HASTINGS, Neb. -- Teegan Evers entered Saturday’s contest against Hastings having scored 22 total points in seven appearances.
On Saturday, the Dakota Wesleyan University freshman exploded for a career-high 28 points as the Tigers’ bench combined for 52 points in a 92-76 Great Plains Athletic Conference win over the Broncs.
Evers and Emery native Sawyer Schultz connected on a pair of 3-pointers to help take a tie game to a 13-point lead with five minutes left in the half, but Hastings was able to trim the lead to seven at halftime.
After the Broncs cut the DWU (16-4, 12-3 GPAC) lead to two three minutes into the second half, Drew Cole came off the bench to hit a 3-pointer and then Ace Zorr went to work, scoring seven consecutive points. Zorr would finish with 19 points on 8 of 11 shooting and grabbed seven rebounds
With less than 10 minutes left, Nick Harden knocked down a 3-pointer, sparking an 18-4 run to help the Tigers pull away.
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Evers went 10 of 14 from the field, including 4 of 7 from beyond the arc. Harden added 16 points, five steals and four assists, while Koln Oppold chipped in 14 points and nine rebounds. DWU shot 50.7% from the field and gained a 35-26 advantage on the boards.
Karson Ganseborn scored a team-high 26 points for Hastings (6-15, 2-14), while Dashawn Walker added 18 points. Mason Hiemstra and Ben Juhl pitched in 12 points apiece in the loss.
DWU hosts No. 9 Morningside at 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Corn Palace.
Dakota Wesleyan 92, Hastings 76
Dakota Wesleyan (16-4): Koln Oppold 6-11 0-0 14, Nick Harden 5-16 4-4 16, Jeffrey Schuch 1-2 0-0 2, Mason Larson 1-4 0-0 2, Sawyer Schultz 2-4 1-2 6, Teegan Evers 10-14 4-5 28, Kellen Erpenbach 0-0 0-0 0, Jared Jaros 0-1 0-0 0, Gary White III 0-0 0-2 0, Ace Zorr 8-11 3-4 19, Drew Cole 1-4 2-2 5, Nick Wittler 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-67 14-19 92.
Hastings (6-15): Mason Hiemstra 5-13 2-2 12, Karson Ganseborn 8-16 6-7 26, Dashawn Walker 9-16 0-0 18, Ben Juhl 5-9 0-0 12, Braden Kizer 2-2 0-0 4, Dylan Richman 0-0 0-0 0, Bragan Meyer 0-0 0-0 0, Logan Schuldt 1-2 0-0 2, Josh Quinn 0-0 0-0 0, Ashton Valentine 0-1 0-0 0, Evan Kingston 0-3 0-0 0, Grady Corrigan 1-1 0-0 2, Hayden Grint 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-63 8-9 76.
Halftime: DWU 49-42. 3-pointers: DWU 10-22 (Evers 4-7, Oppold 2-4, Harden 2-6, Schultz 1-2, Cole 1-3, Jaros 0-1); H 6-19 (Ganseborn 4-9, Juhl 2-3, Schuldt 0-1, Valentine 0-1, Walker 0-1, Hiemstra 0-2, Kingston 0-2). Rebounds: DWU 35 (Oppold 9); H 26 (Kizer 8). Assists: DWU 12 (Harden 4); H 10 (Hiemstra 4). Steals: DWU 7 (Harden 5); H 4 (Hiemstra 3). Blocks: DWU 2 (Harden 1, Schultz 1); H 0. Turnovers: DWU 15; H 15. Fouls: DWU 14, H 17.
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