FINDLAY, Ohio -- The Wayne State University men's basketball team (9-2, 6-1 GLIAC) lost 70-64 at Findlay (11-3, 5-2 GLIAC) on Saturday afternoon as the Warriors' nine-game winning streak came to an end. WSU remains in first place after playing through the GLIAC South Division.
HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Oilers jumped out to an 8-2 lead at the 17:49 mark. After Findlay extended its lead to 12 at 23-11 with 13 minutes left in the first half, a
Chuck Key (Detroit, Mich. / Cass Tech) layup kept WSU within striking distance. Baskets from
Michael Lewis (Ann Arbor, Mich. / Huron) and
Marcus Moore (Lansing, Mich. / Waverly) cut UF's lead to 29-24 at the 5:30 mark. At the three-minute mark,
Jalen Adams (Saginaw, Mich. / Arthur Hill) scored his first points as a Warrior with a three-pointer pulling WSU within four. Another bucket from Lewis and a triple by
George Spencer (Detroit, Mich. / Belleville) gave WSU its first lead of the game just before halftime.
• Findlay started the second half strong and led 39-34 at the 16:29 mark. Seven points from Moore, including a three-pointer with 13:11 left put the Warriors back on top, 43-41. An offensive rebound by Spencer led to two free throws from the junior, giving the Warriors a 48-44 advantage with 11 minutes remaining. A 5-0 run by the Oilers gave Findlay a 51-50 lead at the 8:32 mark. A jumper from Moore snapped a 7-0 run and trimmed the deficit to 53-52 with 7:10 left to play. An Oilers' jumper with 5:19 remaining stretched the home lead to 57-52. Lewis connected on a baseline jumper to keep WSU within three, 59-56, at the 2:51 mark. Findlay led by six, 64-58, with just over a minute to play as head coach David Greer used a timeout. Findlay was able to hold on and win 70-64.
WSU LEADERS
• Three Warriors finished in double figures led by a season-high 19 from Lewis. Moore scored 18 points, while Key contributed 11.
FINDLAY LEADERS
• Four Oilers scored at least 10 points led by 15 from Tyler Stern-Tucker.
UP NEXT
• The Warriors will welcome Michigan Tech on Thursday night. The game can be seen on Comcast CN900 throughout the state of Michigan for those unable to make it to the Matthaei.
