MARQUETTE - After going 5-for-28 from behind the arc during Thursday's three-point loss at Michigan Tech, the Lake Superior State men's basketball team regained its long-range shooting touch to beat Northern Michigan 83-79 during Saturday's regular-season finale.

The Lakers (14-13 overall, 12-10 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) have won two of their last three games heading into the conference tournament, which begins Tuesday. NMU finished its season 11-15 overall and 8-14 in the GLIAC.

Scott Perkins was 4-for-7, and Kyle Hunt and Micah Hudson had two three-pointers apiece as LSSU was 10-of-21 from three-point range against the Wildcats. Perkins led the Lakers with 27 points, five rebounds, four assists and three steals. Hunt added 17 points, seven rebounds and three assists.

Center Justin Williams scored nine points for the Lakers, followed by Hudson with eight. Garrett Konuszewski led the Lakers in rebounds with eight.

LSSU and NMU were tied 37-37 at halftime. The Lakers made only nine second-half field goals, but canned 24-of-29 free throws. They were 29-of-36 at the foul line for the game. Northern Michigan was 10-of-13 and had three players foul out.

Lake Superior State's game-winning run started when Hunt was fouled on the defensive boards and made two free throws to tie it 75-75 with 1:57 to go. Perkins went to the line at 1:07 following an NMU turnover. He missed the first of two free throws for his first miss of the day, but made the second for a 76-75 LSSU advantage.

After another NMU turnover, Hunt made two free throws for a 78-75 Laker lead at :47. LSSU recovered a loose ball after a Wildcat miss, leading to two more Hunt free throws with 22 seconds remaining.

During the final 10 seconds, Hunt was 1-of-2 at the line and Konuszewski made two foul shots.

Hunt and Perkins were a combined 16-of-18 at the free-throw line for the game.

Raymont McElroy scored 25 points and Marc Renelique followed with 23 to lead Northern Michigan. The Wildcats shot 44.8 percent from the field, including 9-of-28 from three-point range.

LSSU shot 42.3 percent from the field and out-rebounded NMU, 37-34.

Lake Superior State earned the No. 6 seed in the GLIAC Tournament and will play No. 3 seed Hillsdale at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

NMU vs. LSSU