BIG RAPIDS, Mich. -- The Wayne State University men's basketball team (9-6, 6-5 GLIAC) lost its fifth straight game, 102-81, at first-place Ferris State (15-3, 9-2 GLIAC) on Saturday afternoon.

HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Bulldogs led 12-6 and forced head coach David Greer to take an early timeout at the 15:26 mark.  Jalen Adams (Saginaw, Mich. / Arthur Hill) knocked down a triple to cut the home lead to 12-9 with 14 minutes left to play.  Nick Mutebi (Farmington Hills, Mich. / Univ. of Detroit Jesuit) converted one of two free throws to trim deficit to five, 20-15, at the 9:48 mark.  However, a 10-0 by Ferris State put the Bulldogs up 30-15 at the 7:36 mark. The run reached 22-4 as FSU extended its lead to 42-19 with under five minutes to play in the half.  The momentum stayed with Ferris State until halftime as the Bulldogs led 50-29.

• Wayne State trailed 66-44 at the 13:45 mark of the second half.  Ferris State continued to shoot the ball very well and led 83-54 with 9:21 remaining.  At the six-minute mark, FSU led 95-68.  WSU's reserves saw their shots begin to fall and pulled within 18 at the 2:11 mark, 98-80.  However, the Bulldogs were able to notch another 100-point game and win 102-81.

WSU LEADERS
• Marcus Moore (Lansing, Mich. / Waverly) led the Green & Gold with 22 points, while Ronald Booth (Detroit, Mich. / Consortium) scored 15.  Michael Lewis (Ann Arbor, Mich. / Huron) finished with 10 or more rebounds for the third time in the last four games with a game-high boards.

FSU LEADERS
• Five Bulldogs scored in double figures led by a game-high 23 points from Quentin Ruff.  Ruff connected on six of FSU's 11 three-pointers.

UP NEXT
• WSU will return home to host Northwood on Thursday at 7:30 p.m.  The game can be seen live on Comcast 900 or you can listen to WDTK (1400 AM / 101.5 FM) if you are unable to make it to the Matthaei.