Brandon Arp missed a 3-point attempt at the buzzer as 15th-ranked Morningside College held off Nebraska Wesleyan, 67-64, in Great Plains Athletic Conference men's basketball action on Saturday afternoon (Jan. 31) at Snyder Arena in Lincoln.

The Mustangs (18-6, 10-3 GPAC) had Seth Atkins go 1-2 from the free throw line with four seconds to play to give NWU a shot to tie the game. Jake Spurgeon grabbed the rebound and threw a long pass down to Arp who's deep 3-point attempt was off to seal the win for the Mustangs.

Morningside led 31-25 at halftime, and built the lead up to eight points. NWU took their first lead of the second half at the 9:12 mark when Spurgeon hit a 3-pointer to put NWU up 49-47. Morningside came back to tie the game, and the Prairie Wolves never led again.

Spurgeon hit a pair of free throws with 44 seconds remaining to cut the lead to 63-62. Atkins went 1-2 from the line to put Morningside up 64-62 with just over 30 seconds to play.

On the ensuing possession, the Prairie Wolves had a costly turnover to give the Mustangs the ball. Brady Helmink went 2-2 from the foul line to put the Mustangs up by four. Nick Dinan came down to make a quick lay-up to cut the lead to two points and set up the final possesion.

The Prairie Wolves struggled shooting from outside, not making a 3-point attempt in the first half and finishing the game 2-15 from beyond the arc.

Spurgeon just missed a double-double to lead NWU with 13 points and nine rebounds. Dylan Aylward and Preston Englund each had 11 points.

Morningside shot 48.8 percent from the floor and went 6-13 from 3-point range. Atkins led Morningside with 17 points, while Nick Thompson and Mitch Carstens each scord 15.

NWU travels to Hastings, Neb., on Wednesday (Feb. 4) to take on the Broncos.