Men's Basketball Hosts SVSU and LSSU This Week

Wayne State Weekly Game Notes

2009-10 RECORDS:
Wayne State 7-5, 5-3 GLIAC
Saginaw Valley 8-5, 5-3 GLIAC
Lake Superior 8-5, 6-2 GLIAC

SERIES:
WSU and SVSU are tied 30-30
WSU leads Lake Superior 39-19

LAST MEETINGS:
WSU won 76-65 at home on 2/5/09
LSSU won 72-56 at LS on 3/3/09

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* GAMES 13-14 STORYLINES

Wayne State begins a four-game homestand this Thursday after suffering back-to-back losses for the first time this season last week.

The Warriors are 5-0 at home this season and have won seven straight at the Matthaei since a 72-64 setback to Lake Superior on Feb. 7, 2009.WSU is second in the GLIAC South Division, one game behind Findlay and one game in front of both Ashland and Northwood.

* FINDLAY RECAP

Wayne State had its three-game winning streak snapped by Findlay as the Oilers posted an 88-65 home court victory for their 82nd consecutive regular-season triumph at Croy Gymnasium.

UF scored the first six points of the game as the Warriors were held scoreless for the first three minutes until a jumper by Ike Udanoh. Udanoh would also score on WSU's next two possessions, but two UF three pointers gave the hosts a 12-6 lead.

Wayne State would get within six points just once more, 16-10, after a layup by Bryan Edwards at the 11 minute mark of the opening half. A 13-4 Oiler run gave Findlay its largest lead of the first 20 minutes.
WSU trailed 40-27 at intermission despite shooting 48 percent (12-of-25) from the floor.

Findlay outscored the Warriors 15-4 to start the second half and Wayne State was not able to get closer than 16 the rest of the way.

* HILLSDALE RECAP

The Warriors suffered their eighth consecutive setback at Hillsdale's Jesse Philips Arena, falling 71-60 to the host Chargers.

The Warriors scored the first six points of the game on a jumper by Udanoh and back-to-back layups by Jerry Oden. A jumper by Oden and a free throw by Ian Larkin put WSU ahead 9-2. Wayne State had a seven point lead at 20-13 following a jumper by Stacey Waters.

The Warriors held the lead the remainder of the first half and went into the locker room ahead 29-25.

HC scored the first seven points of the second half to take the lead for the first time. Udanoh's layup ended a four-minute scoreless drought and made it a one-point game. The Chargers scored the next five points before back-to-back Oden jumpers made it a two-point game at 37-35. Two straight buckets by HC's Luke Laser increased the hosts' lead to six at 41-35. Wayne State was not able to get any closer than four (41-37, 43-39, 46-42) the rest of the game.

* ON THE BENCH

David Greer, just the ninth head coach in school history, is in his ninth season at WSU with a record of 120-113. He is the fifth-longest tenured coach in 92 seasons of WSU basketball.

Saginaw Valley's Frankie Smith has a 29-36 mark in his third year with the Cardinals.

Steve Hettinga is in his third year with the Lakers and has a 42-30 record heading into Thursday's game at Northwood.

* SCOUTING SAGINAW VALLEY

The Cardinals have won two straight since a three-game losing skein.

Avery Stephenson leads a trio of SVSU players averaging in double figures at 18.8 points per game. Keithan Jackson (16.9) and Greg Foster (14.2) are second and third in scoring.

Jackson has made a team-high 29 three pointers and is second in free throws made with 47, behind Stephenson's 63.

Jackson also leads the GLIAC in rebounding average at 12.2 per game.

Foster has team-high totals in assists (50) and steals (23).

* SCOUTING LAKE SUPERIOR

The Lakers had their five-game winning streak snapped with a 75-66 setback at Grand Valley on Jan. 9.

Heading into Thursday's game at Northwood, Scott Perkins is the leading scorer at 19.2 points per game, while both Garrett Konuszewski (11.7) and Kyle Hunt (11.4) are averaging in double figures.

Perkins (31) and Micah Hudson (29) are 1-2 in three-pointers made, while Hunt leads the squad with 85 rebounds, 55 assists and 19 steals.

Justin Williams had a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds in the loss at GVSU.

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