Aberdeen, S.D. – Andrew Kallman knocked down a final second three, pushing the No. 9 Northern State University men over Wayne State, 71-69. The Wolves battled to their 16^th straight victory of the season, improving to 17-1 overall and 11-0 in the league.
 
It was a gritty game from Wachs Arena, with Northern's largest lead of 11 points coming once in each half. The Wildcats battled back from multiple deficits, taking the 69-68 lead with just 38 seconds remaining in regulation. Following the timeout, the Wolves in-bound the ball with 33 seconds to go and ran the clock down. Logan Doyle skipped the ball over to freshman Andrew Kallman who knocked down the game winning three with ease, giving the Wolves the 71-69 lead.
 
Northern led 33-27 at the mid-way point, with the Wildcats storming back with 42 points to the Wolves 38 in the second. NSU was able to fend off the WSC comeback with 16 rebounds to the Wildcats ten and a 60.0 field goal percentage from the arc. For the game, the Wolves shot 44.9 percent from the floor and 47.4 percent from the arc. They out-rebounded the Wildcats 37-26, notching ten second chance points. NSU added 24 points in the paint, 17 points off the bench, and 13 points off turnovers.
 
Ian Smith led the team with 20 points, knocking down 6-of-13 from the floor and 2-of-4 from the 3-point line. The junior added a team leading seven rebounds, as well as two assists and one steal. DJ Pollard was second on the team with 18 points, shooting 62.5 percent from the floor, with three rebounds, one assist, and one block.
 
It was a career night for the freshman, as Kallman notched a team leading 12 points off the bench for a new career high. He went 4-of-5 from the 3-point and added two steals and one rebound. Justin Decker and Carter Evans notched the final five bench points for the Wolves, with Decker adding one of the team's nine made 3-pointers. Evans got things done in the paint with a team second best six rebounds, as well as two assists and three blocks. He was followed by Cole Dahl with a career high five rebounds in 13 minutes of action.
 
Gabe King and Logan Doyle each tallied seven points in the win. Doyle added six rebounds, while dishing out a team leading three assists including the game winner. Darin Peterka rounded out the starting five with two points, as well as a team leading two steals and three assists.
 
Northern returns to action tomorrow at 6 p.m. from Wachs Arena, against the Vikings of Augustana.