SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. -- The Wayne State University men's basketball team (7-14 overall, 4-10 GLIAC) trailed Lake Superior State (11-12 overall, 10-5 GLIAC) by just four points at halftime on Saturday, 29-25, inside Bud Cooper Gymnasium. However, the Lakers would go on to outscore the Warriors by 13 in the second half, 47-34, equaling a 76-59 defeat for WSU.

HOW IT HAPPENED
First Half
The first half was a back-and-forth affair that saw a combined five ties and four lead changes. However, Lake Superior State scored the first seven points of the half as well as seven of its last 10 to lead by four heading into the intermission. Wayne State's advantage was never bigger than two and that came at the 10:53 mark when it was 14-12.

Second Half
Out of the break, LSSU rattled off an 11-2 run that made the margin 13 points, 40-27. From that point until the final buzzer sounded, the closest WSU could get was nine (41-32, 43-34) and the Lakers' pushed the deficit to as large as 23 (73-50, 76-53).

TEAM STATS
Lake Superior State shot 50 percent (25-of-50) from the field to Wayne State's 39.6 percent (21-of-53), including three more three-pointers (11-of-17 to 8-of-21). The home team also made six more free throws than its visitors (15-of-25 to 9-of-17). The glass was won by the Lakers, but barely, 35-32, and the hosts turned the ball over just eight times to the away team's 11.

LEADING THE WARRIORS
Kaimen Lennox (Kansas City, Mo. / Truman) scored a career-high 21 points to go with five rebounds, two assists and a pair of steals while Ray Williams, Jr. (Detroit, Mich. / Edison Public School Academy) tied his personal best set on Thursday night with 18 points. Williams also brought down nine rebounds and handed out two assists along with Lennox and Cortez Jackson (Detroit, Mich. / St. Clair Shores Lake Shore). On the defensive end, Lennox and Nate Talbot (Lake Orion, Mich. / Lake Orion) each finished with two steals.

LEADING THE LAKERS
Four Lakers scored at least 10 points including Xander Okerlund (20), Kemon Bassett (19), Caden Ebeling (12), and David Wren (10). Bassett also secured nine boards and four dimes while four different players registered a block and Okerland swiped a pair of steals.

UP NEXT
Wayne State will play the first of its final two home games of the season on Thursday night when it hosts Davenport for a 7:30 p.m. tip inside the WSU Fieldhouse.