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OBERING CATCHES FIRE, LEADS NSU OVER MUSTANGS, 88-72 January 9, 2004
Aberdeen, S.D. - NSU junior Jarod Obering drained a career high nine three-point field goals and hit for 29 points to guide Northern State to an 88-72 win over Southwest Minnesota State in Wachs Arena on Friday night. The Wolves trailed by as many as five in the first half but collected itself in time to take a six-point lead just before the break. The Mustangs came back with two buckets in the paint before Obering knocked down a three just before the halftime buzzer to give NSU a 40-35 lead at the half. In the second half, it was "Obi time" as the junior began what would be a half featuring seven three-pointers with one right out of the gates. NSU built a double-figure lead less than three minutes into the period and extended the advantage to 20 by the 10:00 mark and held on for a 16-point victory. Obering paced all scorers with 29 on the night going 9-of-13 from downtown. The guard was also the team's second leading rebounder with six on the night.
Matt Hammer and Adam Grant contributed 15 points each to the Wolves' scoring cause while Steve Smiley cleaned the glass for NSU with a team high eight rebounds. Elijah Starzl hit for a team best 27 points on 10-of-17 from the floor for Southwest. The Wolves shot just over 49 percent from the floor on the night and hit at a 50 percent clip (14-28) from long range in large part to the Obering effort. Northern State hosts Wayne State tomorrow night in Wachs Arena at 8 p.m.
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