GOODLAND, Kan. — For the second time in as many games, Hutchinson (5-3, 1-1) battled a road opponent into overtime.
Saturday, the Dragons came out firing from distance and knocked down 6-of-10 first-half threes.
The Dragons built at 13-point lead just nine minutes into the contest before heading to the break ahead 39-31.
Quez Thornton (10), Bo Aldridge (8) and Bobby Cannon (7) scored 25 of Hutchinson's first-half points.
The Dragons held the Fort Hays Tech Northwest Tigers (formerly the Mavericks of Northwest Kansas Tech) to just 2-of-8 shooting from three in the opening 20 minutes.
The Tigers (1-4, 0-2) caught fire from three in the second half and the Dragons went cold.
Tech hit 6-of-11 triples in the second half and held Hutchinson to 3-of-11.
The Dragons suffered a field-goal drought for six minutes and 44 seconds. Hutchinson managed only a few made free throws during that stretch while Tech went on a 13-0 run and built a six-point lead.
With 26 seconds left, John Troolin knocked down a triple to give the Tigers a 75-72 advantage.
Thornton was fouled on the other end and made both free throws before Hutchinson had to foul defensively.
Idris Williams made both from the charity stripe to put the Tigers back up three.
The Dragons called upon DJ Dudley for the game's biggest moment.
With ice in his veins, Dudley hit just the third three-pointer of the second stanza for the Dragons in the biggest possible moment.
Dudley tied the game with 3.5 seconds to play.
A long two from Tech clanked off the rim at the buzzer as the game headed for overtime.
Hutchinson shot out to a five-point lead behind a Cannon triple and Dudley layup.
Cannon finished with career highs for points (20), rebounds (13) and blocks (six).
Dudley finished with 15 points, five rebounds and six assists.
Tech made things interesting and fought back within one with 2:06 remaining.
Mikhail Abdul-Hamid quickly extinguished any Tiger momentum with his only triple of the game. A three-point specialist, Abdul-Hamid had only hit one of his previous 11 attempts.
A Francisco Monreal offensive putback with 13 seconds left pulled Tech back within one before Hutchinson iced the game at the line.
FINAL/OT: Hutchinson 94 Tech 89
Thornton led Hutchinson with 24 points and was one-of-four Dragons in double digits.
The Dragons are now 2-1 in overtime games this season.
Hutchinson returns home Nov. 26 to face Colby (6-2, 1-1).