Allendale, Mich. -- The Wayne State University men's basketball squad (13-12 overall, 11-10 GLIAC) clinched a 2010 GLIAC tournament berth with a 70-56 triumph at Grand Valley (19-7 overall, 15-6 GLIAC) Thursday evening.

The host Lakers started the contest on an 11-2 run during the first eight minutes of the contest which was in stark contrast to the 21-4 lead that WSU started with in the Jan. 23 game in Detroit.

Other than a fastbreak layup by junior Bryan Smothers (Pontiac, Mich./Northern), the Warriors were 0-for-8 from the floor with five turnovers as GVSU built up its nine point lead.

Freshman Ian Larkin (Detroit, Mich./Renaissance) started a 5-0 WSU run with a jumper while Smothers contributed a conventional three-point play.

Following an Alvin Storrs jumper for the Lakers, the Warriors answered with a 13-0 before a pair of Justin Ringler free throws.  Four different WSU players scored during the spurt which included four points from junior Ike Udanoh (Detroit, Mich./Warren Woods Tower) and three each from Smothers, senior Bryan Wright (Warren, Ohio/Harding) and freshman Mike Hollingsworth (Utica, Mich.).

After a Breland Hogan jumper pulled the hosts within four (23-19) at the 5:49 mark, Wayne State outscored Grand Valley 10-4 over the final 5:30 of the opening half limiting the Lakers to just one field goal.

GVSU scored the first three points following halftime, but Smothers responded with back-to-back layups.  Following a Toreau Brown layup at the 15:40 mark, Wayne State tallied five consecutive points pushing the lead to 14 at 42-28.

The Warriors led by 20, 52-32, just past the mid-point of the second half after a triple by Smothers, who finished with a game-high 17 points.

Four straight GVSU points were answered with a 7-0 Wayne State run which gave the visitors a 22-point lead, 61-39, with just over six minutes remaining.

Wright contributed 13 points, while both Udanoh and junior Jerry Oden (Detroit, Mich./Cass Tech) had 10 points.  Senior Larry Edwards (Benton Harbor, Mich.) added five points, four assists, three steals and no turnovers.

The Warriors scored 27 points off 20 Grand Valley turnovers, while limiting the Lakers to 11 points off 14 WSU miscues.

Alvin Storrs and Mike Przydzial each had 13 points for GVSU.

Wayne State will conclude the regular-season with a 3 p.m. tip-off on Saturday at Ferris State.

The Warriors can finish anywhere from the sixth to the eighth seed for the GLIAC tournament, which starts on Tuesday, March 2.