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Brailen Neely
Brailen Neely had 16 points on Saturday.
57
Northwood NW 3-6,1-3 GLIAC
65
Winner Wayne State WSU-M 2-4,1-2 GLIAC
Northwood NW
3-6,1-3 GLIAC
57
Final
65
Wayne State WSU-M
2-4,1-2 GLIAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Northwood NW 26 31 57
Wayne State WSU-M 33 32 65

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

Men's Basketball Collects First League Win Over Northwood

DETROIT -- The Wayne State University men's basketball program (2-4, 1-2 GLIAC) earned a 65-57 victory over Northwood (3-6, 1-3 GLIAC) on Saturday afternoon inside the Wayne State Fieldhouse.  The Warriors did not make a three-pointer but used a 40-24 advantage in points in the paint to secure their first league win of the season.

HOW IT HAPPENED
WSU tallied the first six points of the game and led 6-0 after a pair of free throws from Brailen Neely (Detroit, Mich. / Western International) at the 17:41 mark.  A long two-point jumper Jack Ammerman pushed the visitors ahead 9-8 with 15:30 to play.  An offensive rebound and a put back by David Hughes (Southfield, Mich. / Detroit Edison Public School Academy) tied the game at 12-12 and a layup from Ray Williams, Jr. (Detroit, Mich. / Edison Public School Academy) gave the Green & Gold a 14-12 lead at the 13:16 mark.  Another bucket by Williams pushed the margin to 20-16 with 8:55 left in the half.  The margin grew to 23-16 on another two points from Williams and a contest basket by Neely made it 27-18 at the 4:20 mark.  Kylin Grant (Detroit, Mich. / Renaissance) scored his first points of the season after returning from an injury, giving Wayne State a 31-23 advantage with 2:25 remaining before intermission.  Ammerman connected from behind the arc as the buzzer sounded to make the halftime score, 33-26, in favor of the Warriors.

The Timberwolves started the second half on an 8-1 run to tied the game at 34-34 with 17:23 left in the contest.  Avery Lewis (Ann Arbor, Mich. / Huron) broke the deadlock with a turnaround jumper at the 16:51 mark.  The momentum stayed with WSU and a layup by Darian Owens-White (Detroit, Mich. / River Rouge) brought the home advantage to 38-34.  A powerful Tyree Martin (Chicago, Ill. / Curie) dunk kept Wayne State on top, 44-40, with just over 13 minutes left to play.  A driving bucket from Williams and two Neely free throws pushed the home margin to eight, 50-42, at the 10:31 mark.  A three-point play by Owens-White gave the Green & Gold a 55-45 lead with 8:03 remaining.  An 8-0 NU run trimmed WSU's lead to 57-55 at the 2:15 mark.  However, the Warriors responded with a 6-0 spurt, taking a 63-55 advantage with 23 seconds left.  The final score would be 65-57.

LEADING THE WARRIORS
Three Warriors finished with at least 10 points paced by Neely and Lewis who both had 16 points.  Owens-White chipped in 11 points.  Both Neely and Martin pulled down nine rebounds.

LEADING THE TIMBERWOLVES
Ammerman led NU with a game-high 18 points, while DeSean Munson poured in 13 points to go with seven rebounds.

ONE BIG THING
Wayne State grabbed 51 rebounds compared to Northwood's 34 and turned those into 19 second chance points.

UP NEXT
The Warriors will return to the court at home on Dec. 18th versus Saginaw Valley State.  Tip-off is set for 3:00 PM.

 
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