finished with eight.
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The Hornets will be back in action on Thursday, Feb. 21 as they play host to Pittsburg State. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in White Auditorium.
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