Wis.-Parkside UWP 11-12,8-8 GLIAC

Wayne State WSU-M 5-14,4-12 GLIAC

Wis.-Parkside UWP

11-12,8-8 GLIAC

Final

Feb. 12, 2022

Wayne State WSU-M

5-14,4-12 GLIAC

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Wis.-Parkside UWP	32	35	67
Wayne State WSU-M	32	40	72

Summary
Box Score

Avery Lewis was 7-for-15 from the floor on Saturday.

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 2/12/2022 6:00:00 PM | Cameron Weidenthaler, Assistant Media Relations Director

Men's Basketball Wins Second Straight

The Warriors are now 5-5 at home this season.

DETROIT -- The Wayne State University men's basketball program (4-14, 3-12 GLIAC) won 72-67 over Parkside (11-12, 8-8 GLIAC) on Saturday afternoon inside the Wayne State Fieldhouse. WSU has won two straight and brought its home record to 5-5 at home.

HOW IT HAPPENED
A layup by Brailen Neely (Detroit, Mich. / Western International) tied the game at 7-7 early in the first half with 17:40 to play before halftime. The game remained dead locked at 13-13 after a layup from David Hughes (Southfield, Mich. / Edison Public School Academy) at the 15:09 mark. The Rangers took a 22-19 lead on a triple from Tray Croft with nine minutes left in the first half. Antonio Marshall (Detroit, Mich. / Martin Luther King) put WSU back on top, 28-27, with a jumper with 4:53 to play. The Warriors led 30-27 after a Cortez Jackson (Harper Woods, Mich. / St. Clair Shores Lake Shore) jumper and 32-29 following two points from Avery Lewis (Ann Arbor, Mich. / Huron). A late three-pointer from Croft set the halftime tally at 32-32.

Parkside started fast in the second half and led 36-32 but an offensive rebound plus a dunk by Hughes pushed the Green & Gold ahead, 40-39, at the 16:17 mark. The teams were tied at 44-44 and 49-49. UWP led 56-52 with 9:09 remaining. Two free throws from Marshall gave Wayne State a 60-59 advantage at the 5:50 mark. A long-range shot by Ray Williams, Jr. (Detroit, Mich. / Edison Public School Academy) kept WSU on top, 63-62, with 4:31 left. Jamir Simpson answered with a layup to give the Rangers a 67-65 lead at the three-minute mark. Four straight points by Lewis allowed Wayne State to take a 69-67 at the 55-second mark. A free throw by Hughes made it 70-67 and WSU's defense held its ground down the stretch to secure a 72-67 victory.

LEADING THE WARRIORS
All five starters score din double figures. It is the first time WSU had five score at least 10 points since Feb 6, 2021. Prior to that WSU had done it against Davenport on Jan, 16, 2021.

Lewis notched his third double-double of the season with 16 points and 13 rebounds. Williams finished with 15 points and six boards, while Neely and Hughes both had 11 points. Marshall added 10 points.

LEADING THE RANGERS
Croft tallied a game-high 28 points, while Simpson had 11 points.

ONE BIG THING
Wayne State offset a poor shooting performance from deep (3-for-12) by winning the point sin the paint battle 34-20.

UP NEXT
WSU will play at Northern Michigan on Thursday at 7:45 p.m.

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