SAULT STE. MARIE - Lake Superior State seniors Scott Perkins, Garrett Konuszewski and Jeremy Beasley topped off their final regular-season appearance in Bud Cooper Gymnasium with a hard-fought 69-66 victory over Ferris State.

LSSU (13-12 overall, 11-9 GLIAC) didn't expect another cakewalk after beating the Bulldogs (14-11 overall, 12-8 GLIAC) by 26 points on Jan. 7 in Big Rapids. Ferris State, which is 8-4 in its last 12 games, controlled most of the first half until Perkins and Kyle Hunt led a 7-0 run that gave the Lakers a 22-21 lead with 6:59 remaining. The Bulldogs went ahead 29-28 at halftime.

Ferris State also led by as many as seven points, 49-42, midway through the second half. Lake Superior State chipped away and went ahead 58-57 on a Derek Kinney layup with 6:45 to go.

LSSU forced two Bulldog turnovers and held FSU to one field goal during the last four minutes of the second half. Lake Superior State had no field goals, but was 6-for-9 at the free-throw line during the final 3:49. Andrew Charlesworth had two key rebounds down the stretch to help the Lakers secure the win.

Perkins scored 17 points, and Hunt totaled 14 points, seven rebounds, four assists and three steals to lead LSSU. Konuszewski finished with 12 points and six rebounds, and Micah Hudson came off the bench to score 11 points.

LSSU shot 47.9 percent from the field, including 11-of-18 in the second half. The Lakers made 4-of-17 three-point attempts, and 19-of-29 free throws.

Physical center Justin Keenan led Ferris State with 24 points and six rebounds. The Bulldogs shot 38.6 percent from the field, including 3-of-20 from three-point range. They were 19-of-26 at the free-throw line.

LSSU out-rebounded Ferris State, 36-34.

The Lakers have yet to clinch at GLIAC Tournament berth, but still have an outside shot at home-court advantage during the quarterfinal round. They play their final regular-season games at Michigan Tech Thursday and Northern Michigan Saturday.

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