The Tigers were probably favored to beat Colorado School of Mines Friday night by a big margin. The kids were well prepared and ready to play a tough road game, Fort Hays coach Chad Wintz said.
Mines is a very competitive ball club.
That was all Danner could manage, but he got some scoring help from senior forward Donnie Collins with 19 points and junior guard Aaron Owens with 16. Junior Gerard Coops scored 10 of his 15 points in the second half. The closest Mines got was 65-53 with four minutes to play. Wintz said the 19th-ranked Tigers kept Mines from running its offense close to the basket and that was the key to the win. Our defense was especially good.