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Avery Lewis nearly had a double-double with 11 points and nine rebounds.
66
Winner Malone MU 2-0,0-0 G-MAC
61
Wayne St. (MI) Wayne 0-2,0-0 GLIAC
Winner
Malone MU
2-0,0-0 G-MAC
66
Final
61
Wayne St. (MI) Wayne
0-2,0-0 GLIAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Malone MU 35 31 66
Wayne St. (MI) Wayne 28 33 61

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Jeff Weiss, Senior Associate Director of Athletics/Media Relations

Men's Basketball Drops 66-61 Decision To Visiting Malone

Four Warriors score in double figures led by Harris' 14 points.

DETROIT -- The Wayne State University men's basketball team (0-2 overall) suffered a 66-61 setback at home Sunday afternoon to visiting Malone University (2-0 overall) to conclude the GLIAC/GMAC Challenge.

HOW IT HAPPENED
First Half
The Pioneers scored the first nine points of the game and held the Warriors scoreless until a driving lay-up by junior Kaimen Lennox (Kansas City, Mo. / Truman H.S.) at the 15:14 mark.

WSU pulled within two (11-9) on a dunk by senior Kylin Grant (Detroit, Mich. / Renaissance) and jumper in the paint by Lennox with just under 13 minutes left in the opening stanza.  Malone answered with a 9-0 run for a 20-9 advantage before a triple by junior guard Ray Williams, Jr. (Detroit, Mich. / Edison Public School Academy) ended the spurt.

MU led 25-12 with 7:34 remaining prior to halftime on a jumper by Simon Blair.  Wayne State chipped away at its deficit and was within four (27-23) after a driving lay-up by Williams with 3:26 on the clock.

The Pioneers ended the half on an 8-5 run to lead 35-28 at the break.

Second Half
The Warriors kept edging closer and trailed by one (37-36) with just over 16 minutes left after a turnaround jump shot by Williams, and 45 seconds later evened the score at 39-39 on a step-back triple by freshman Carmelo Harris (Flint, Mich. / Beecher).

Malone re-gained its lead (42-39) on a conventional three-point play by Justin Miller.  Wayne State took its first lead of the game (45-44) on a triple by redshirt senior Antonio Marshall (Detroit, Mich. / Martin Luther King) at the 13:03 mark.  There were four quick lead changes prior to MU knotting the score at 48-48 with 11:22 remaining.  Marshall connected from long range and back-to-back lay-ups by redshirt senior Avery Lewis (Ann Arbor, Mich. / Huron) ignited an 8-0 run by the Warriors.

The Pioneers responded with an 8-0 spurt for a 56-56 tie.  Williams made a triple with three minutes remaining, and Lewis' lay-up on the next possession gave WSU a 61-58 lead with 2:12 remaining.  However, Malone would score the final eight points to win 66-61.

TEAM STATS
Wayne State shot 40 percent (23-of-58), while MU shot 41 percent (24-of-58) from the floor.  WSU made 10 triples in 27 attempts (37 percent) with the Pioneers connecting on 8-of-20 (40 percent) from three-point range.  Malone shot 59 percent (10-of-17) from the charity stripe, while the Warriors were 5-of-9 (56 percent).  Both teams had just 11 turnovers.

LEADING THE WARRIORS
Harris was one of four Warriors in double figures with a team-high 14 points.  Williams added 13 points, while both Lewis and Marshall chipped in with 11 points apiece.  Lewis grabbed a team-best nine rebounds.

LEADING THE PIONEERS
Elijah Hinton led three Pioneers in double figures with a game-high 19 points.  Bo Myers notched a double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds, while Miller contributed 12 points and five assists.

UP NEXT
Wayne State will play at Lake Erie College (Painesville, Ohio) on Thursday (Nov. 17th) with a 7 p.m. tip.  Catch all the action on WDTK the Patriot (101.5 FM and 1400 AM) with Kevin Brechmacher on the call.

 

 
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