DETROIT -- The Wayne State University men's basketball team (3-11 overall, 3-8 GLIAC) snapped a six-game losing streak with a convincing 67-42 triumph over visiting Lake Erie College (7-10 overall, 4-7 GLIAC) Thursday evening at the Matthaei.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The lead changed twice in the first five-plus minutes as the Warriors went on an 8-0 run to turn a two-point deficit (7-5) into a six-point advantage (13-7).  The Storm went nearly six minutes without a field goal.  Four different WSU sophomores made buckets during the spurt including guard Marcus Moore (Lansing, Mich. / Waverly), guard George Spencer (Detroit, Mich. / Belleville), center Tristan Wilson (Ann Arbor, Mich. / Skyline) and forward Chuck Key (Detroit, Mich. / Cass Tech).

After Lake Erie pulled within four (17-13) on a jumper by Trey Howard at the 7:19 mark, a 7-2 run by Wayne State pushed its lead to nine (24-15).  The first five points of this stretch were scored by junior forward Michael Lewis (Ann Arbor, Mich. / Huron), before sophomore guard Ronald Booth (Detroit, Mich. / Consortium) concluded the spurt with lay-up.

LEC made just one field goal in the final seven minutes before intermission and shot just 26 percent (7-of-27) from the floor in the opening 20 minutes, including a 0-for-10 performance from beyond the arc.

Moore, who was able to start after missing last Saturday's game due to injury, drained a long triple just before halftime giving the Warriors a 31-18 lead at the break.

Lake Erie began the second half on a 9-2 run before Wayne State answered with a 16-3 spurt over a seven minute span.  Junior guard Clark Bishop (Detroit, Mich. / Renaissance) led the way with seven points as the Warriors built a 50-30 advantage.

The lead was never fewer than 18 the rest of the game.

LEADING THE WARRIORS

Moore finished with a game-high 17 points, one shy of his career high set Dec. 13, 2014, at Michigan Tech.  Lewis and Bishop each chipped in 14 points.  Moore and Bishop tied for team-high rebounding honors with six apiece.

TEAM STATS RECAP

WSU finished the game at 49 percent (25-of-51) from the floor compared to 26 percent (14-of-55) for the Storm.  The Warriors were 4-of-9 from three-point range, while limiting Lake Erie to 9.5 percent (2-of-21) from beyond the arc.  Wayne State shot 77 percent (13-of-17) from the foul line, while LEC converted 60 percent (12-of-20) of its free throw attempts.  Lake Erie had 19 offensive rebounds but managed just 12 second-chance points.  Wayne State had a decisive 34-14 edge in points in the paint.

The 42 points scored by Lake Erie was the fewest by the Storm since a 67-41 setback at Findlay on Feb. 16, 2013, a span of 73 games.

LEADING THE OPPOSITION

Andy Bosley totaled a team-best 10 points along with a game-best three steals.  Brogan Scott grabbed a game-high seven rebounds off the Storm bench.

UP NEXT

Wayne State will entertain Ashland University at 3 p.m. on Saturday.