LINCOLN, Neb. -- Grace University used a 10-0 run late in the second half to get the lead and never relinquish it as the Royals came into Snyder Arena and knocked off Nebraska Wesleyan 93-83 in the home opener for the Prairie Wolves under coach Dale Wellman.

NWU had five consecutive possessions with four missed shots and a turnover while Grace scored each time down the court to turn a 74-73 NWU lead into a 83-74 lead for the Royals with 3:53 remaining.  From there, Grace built the lead up to as many as 14 points with 1:32 left and finished with the double digit win.

After scoring 118 points in the season opening game, NWU put up just 83 points on Tuesday night.  Half of the Prairie Wolves made field goals came from behind the arc as they converted 15-46 from 3-point range.  Once again, a big difference in the game came at the free throw line where Grace outscored the Prairie Wolves by 12 points.  The Royals were 20-32 at the line, while NWU was 8-14.

Nebraska Wesleyan led 42-41 at the half after leading by as many as nine points in the first 20 minutes.  A layup by Nick Stine with 7:24 left in the first half put the Prairie Wolves ahead 25-16.  Grace slowly chipped away and a 3-pointer at the halftime buzzer by Austin Shappel pulled them within one point.

The lead changed seven times in the second half.  Grace actually built up a 10-point lead at 67-57 with 10:53 remaining but NWU came charging back.  The Prairie Wolves went on a 11-4 run over the next three minutes and a 3-pointer by Trey Bardsley tied the game at 71-71.  The high flying Prairie Wolves managed just 12 points the final seven minutes of the game.

Travis Giesselmann scored a game-high 25 points to lead the Prairie Wolves.  Giesselmann was 10-15 from the floor for his career high.  Three other players scored in double digits for NWU as 16 total players got in the game.  Trey Bardsley was 5-12 from 3-point range for 19 points, Nick Stine came off the bench for 11 points and Byron Thompson scored 10.

Austin Shappell came off the bench to shoot 8-9 from the field and 3-3 from 3-point range to lead Grace with 23 points.  Ayotunde Akinbote had a double-double of 18 points and 13 rebounds while leading scorer Hakeem Stewart scored 20 points.

Nebraska Wesleyan will open GPAC play on Saturday as they host undefeated Dakota Wesleyan at 4:00 pm at Snyder Arena.