<p>CLAREMORE, Okla. – For 30 minutes Fort Hays State went
toe-to-toe with MIAA newcomer Rogers State, but the Hillcats used a 22-6 second
half run to turn a seven-point deficit into a nine-point lead and beat the
Tigers 68-58 Saturday afternoon at the Claremore Expo Center.</p><div><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/742027309&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true"></iframe></div><p>Fort Hays State (6-8, 0-6 MIAA) played with the lead for nearly
15 minutes of the first and led 38-34 at halftime. They pushed that lead to
seven on an Aaron Nicholson floater from the baseline with 16:12 to play but
the Hillcats scored the next eight to take the lead.</p><div><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/742029577&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true"></iframe></div><p>Calvin Harrington’s only 3-pointer of the game gave the
Tigers the lead for the final time at 49-47. TheHillcats scored the next six
points and never trailed again, outscoring FHSU 36-20 in the second half to
avoid their first four-game losing streak in program history.</p><p>The Tigers have now lost four straight and start MIAA play
0-6 for the first time since joining the conference in 2006-07.</p><p>Aaron Nicholson hit 3-for-7 from beyond the arc and led the
Tigers with 15 points. Devin Davis added.</p><p>Marques Sumner led the Hillcats with 18 points.</p>

Tigers run out of steam down the stretch at Rogers State