Kearney, Neb. – Nebraska-Kearney shot 50 percent from the floor in the first half, to hold on and beat Wayne State 64-56, Tuesday night at the Health & Sports Center.

Wayne State falls to 1-4, while Lopers improve to 4-2

Moment of the Game
UNK held Wayne State without a basket for the last 7:34 of the first half and the first 2:00 of the second half. The Lopers finished the first half on a 17-4 run, to make the score 27-16, which included three 3-pointers by Brian Ridgeway, Jeremy Cruise, and Akeem Morissaint.

After being down by 19, Wayne State went on an 18-6 with 14:00 left in the second half, with the Lopers leading 42-23, during that stretch UNK committed five turnovers. In the second half, Wayne outscored UNK 22-8 points in the paint.

Lopers of the Game
Josiah Parker (Sr., C, Lincoln) scored 12 points on 6 of 8 FG shooting, 7 blocked shots ties (career high and one from school record)
Brian Ridgeway (Jr., G, Casper, Wy) scored 11 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assist
Chris Deans (So., F, Hemingford) had 8 rebounds

Opponent Notes
Brett Spiker scored 14 points on 6 of 11 FG shooting, 6 rebounds, 4 steals
Brad Starken scored 16 points on 4 of 5 3 Pt FG shooting, 6 rebounds, 2 blocked shots
Jason Jensen scored 10 points on 4 of 9 FG shooting, 3 assists, 2 steals

Up next
Nebraska Kearney starts conference play against New Mexico Highlands on Friday and plays CSU-Pueblo Saturday night