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Carmelo Harris - 2025 vs. Michigan Tech
Izzy Rincon
Carmelo Harris (21 points) reached the 20-point plateau in back-to-back outings for the second time this season.
83
Wayne St. (MI) M-757 12-12,8-8 GLIAC
90
Winner Roosevelt M-2807 8-16,5-11 GLIAC
Wayne St. (MI) M-757
12-12,8-8 GLIAC
83
Final
90
Roosevelt M-2807
8-16,5-11 GLIAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Wayne St. (MI) M-757 36 47 83
Roosevelt M-2807 36 54 90

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Cooper Weidenthaler, Sports Communications Specialist

Men's Hoops Bested 90-83 by Roosevelt in Road Tilt

The Lakers made seven of their eight free throw attempts in the final 36 seconds.

CHICAGO -- In a game that saw a combined 16 ties and 17 lead changes, the Wayne State University men's basketball squad (12-12 overall, 8-8 GLIAC) was outlasted by Roosevelt (8-16 overall, 5-11 GLIAC) 90-83 on Monday night inside the Lakers' Goodman Center.

HOW IT HAPPENED
First Half
Among the first half's six deadlocks and seven lead changes, the biggest advantage enjoyed by both teams was five.  That included 7-2 and 9-4 in favor of Roosevelt while Wayne State's came at 29-24.  That sixth tie followed the teams into their locker rooms, 36-36.

In the first 20 minutes, the Warriors out-shot the Lakers 48.4 percent (15-of-31) to 43.3 percent (13-of-30).  WSU cashed 4-of-12 from behind the arc and 2-of-4 at the free throw line while RU was 5-of-16 (31.3 percent) and 5-of-9 (55.6 percent), respectively.

Roosevelt racked up nine assists to just two turnovers while Wayne State accounted for 11 dimes and six giveaways. 

Second Half
The beginning of the second half saw much of the same back-and-forth play.  Through the first three-plus minutes came two more ties, two additional lead changes and the scoreboard read 44-44.

Rob Lee, Jr. (Flint, Mich. / Beecher) then converted an old fashioned three-point play followed by a Carlos Paul III (Southfield, Mich. / Cornerstone Lincoln-King [Missouri State - West Plains]) jumper that put Wayne State up five for the second time, 49-44.

Following two more deadlocks at 49-49 and 55-55, Roosevelt regained the advantage 56-55 thanks to a pair of free throws made by Forte Prater.

The see-saw battle continued before the Warriors were able to separate themselves by five again at 71-66.  WSU made it to that point by utilizing a mini 12-5 run over the course of nearly three minutes.  In that span, Lee, Jr. registered eight points while both Kelvin Tamakloe (Accra, Ghana / Spring Creek Academy [Blinn College]) and Jordan Briggs (Muskegon, Mich.) chipped in two apiece.

The ledger evened up twice more (71-71, 73-73) before a Paul III tip-in gave WSU a lead (75-73) for the final time at the 3:30 mark.  However, from there until the final buzzer, RU scored 17 points to its visitors' eight.  In that span, the Lakers were 4-of-6 from the field, 2-of-2 from deep and 7-of-8 at the charity stripe without a single turnover.

TEAM STATS
Roosevelt shot an even 50 percent (29-of-58) to Wayne State's 47 percent (31-of-66), including 48.1 percent (13-of-27) from long range to 40 percent (8-of-20).  The home team also made six more free throws, 19-of-25 to 13-of-20.  Both squads racked up 19 assists, but the Warriors had 11 turnovers to the Lakers' seven.  WSU had the upper hand in bench scoring (18-8) and points in the paint (40-26), but RU controlled scoring off turnovers (19-8) and fast-break points (15-8).

LEADING THE WARRIORS
Three Warriors scored in double figures including Harris (21), Lee, Jr. (20) and Paul III (13).  Ray Williams, Jr. (Detroit, Mich. / Edison Public School Academy) brought down eight rebounds and Tamario Adley (Detroit, Mich. / Warren De La Salle [Macomb CC]) dished out seven assists.  Defensively, Adley and Harris each notched a block while Adley tallied four steals.

LEADING THE LAKERS
Prater paced all scorers with 31 points followed by Fred Robinson IV (22), Enari Thomas (15) and Griffin Yaklich (10 points, 13 boards).

UP NEXT
Wayne State will continue its four-game road trip on Thursday night at Grand Valley State (13-11 overall, 9-7 GLIAC) with the opening tip slated for 8 p.m.

 
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