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MARSHALL, Minn. – Fort Hays State Men's Basketball took its second loss in as many days, falling to Concordia-St. Paul on Saturday. The Golden Bears had a balanced scoring effort from their starting five, winning by a score of 82-68 over the No. 16 ranked Tigers. CSP started its season 2-0, while FHSU moved to 0-2.
Fort Hays State held a 26-22 lead at the 8:49 mark of the first half before Concordia-St. Paul went on a 13-0 run to take a 35-26 advantage. FHSU closed back within one point shortly before halftime, but a 3-point field goal by CSP pushed the lead out to 44-40 at the break.
The Tigers chipped away early in the second half and got the lead down to one twice before momentarily taking a two-point lead (59-57) on a Kyle Grill 3-point field goal at the 11:18 mark. However, CSP pulled back even and then used a 15-4 run to hold an 11-point lead with a little over four minutes to play. The Tigers cut the lead inside 10 only one time after the run.
Shaun Riley led the Tigers with a double-double of 18 points and 10 rebounds. Kaleb Hammeke (12) and Traejon Davis (11) also reached double figures in scoring for the Tigers. Kyle Grill handed out a team-high five assists.
Marcus Skeete and Antwan Kimmons led the Golden Bears with 17 points each. Ben Kopetzki had 13 points, Ian Sluice had 12, and Cade Meyer added 11 points. Skeete and Kimmons nearly had double-doubles as both had nine rebounds. Kopetzki led CSP with four assists.
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Fort Hays State will have a whole week off before returning to action on Tuesday (Nov. 19) when it hosts its first home game of the season against South Dakota Mines at 7 p.m.