by Hans Bristol / @hans_bristol / kvsc.org/sports

SCSU Men’s Basketball earned their spot in the 2^nd round of the NSIC Tournament Wednesday night, dominating Upper Iowa 91-72.

On the glass, SCSU out rebounded the Peacocks 33-27 giving UIU no chance to earn a comeback during the game. Along with finishing the game shooting 57%, from start to finish it was a clinic posted by the Huskies playing some of their best basketball so far this season.

Gage Davis was a force for the Huskies, finishing the game with 31 points shooting 20-31 from the field. Sean Smith collected 27 points of his own in the win over Upper Iowa and adding 5 rebounds. Both players led the Huskies to a quick 17-4 run early in the 2^nd half sealing the first round NSIC Tournament victory for the first time in program history over Upper Iowa.

SCSU moves on to the 2^nd round of the NSIC Tournament and will play Wayne State Sunday night at 8pm in Sioux Falls South Dakota. During the regular season, the Huskies defeated the Wildcats 91-79 on February 8^th in their only meeting of the season.

Listen to live play-by-play of Huskies NSIC Tournament Basketball live on KVSC 88.1fm Sunday night at 8pm with Leif Ender on the call.