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University of Nebraska - Kearney Athletics

RJ pair
Corbey R. Dorsey
68
Neb.-Kearney UNKMBB 4-4,
78
Winner Emporia St. ESU 6-3,
Neb.-Kearney UNKMBB
4-4,
68
Final
78
Emporia St. ESU
6-3,
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Neb.-Kearney UNKMBB 27 41 68
Emporia St. ESU 35 43 78

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Hornets Fly By the Lopers, 78-68

Kearney, Neb. – The Emporia State men's basketball team made 17 free throws and got 42 bench points to defeat Nebraska-Kearney, 78-68, Thursday night in Kansas.

This was the MIAA opener for the Hornets (6-3) while the Lopers (4-4) were coming off a Tuesday night home win Fort Hays State. Since joining the MIAA in 2012, UNK is now 1-6 in White Auditorium. 

E-State led for most of the way and by as many as 13 points. UNK made nine triples, had only eight turnovers and was just minus two on the glass to hang around. However the Hornets never let Kearney make a big move in the second half.

Six-nine, 240 pound freshman reserve center Mason Thiessen made 6 of 7 shots, including a 4 of 4 effort from behind the arc, to score 16 points. He came in 2 of 12 from three-point land. Not to be outdone, junior reserve guard Justin Williams had 12 points, five boards and four times in 25 minutes with junior starter Jumah'Ri Turner had 19 points, five rebounds, and four assists.

Kansas senior forward Morgan Soucie made 6 of 14 shots to tally a team-high 14 points for UNK. Iowa senior Kyle Juhl and Texas senior Chase Winchester both tallied 10 as they combined for five made threes with Bellevue redshirt freshman Cedric Johnson going 3 of 3 from the field to tally nine. 

UNK is now off until next Friday when the face Division I South Dakota State. That'll be a exhibition game for the Lopers and a countable contest for the Jackrabbits. 

 
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