Ferris State Uses Team Effort To Beat Michigan Tech In GLIAC Home Contest

Postgame Highlights & Interview 

Big Rapids, Mich. - A team effort lifted the nationally 20th-ranked Ferris State University men's basketball squad to a 79-63 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) win over Michigan Tech on Saturday (Feb. 3) afternoon inside Jim Wink Arena.

The Bulldogs utilized all 12 individuals in uniform and 11 of the 12 scored in the victory as FSU improved to 17-5 overall and 7-4 in GLIAC play. The bounce back victory came on the heels of a close three-point setback to league leader Northern Michigan on Thursday evening.

The balanced FSU effort was led by senior guard Ben Davidson, who finished with 20 points overall. Senior forward DeSean Munson added 14 points and seven rebounds while senior Dolapo Olayinka came up with 13 points, six rebounds, five assists, three blocked shots and a steal. The Bulldogs also got eight points and five rebounds from senior Vejas Grazulis.

FSU took a 37-23 halftime lead in the win and outscored MTU 42-40 in the second half of the game to complete a league regular-season sweep over the Huskies.

The Bulldogs shot the ball well overall, hitting on 59.3% of their field goals despite going only two-of-13 (15.4%) from behind the three-point arc. Ferris State converted seven-of-11 (63.6%) free throws.

Defensively, FSU had a strong performance, forcing 15 Michigan Tech turnovers and coming up with 14 steals, which helped lead to a 20-8 margin in fast break scoring. MTU was only seven-of-27 (25.9%) from three-point range and shot 40% overall from the floor. The Huskies were eight-of-10 (80%) at the line.

FSU also outrebounded Michigan Tech 36-27 for the day and outscored the Huskies 52-30 inside the paint.

Michigan Tech, which fell to 6-14 overall and 3-8 in the GLIAC, was led by Marcus Tomashek with a game-high 22 points. Nate Abel added 12 points in the road setback.

Ferris State will return to the floor on Saturday (Feb. 10), visiting Lake Superior State for a 7:30 p.m. (ET) league matchup in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.