FHSU Athletics
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Fort Hays State rallied to tie Concordia-St. Paul midway through the second half but the Golden Bears outscored the Tigers 27-11 over the final 11 minutes for a 75-59 win Saturday at the Gangelhoff Center. The Tigers fall to 1-1 on the season. Concordia-St. Paul improved to 2-1.
The Tigers trailed 35-26 at halftime and eventually erased a double-digit deficit in the second half and pulled even at 48-48 with 10:57 left. However, a hot shooting stretch from Owen Carlson of CSP who led all scorers with 21 points, pushed the CSP lead back out to 12 with 5:46 to go. It was too much for the Tigers to overcome.
Eli Lawson and Brandon Avedon led the Tigers in scoring with 12 points each, while Jahvari Martino finished with 11. Tim Eze had nine points and a team-best eight rebounds. Martino led in assists with four.
All eight players who saw the floor for CSP scored and all five of their starters scored in double figures, led by Carlson who also pulled down a team-high eight rebounds. Ryan Johnson had eight assists for CSP.
The Tigers continue their season-opening stretch away from home on Wednesday at William Jewell.