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Darian Owens-White
Darian Owens-White finished with 18 points on Saturday.
63
Wayne State WSU-M 2-5,1-3 GLIAC
73
Winner Lake Superior St. LSSU 9-3,4-2 GLIAC
Wayne State WSU-M
2-5,1-3 GLIAC
63
Final
73
Lake Superior St. LSSU
9-3,4-2 GLIAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Wayne State WSU-M 35 28 63
Lake Superior St. LSSU 33 40 73

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Cameron Weidenthaler, Assistant Media Relations Director

Men's Hoops Unable to Hold Halftime Lead

The Warriors lost 73-63 at Lake Superior State on Saturday.

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. -- The Wayne State University men's basketball program (2-6, 1-4 GLIAC) lost 73-63 at Lake Superior State (9-3, 4-2 GLIAC) on Saturday afternoon inside Bud Cooper Gymnasium.  It was the first action for the Warriors in three weeks. 

HOW IT HAPPENED
WSU jumped out to a 5-0 lead following a three-pointer from Brailen Neely (Detroit, Mich. / Western International) at the 18:07 mark.  Darian Owens-White (Detroit, Mich. / River Rouge) extended the Green & Gold advantage to 8-3 with 16:57 to play before halftime.  LSSU made a run but Owens-White slowed the home rally with a long-range jumper, making it 14-10.  Another triple by Owens-White on the following possession pushed the visitor's lead to 17-12 at the 13:03 mark.  The Lakers took their first lead of the afternoon, 18-17, with 9:17 remaining. 

Freddy Johnson (Saginaw, Mich. / Bella Vista / Arthur Hill) connected from behind the arc, pushing Wayne State's advantage to 24-18, at the 6:35 mark.  Two free throws from Avery Lewis (Ann Arbor, Mich. / Huron) made it 29-24 with 3:26 to play in the first half.  Lake Superior State led 30-29 but WSU used a 4-0 run to take a 33-30 lead.  Blake Cassidy tied the game at 33-33 with 55 seconds to play but two points at the charity stripe from Owens-White gave the Warriors a 35-33 halftime lead.

Neely scored Wayne State's first points of the second half with a three-pointer at the 17:38 mark, tying the game at 38-38.  A bucket by Mike Robinson (Ypsilanti, Mich. / Ann Arbor Huron) trimmed LSSU's lead to one, 42-41, with 15:54 remaining.  The Lakers stretched their lead to 49-45 on a three-pointer at the 11:57 mark.  WSU's cold-shooting continued and the home margin grew to eight, 54-46, with nine minutes left in regulation. 

Owens-White strung together five quick points to bring Wayne State within two, 55-53, at the 7:45 mark.  Ray Williams, Jr. (Detroit, Mich. / Edison Public School Academy) kept the deficit at two, 59-57, with a mid-range jumper with 5:22 to play and Neely followed with a layup to tie the game at 59-59.  A basket by Kemon Bassett gave the Lakers a 64-61 advantage at the 2:42 mark.  The run reached 7-0 to give LSSU a 69-61 advantage with 2:17 left.  The Warriors were unable to make a late run and lost by 10.

LEADING THE WARRIORS
Owens-White tallied a team-high 18 points, including a 4-for-6 mark from three-point range.  Neely posted 16 points, while Lewis collected his second double-double of the season with 11 points and 11 rebounds.  Williams grabbed a game-high 12 boards.

LEADING THE LAKERS
Malek Adams scored 24 points in the winning effort, while Bassett had 19 points and C.J. Robinson chipped in 13.

ONE BIG THING
The Warriors were unable to use a 43-29 edge on the glass to their advantage.  Wayne State only scored six second chance points.

UP NEXT
Wayne State will play at Ferris State on Monday in a makeup of Thursday's postponed contest.  Tip-off is scheduled for 5:30 PM.

 
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