NSU men knock off Emporia State in MIAA opener

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December 6, 2012

NSU men knock off Emporia State in MIAA opener

The Tahlequah Daily Press Thu Dec 06, 2012, 09:31 AM CST

The Northeastern State men’s basketball team earned a 63-56 victory over Emporia State Wednesday night at Jack Dobbins Field House in the first MIAA contest in school history.

The RiverHawks (6-1, 1-0 MIAA) jumped on top early and never looked back to earn the win over the Hornets (4-3, 0-1 MIAA).

Senior forward Jermaine Bransford recorded his first-career double-double with 22 points and 11 rebounds. He also added three steals in 37 minutes to pace the RiverHawks.

Junior guard Bryton Hobbs contributed 18 points and six assists in 39 minutes.

Northeastern State shot 39 percent from the field (18-46) and 4 of 10 from downtown. The team continues its torrent free-throw shooting, sinking 23 of 26 (89 percent) from the charity stripe.

The Hornets shot 41 percent from the field (20-49) and also hit 40 percent from downtown (8-20). Chris Sights shot lights out to pace the road team. He recorded 25 points on 9-of-14 shooting, and he knocked down five triples.

Taylor Euler added 11 for the visitors. Kaleb Wright came into the contest averaging 19.2 points per game, and Northeastern State held the Hornets leading scorer to zero points.

NSU will next be in action when the team travels to Jefferson City, Mo., for a 3:07 p.m. tilt with Lincoln. The game will be broadcast live on the MIAA Network.

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