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Avery Lewis 2022 vs. PNW
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Avery Lewis had game-high totals of 25 points and 12 rebounds.
65
Michigan Tech MTU 3-11,1-5 GLIAC
72
Winner Wayne St. (MI) Wayne 5-7,2-3 GLIAC
Michigan Tech MTU
3-11,1-5 GLIAC
65
Final
72
Wayne St. (MI) Wayne
5-7,2-3 GLIAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 F
Michigan Tech MTU 31 30 4 65
Wayne St. (MI) Wayne 24 37 11 72

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

Men's Basketball Outlasts Michigan Tech 72-65 In Overtime

WSU out-scored the Huskies 11-4 in the extra period.

DETROIT -- The Wayne State University men's basketball squad (5-7 overall, 2-3 GLIAC) snapped a three-game losing streak defeating Michigan Tech (3-11 overall, 1-5 GLIAC) 72-65 in overtime Saturday afternoon at the Wayne State Fieldhouse.

HOW IT HAPPENED
First Half
In the first 11-plus minutes of the contest, the match was tied four times with neither squad having a lead larger than three points (WSU 8-5; MTU 13-10).  The visiting Huskies took a five-point advantage (20-15) following a fast-break lay-up by Nate Abel and a triple from Dan Gherezgher.  Josh Terrian's shot from beyond the arc increased the MTU margin to eight (23-15) with 6:46 left before halftime.

Michigan Tech led by eight points twice more (26-18 and 31-23) and had a seven point advantage (31-24) at intermission.  Wayne State senior forward Avery Lewis (Ann Arbor, Mich. / Huron) nearly had a double-double after 20 minutes with 10 points and seven rebounds.

Second Half
The Huskies had the largest lead of the game at 36-25 just 90 seconds into the second half and bucket by Tyler Robarge.  An 8-0 run by the Warriors included back-to-back triples by senior Antonio Marshall (Detroit, Mich. / Martin Luther King) to pull the hosts within three (36-33).  Following a lay-up by MTU's Marcus Tomashek, Marshall and freshman guard Carmelo Harris (Flint, Mich. / Beecher) each made shots from in the paint to cut the WSU deficit to one (38-37) with 16 minutes left in the second half.

After a couple of three point leads by Michigan Tech, Wayne State took its first lead since 15-13 on a lay-up by Lewis and the free throw made it 44-42.  Five straight points by the Hukies was answered by four consecutive points by the Warriors.  WSU led 58-55 with 2:06 remaining following a lay-up by Lewis, but Tomashek drained a triple to knot the game at 58-58 with 1:59 left.

Abel connected from long-range with 5.4 seconds left, but Lewis took the inbounds pass after a full timeout by the Warriors and found Marshall who drilled a triple just before time expired sending the contest into overtime.  There were eight lead changes in the second half alone.

Overtime
Gherezgher scored on a jumper on MTU's first possession of the extra session, but that would be the last points for the visitors until Tomashek connected on a jumper in the paint with 1:10 left putting Michigan Tech in front 65-64.  Meanwhile, Harris split a pair from the charity stripe, before Marshall gave WSU the lead with two foul shots with 2:33 left.  A triple by Marshall with 54 seconds left gave WSU a 67-65 advantage prior to Lewis splitting a pair of free throws making it 68-65 with 39 seconds left.  After a missed triple try by the Huskies, junior guard Ray Williams, Jr. (Detroit, Mich. / Edison Public School Academy) made two foul shots for a 70-65 lead, and Lewis sealed the win with a pair of free throws.

TEAM STATS
Wayne State shot 39 percent (22-of-57) from the floor, compared to 35 percent (26-of-75) for MTU.  WSU was 6-of-14 (43 percent) from three-point range, while the Huskies were 9-of-25 (36 percent) from beyond the arc.  The Warriors were 22-of-34 (65 percent) from the charity stripe, including 8-of-10 in overtime.  Michigan Tech was 4-of-6 (67 percent) from the foul line.  WSU had a slim 47-45 edge in rebounding.

LEADING THE WARRIORS
Lewis notched a double-double with game-high totals of 25 points and 12 rebounds, along with a team-best five assists.  He also drew 10 fouls.  Marshall nearly had a double-double with 18 points and nine defensive rebounds, while Harris chipped in with 14 points.

LEADING THE HUSKIES
Tomashek tallied a team-high 17 points, with Gherezgher adding 14 points.  Pete Calcaterra chipped in with a team-high nine rebounds and three steals.

UP NEXT
Wayne State will play its first road game since Dec. 3rd, when the Warriors travel to Grand Valley State on Thursday, Jan. 12th for an 8 p.m. tip.  WSU compiled a 3-3 mark during its just concluded six-game homestand.







 
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