Lake Superior St. LSSU 10-6,5-5 GLIAC

Wayne State WSU-M 3-10,2-8 GLIAC

Lake Superior St. LSSU

10-6,5-5 GLIAC

Final

Jan. 27, 2022

Wayne State WSU-M

3-10,2-8 GLIAC

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Lake Superior St. LSSU	25	35	60
Wayne State WSU-M	33	35	68

Summary
Box Score

Avery Lewis led WSU to an important win on Thursday.

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 1/27/2022 10:50:00 PM | Cameron Weidenthaler, Assistant Media Relations Director

Men's Basketball Snaps Losing Streak with Impressive Win

The Warriors led all 40 minutes on Thursday.

DETROIT -- The Wayne State University men's basketball program (3-11, 2-9 GLIAC) ended a seven-game losing streak on Thursday night with a 68-60 victory over Lake Superior State (10-6, 5-5 GLIAC). The Warriors led from beginning to end for their third win of the season.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Avery Lewis (Ann Arbor, Mich. / Huron) returned to the lineup from an injury and made an immediate impact. He gave WSU a 8-4 lead at the 17:22 mark with a layup. Kylin Grant (Detroit, Mich. / Renaissance) sunk a triple to push the home advantage to 14-4 with just over 15 minutes to play. Mike Robinson (Ypsilanti, Mich. / Ann Arbor Huron) kept the momentum going for the Green & Gold and his jumper made it 16-4. David Hughes (Southfield, Mich. / Edison Public School Academy) grabbed an offensive rebound and tallied two points, giving WSU a 25-10 lead at the 8:52 mark. After the Lakers trimmed the deficit to seven, a jumper from Brailen Neely (Detroit, Mich. / Western International) slowed the rally with 2:54 to play before the break. A bucket from Cortez Jackson (Harper Woods, Mich. / St. Clair Shores Lake Shore) pushed Wayne State in front, 31-20 and the Warriors led 33-25 at halftime.

LSSU started the second half fast and made it a three-point game, 34-31, at the 16:33 mark after a Kemon Basket basket. It looked like it was going to be another game where WSU struggled in the second half but WSU regained control and a fast break layup by Darian Owens-White (Detroit, Mich. / River Rouge) gave the home team a 38-31 advantage with 15:20 remaining. The crowd was energized by a dunk from Grant over a LSSU defender followed by a slam by Hughes to give Wayne State a 51-39 lead at the 8:19 mark. A long-range jumper by Malek Adams pulled the Lakers within six, 60-54, with 3:24 left in the contest. WSU saw its lead shrink to five with under a minute to play but free throws by Owens-White, Lewis and Ray Williams, Jr. (Detroit, Mich. / Edison Public School Academy) salted the game away for the Green & Gold.

LEADING THE WARRIORS
Lewis had 16 points to go with nine rebounds, while Neely finished with 13 points and a game-high seven assists.

LEADING THE LAKERS
Adams paced the Laker attack with 16 points, while C.J. Robinson had 14 points and Bassett chipped in 12 points.

ONE BIG THING
WSU was able to get 16 points off its bench.

UP NEXT
WSU will host 17th-ranked Ferris State on Saturday afternoon.

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