DETROIT -- The Wayne State University men's basketball team (10-6, 7-5 GLIAC) ended a five-game losing streak in style with an 89-66 win over Northwood (4-17, 2-10 GLIAC) on Thursday night.  A 52-point second half propelled the Warriors to a 23-point victory.

HOW IT HAPPENED
- Wayne State led 8-0 early at the 17-minute mark, powered by four points from Chuck Key (Detroit, Mich. / Cass Tech).  Marcus Moore (Lansing, Mich. / Waverly) connected from deep and Key followed with a turn around jumper to extend the advantage to 13-1 with 15 minutes to play.  Back-to-back triples by Northwood, including its first field goal of the contest at the 13:55 mark, trimmed the deficit to 17-9.  The Timberwolves continued their comeback and pulled within four, 17-13, with 12 minutes to play.  Ronald Booth (Detroit, Mich. / Consortium) stopped NU's 10-0 run with a trey at the 11:45 mark.  NU's Zach Allread's three-pointer at the 6:50 mark tied the game 23-23 and the T-Wolves took their first lead, 27-25, of the game with 5:25 remaining.  Key finished the half strong with two buckets, giving WSU a 37-34 lead at intermission.

- The teams exchanged baskets early in the second half as the Green & Gold led 39-36 at the 18-minute mark.  Northwood tallied four quick points to take a 40-39 lead with 17:32 to play.  Four free throws, including two from Michael Lewis (Ann Arbor, Mich. / Huron) pushed WSU's lead to 43-40 at the 16:23 mark.  An athletic layup by Moore gave the Warriors a 46-40 lead with 14:36 remaining.  Booth followed with a trey, giving WSU a seven-point advantage, 49-42.  A conventional three-point play from Booth on the next possession continued the home rally (13-2 run), extended the advantage to 52-42.  A George Spencer (Detroit, Mich. / Belleville) fast break layup plus a free throw after a foul pushed WSU's lead to 59-47 at the 11:25 mark.  Booth connected from 12-feet to give the home squad its largest lead of the night at 65-50 with nine minutes to play.  A triple from Spencer on the next trip down forced NU to take a timeout to slow the run as the lead grew to 18 at the 8:40 mark.  The Warriors would continue to execute offensively and cruise to an 89-66 victory.  Wayne State ended the game on 50-26 run after NU led 40-39 with 17:32 left in the contest.

WSU LEADERS
- Five Warriors finished with at least 10 points led by 20 from Key and 17 from Moore.  Booth contributed 14 points, while Spencer added 13 points.  Lewis rounded out the group with 10 points.

NORTHWOOD LEADERS
- David Jelinek led Northwood with 15 points.

UP NEXT
- The Warriors will look to slow down the top-scoring offense in the league on Saturday as Lake Superior State visits the Matthaei for a 3 p.m. contest.