HONOLULU, Hawaii – The Winona State men's basketball team earned its first win of the season on Saturday evening, defeating Chaminade 83-74 on the second day of the Hoops in Hawaii Classic.
Winona State improved to 1-1 on the season, while Chaminade fell to 0-2.
Ryan Heise led the Warriors with 17 points and added six rebounds, one assist and one steal. Gavyn Hurley followed with 15 points, eight rebounds, three assists and two steals. Luke Haertle (13) and Tyson Keil (10) also reached double figures in the victory.
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Winona State jumped out to an early 8-2 lead after a Kaiden Space jumper before Haertle extended the advantage to 11-5 with a 3-pointer. Chaminade battled back, tying the game at the 12:11 mark of the first half before taking an 18-15 lead on a 3-pointer. The teams continued to trade baskets before the Silverswords built their largest lead of the half at 24-20.
The Warriors responded, reclaiming the lead on a Keil dunk before Chaminade put together a 7-2 run. WSU answered with an 11-2 run of its own to take a 42-33 lead with 3:13 remaining in the half. The teams traded 3-pointers in the closing minutes, with Winona State carrying a 46-41 advantage into halftime.
Chaminade opened the second half by cutting the Warriors' lead to two, but Haertle answered with a 3-pointer to push the advantage back to five. The Silverswords continued to battle, pulling within one at 53-52. Winona State responded with a Heise dunk to take a 61-56 lead, before Chaminade again pulled within one. The Warriors would answer back to extend their advantage to six points with 6:32 remaining.
Winona State put together a late 8-0 run to build its largest lead of the game at 81-69. Chaminade made one final push, scoring five consecutive points to cut into the deficit. Hurley sealed the victory with a layup, securing an 83-74 win for the Warriors.
Checking the box score
- The Warriors defeated the Silverswords 83-74.
- Ryan Heise led Winona State with 17 points and six rebounds.
- Gavyn Hurley (15), Luke Haertle (13) and Tyson Keil (10) also reached double figures.
- The Warriors shot 51.8% from the field (29 of 56).
- WSU shot 66.7% from the free-throw line (16 of 24).
- Winona State outrebounded Chaminade 36-27.
- The Silverswords committed 10 turnovers, compared to 12 for the Warriors.
- Hurley shot a perfect 6 of 6 from the field.
- Winona State improved to 1-1 on the season.
- Chaminade fell to 0-2.
- Winona State evened the all-time series at 1-1.
- Saturday's game marked the first meeting between the two programs in 22 years.
- Tyson Keil matched his career high with 10 points.
- Winona State will face St. Edward's (Texas) for the first time in program history on the final day of the Hoops in Hawaii Classic.
Winona State will close out the Hoops in Hawaii Classic in the fifth-place game against St. Edward's (Texas) on Sunday. Tipoff is scheduled for 3 p.m. HST (8 p.m. CST).
