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Nov. 29, 2006

Broughton Leads Tigers to 67-60 Win

Mitchell, S.D. — Preston Broughton posted a double-double with 21 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Dakota Wesleyan University men’s basketball team to a 67-60 victory over Mount Marty College in Great Plains Athletic Conference men’s basketball action on Wednesday (Nov. 29) at the Corn Palace.

DWU improves to 7-1 overall and evens its GPAC record at 1-1. Mount Marty falls to 1-7 overall and 0-3 in the GPAC.

The Tigers held a 34-26 lead at halftime then maintained the lead throughout the second half. The Lancers got within five points at 53-48 at the 6:12 mark in the second half but that was as close as Mount Marty could get.

With just over three minutes to play and the shot clock running down, guard Kevin Talley hit an off-balance 3-pointer as the shot clock turned to zero and the Tigers went back up by eight points and took the wind out of the sails of the Lancers.

Broughton was a force in the middle scoring 21 points and pulling down 13 total boards. He went to the free throw line 17 times, converting nine.

As a team, the Tigers shot just 22-36 from the free throw line.

Kevin Talley was the only other Tiger to reach double figures with 16 points.

Four players scored double figures for Mount Marty led by Pat Anderson.

The Tigers will hit the road on Saturday (Dec. 2) to take on Briar Cliff University in Sioux City, Iowa.