Doane 73, at Dakota Wesleyan 66

MITCHELL, S.D. (Interstat) — In a game defying pregame projections, the Doane Tigers edged the Dakota Wesleyan Tigers 73-66 in overtime Wednesday night in a gritty NAIA men’s basketball contest at the Corn Palace. The most critical phase of the game unfolded not in the extra period, but in a dominant third-quarter defensive stand by Doane that erased a halftime deficit and set the stage for the overtime victory. After a first half that featured 15 lead changes and was tied 10 times, with Dakota Wesleyan taking a slim 59-57 lead into the break, the visiting Tigers from Nebraska locked… Read more...