KENOSHA, Wis. - Michigan Tech outscored UW-Parkside 49-to-23 in the second half to claim a 71-62 non-conference men's basketball victory. Post players Mike Hojnacki and Ali Haidar combined for 42 points in the game (34 in the second half) to help the Huskies improve to 5-1.

"The guys had to make a decision to play hard, and they did," said head coach Kevin Luke. "We set some goals to cut their lead in the second half by playing within our systems, and we were able to do that."

The Rangers (1-3) dominated first-half play by shooting 55 percent and forcing nine Tech turnovers. The hosts made two 3-pointers in the final minute of the half to take a 39-22 advantage into halftime.

Coach Luke's game-plan tweaks at the intermission worked. Tech came out of the locker room and outscored UWP 11-to-2 in the first five minutes of the second half. Hojnacki's put-back with nine minutes left gave the Huskies their first lead since the 17:00 mark of the opening stanza.

Haidar added a layup on the next possession, and the Black and Gold never trailed again. Hojnacki buried back-to-back 3-pointers with five minutes to play to push the margin to six. Nate Kindt added a layup off a sweet pass from Alex Culy for a 60-52 score with 4:03 to go.

Hojnacki put an exclamation point on the second half comeback with a slam dunk at the 1:45 mark. Tech made 7-of-10 free throws in the final 90 seconds for the win.

The dynamic "H" duo of Hojnacki and Haidar combined to go 17-of-23 from the field. Hojnacki finished with a team-high seven rebounds.

Austin Armga posted 10 points while fellow freshman Culy added nine points and a game-high seven assists.

UWP made just seven field goals in the second half and shot 32 percent. Meanwhile, Tech singed the nets at 64 percent.

After six games in the last 13 days, Michigan Tech will now have five days off. The Huskies will travel to play arch rival Northern Michigan Saturday (Dec. 4) in both teams' Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference opener.