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James Gordon connected on five three-pointers against Ferris State.
93
Winner Ferris State FSU 21-4, 10-3 GLIAC
67
Wayne State WS 4-13, 1-12 GLIAC
Winner
Ferris State FSU
21-4, 10-3 GLIAC
93
Final
67
Wayne State WS
4-13, 1-12 GLIAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Ferris State FSU 48 45 93
Wayne State WS 36 31 67

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

Men's Basketball Unable to Slow Down Ferris State In 93-67 Setback

Gordon and Murray each score 20 points against the Bulldogs.

DETROIT -- The Wayne State University men's basketball program (4-13 overall, 1-12 GLIAC) fell 93-67 to 11th-ranked Ferris State University (21-4 overall, 10-3 GLIAC) on Saturday afternoon inside the Matthaei.  WSU has lost 10 in a row and is still searching for its first home court victory.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Ferris State scored the first five points of the game and led 16-6 at the 15:46 mark after a triple by Walt Kelser.  Cole Walker followed with another long-range jumper to push the advantage to 19-6 with 14:32 left in the stanza.  Senior guard Brailen Neely (Detroit, Mich. / Western International) slowed FSU's momentum a bit with a layup at the 13:41 mark to make it 19-8.  The Bulldogs answered quickly and led 22-9 at the under-12 media timeout.  A bucket from senior guard Karim Murray (Detroit, Mich. / Western International) at the 9:48 mark trimmed the visitor's lead to 29-15, but the Bulldogs held onto a 33-17 advantage with seven minutes left before intermission.  Ferris State's ninth three-pointer of the afternoon extended its lead to 41-23 with 4:14 to play.  The Warriors ended the half on an 8-0 run after a jumper by sophomore guard Antonio Marshall (Detroit, Mich. / Martin Luther King) and back-to-back treys from graduate forward James Gordon IV (Shelbyville, Ky. / Chicago Simeon) which brought WSU within 12 at 48-36.

The WSU run reached 13-0 to begin the second half as the Warriors notched the first five points to trim the deficit to 48-41 at the 18:32 mark.  An offensive rebound by FSU led to a dunk by Logan Ryan which gave the Bulldogs a 55-43 advantage.  Gordon knocked down a three-pointer to bring the Warriors within nine, 55-46, with 16 minutes remaining.  The visitors led 61-47 at the 13:17 mark and the margin grew to 71-51 at the 10:18 mark after back-to-back triples by FSU.  Neely trimmed FSU's lead to 75-60 with a jumper with 7:08 left to play.  The Bulldogs would go on to win 93-67.

LEADING THE WARRIORS
Gordon and Murray both tallied 20 points to lead all scorers, while Marshall and Neely each chipped in with 10 points.  Neely collected his sixth double-double of the season with 13 assists.

LEADING THE BULLDOGS
Six Bulldogs scored in double figures led by Ryan who finished with 17 points.  Dorian Aluyi and Jeremiah Washington both scored 12 points, while Kelser and Michael Peterson posted 11-point performances and Mason Pline finished with 10 points.  Peterson notched a double-double as he pulled down 10 rebounds.

UP NEXT
WSU will play at No. 20 Grand Valley State on Thursday with tip-off scheduled for 8:00 p.m.

 
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