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Nate Talbot
Freshman Nate Talbot pulled down a career-best 13 rebounds on Wednesday night.
65
Winner Wayne State WS 3-1
60
Hillsdale College HCM 3-4
Winner
Wayne State WS
3-1
65
Final
60
Hillsdale College HCM
3-4
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Wayne State WS 32 33 65
Hillsdale College HCM 27 33 60

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

Men's Basketball Battles to Victory at Hillsdale

HILLSDALE, Mich. -- The Wayne State University men's basketball team (3-1 overall) won its third straight game 65-60 at Hillsdale (3-4 overall) on Wednesday night.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Senior Karim Murray (Detroit, Mich. / Western International) cut Hillsdale's lead to 5-4 with a layup at the 16:06 mark before graduate student James Gordon IV (Shelbyville, Ky. / Chicago Simeon) knocked down a triple to give WSU a 7-5 advantage with 15:27 to play in the first half.  The Warriors continued to lead 11-10 after a jumper from Gordon at the 10:50 mark.  Two free throws by senior Brailen Neely (Detroit, Mich. / Western International) with 8:49 remaining pushed the visitor's lead to 15-11.  The Chargers used a 5-0 run to take a 16-15 advantage at the 6:58 mark.  However, back-to-back buckets from Murray put WSU on top by three, 19-16, on the next two possessions.  After a HC triple tied the game, a dunk from freshman Kylin Grant (Detroit, Mich. / Renaissance), who was making his first career start, gave the Green & Gold a 21-19 lead with 4:46 left before halftime.  The teams traded punches in the final minutes of the opening stanza but Wayne State always had an answer, including two points from Neely at the 1:44 mark to put WSU on top 27-25.  Gordon connected from behind the arc for his second three-pointer of the night, pushing WSU's halftime lead to 32-27.

The Wayne State lead hovered around three during the opening minutes of the second half but consecutive triples from Hillsdale tied the game at 36-36 at the 16:27 mark.  Freshman Nate Talbot (Lake Orion, Mich.) found room underneath the hoop for a layup, putting the Warriors back on top 38-36 and Neely followed with a 12-foot jumper, making it 40-36 with 15:27 remaining.  Another trey from Gordon gave WSU its largest lead of the night at 43-36 at the 14:46 mark.  The Chargers erased that seven-point lead in a hurry, tying the game at 45-45 with 11:57 left in regulation.  Baskets from Talbot and Murray gave the Green & Gold a 49-45 lead at the 10-minute mark.  A layup by Murray at with eight minutes left to play kept the Warriors in the lead, 53-49.  A three-point play by HC's Patrick Cartier brought the Chargers within one, 53-52, at the 6:54 mark.  However, Murray continued to carry the WSU offense with a layup on the other end, giving Wayne State a 55-52 advantage with 6:20 remaining.  Davis Larson cut WSU's lead to one, 57-56, with a layup at the 3:53 mark.  An offensive rebound by Grant led to a jumper by Gordon to give the Warriors a 59-56 advantage at the 1:24 mark.  Following a Hillsdale timeout, a contested jumper by Dylan Lowry cut WSU's deficit to 59-58.  Neely made both ends of a one-and-one to return the margin to three, 61-58, with 50 seconds to play.  The WSU defense stood tall on the ensuing possession and a HC foul produced two successful free throw attempts by Murray, which pushed the margin to 63-58 at the 28-second mark.  A triple from Connor Hill trimmed the home deficit to 63-60 with 18 seconds left to play.  Another one-and-one at the charity stripe by Neely gave the Warriors a 65-60 lead.  That would be the final score as two missed free throws by WSU.

LEADING THE WARRIORS
Talbot posted his first career double-double with 12 points and 13 rebounds.  Murray led WSU with 20 points, while Gordon scored 17 points and Neely finished with 12 points and a game-high nine assists.

LEADING THE CHARGERS
Larson poured in 20 points, while Cartier tallied 14 points and Lowry chipped in with 13 points.

ONE BIG THING
The game was won at the free throw line as Wayne State shot 77 percent (10-of-13) from the charity stripe and Hillsdale posted a 64 percent (7-of-11) clip.  The Green & Gold also out-rebounded the Chargers 43-31, producing 14 second-chance points.

UP NEXT
The Warriors will begin league play at Ferris State on Dec. 5th with tip-off scheduled for 5:30 p.m.


 
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