Box Score SAULT STE. MARIE - Aquinas held Lake Superior State's long-range
shooters at bay and controlled the boards to win
Saturday's non-conference men's basketball game, 70-63.
The Lakers (1-3), playing their first of eight straight home
games, shot 33.9 percent from the field, including 9-of-33 from
three-point range. Aquinas (4-2) was led by John Lierman, who
totaled 22 points, 11 rebounds and five assists.
Lake Superior State trailed 35-23 at halftime after shooting
only 26 percent from the field and getting out-rebounded, 21-8.
Aquinas extended the lead to 19 points, 45-26, with 15:15 remaining
in the second half. Micah Hudson made two three-pointers and a
field goal during a 10-0 LSSU run that trimmed the lead to nine
points, 45-36, with 12:06 to go.
The Saints built their lead back to 15 points inside the
eight-minute mark. Garrett Konuszewski hit a three-pointer, and
Scott Perkins followed by back-to-back jumpers as the Lakers closed
within eight, 55-47, with 3:45 left to play. LSSU and Aquinas
traded points the rest of the way.
Perkins scored 18 points, followed by Konuzewski with 16 and
Hudson with 15 to lead LSSU. Hudson also topped LSSU
rebounders with five. Konuszewski and Kyle Hunt totaled six assists
each.
Aquinas shot 42.2 percent from the field, including 4-of-9 from
three-point range, and made 28-of-35 free throws. The Saints
out-rebounded the Lakers, 45-25.
LSSU was 14-of-21 at the free-throw line.
LSSU plays Hillsdale in its Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference home opener at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 3.
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