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Chris Mutebi 2023 at Quincy
Denny Sinnock
Chris Mutebi (right) scored his first points of the season in his third game played on Sunday at QU.
55
Wayne State WSM 5-5,0-2 GLIAC
66
Winner Quincy QUINCY 7-5,2-2 GLVC
Wayne State WSM
5-5,0-2 GLIAC
55
Final
66
Quincy QUINCY
7-5,2-2 GLVC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Wayne State WSM 36 19 55
Quincy QUINCY 33 33 66

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Matthew Jurek, Sports Information Graduate Assistant

Men's Hoops Falls 66-55 to Host Quincy in Final Game of Invitational

Carmelo Harris was named to the All-Tournament Team following the contest.

QUINCY, Ill. -- The Wayne State University men's basketball team (5-5 overall) fell 66-55 to the host Quincy University Hawks (7-5 overall) in the final game of the 2023 Hansen-Spear Funeral Home Classic on Sunday afternoon inside Pepsi Arena.

The Quincy Invitational included the Hawks, Warriors, William Jewell College Cardinals, and East-West University Phantoms from the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA).  WSU posted a 76-72 win over WJC on Saturday in its first contest in Quincy.

Following the invitational, sophomore guard Carmelo Harris (Flint, Mich. / Beecher) was named to the All-Tournament Team for his performance over the two games.

HOW IT HAPPENED
First Half
QU opened the scoring on its first possession with a layup from Nate Shockey, before a triple by senior Ray Williams, Jr. (Detroit, Mich. / Edison Public School Academy) gave WSU a 3-2 edge 1:06 into the contest.  That would be the first of three such lead changes in the opening frame, all in the first five minutes of action.  Zion Richardson's three-pointer put Quincy ahead 5-3 at the two-minute mark, while Williams, Jr. was good on a jumper to regain the lead for the guests (7-5).  Despite two tied scores (10-10 and 13-13), the Warriors led for the rest of the period.  Five quick points from freshman guard Rob Lee, Jr. (Flint, Mich. / Beecher) between 8:39 and 8:14 stretched WSU's advantage to seven (27-20).  The Hawks tallied the next four points on a dunk from Mason Wujek and a pair of free throws by Richardson to cut the deficit once again to three (27-24) with 7:35 remaining.  Sophomore guard Chris Mutebi's (Farmington Hills, Mich. / Univ. of Detroit Jesuit) first points of the season came on a layup with 7:15 left.  He then made a free throw for the Warriors' 30th point of the afternoon.

Over the final 3:39, the hosts outscored the guests 9-4.  In that span, Richardson notched five points to finish the opening half with 15.  The Green and Gold made just one of five field goal attempts in the final four minutes.  However, the visitors shot 45 percent (13-of-29) from the field in the first 20 minutes, which outpaced Quincy's 11-of-30 (37 percent).

Second Half
Seven points were totaled between the two squads in the first 1:35, including two layups from sophomore center Matt Coffey (Detroit, Mich. / Martin Luther King) and a triple from Richardson.  Neither team lit up the scoreboard between 18:25 and 13:57, a span of nearly four and a half minutes.  A layup by sophomore center Kareem Aburashed (West Bloomfield, Mich. / Detroit Country Day (Macomb CC)) put WSU ahead by four (42-38), by the Hawks nabbed their first lead since the early portion of the game after Richardson's layup with 11:37 left.  WSU and QU exchanged the lead four times between 11:14 and 9:51, but Quincy prevailed with the lead (45-44) for good following a layup from Isaiah Foster with 9:51 to play.

The host squad outscored the Green and Gold 21-9 over that final 9:51 to emerge with an 11-point triumph.  Foster (eight points), Shockey (six), and Wujek (four) were responsible for 18 of those points.  Wayne State went just 2-of-12 from the floor down the stretch.

TEAM STATS
Neither team shot better than 40 percent from the field.  Wayne State went 19-of-50 (38 percent) from the floor, while Quincy went 22-of-58 (38 percent).  The Hawks drained nine of their 21 three-point attempts (43 percent), with the Warriors shooting 30 percent (7-of-23).  QU also had a better percentage from the charity stripe, making 13-of-18 (72 percent) compared to WSU's 63 percent (10-of-16).  The hosts out-rebounded the guests by three (32-29), while also posting more assists (12-7) and steals (10-5).

LEADING THE WARRIORS
Harris scored a team-high 13 points as part of his All-Tournament Team performance.  Freshman guard Jordan Briggs (Muskegon, Mich.) was the other Warrior in double-figures with 12 points.  Redshirt junior forward Colin Golson, Jr. (Detroit, Mich. / Ferndale (Siena / Eastern Michigan)) had five rebounds to pace the squad.

LEADING THE HAWKS
Richardson tallied a game-best 25 points, including making four three-pointers and seven of eight free throw attempts.  He also contributed 10 rebounds for a double-double.  Shockey added 15 on 6-of-8 shooting, while tallying three steals to lead the team.  John Kelly III notched four assists.

UP NEXT
Wayne State will take the next 12 days off for the holiday break, before returning to action on Saturday, December 30 against the Fanshawe College Falcons.  The Falcons are a Canadian institution based in London, Ont.  Action is slated to begin at 1 p.m. from the Wayne State Fieldhouse.

 
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