HILLSDALE - Lake Superior State and Hillsdale battled wire-to-wire for the third time this season, and the Chargers once again prevailed on their home court.

Third-seeded Hillsdale defeated No. 6 seed LSSU 78-68 Tuesday during the quarterfinal round of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament. The Lakers, making their sixth appearance in the league tournament, ended their season with a 14-14 record.

Hillsdale's Tyler Gerber made back-to-back three-pointers to tie the game, 39-39, with 15:34 remaining. LSSU recovered to gain a five-point lead, but Charger Brent Eaton killed the Lakers' momentum with another three-pointer at 13:41.

Hillsdale (15-12) led 67-58 with 2:40 remaining. LSSU cut it to five, 67-62, but committed a turnover during its opportunity to close within one possession. The Chargers were 11-for-14 at the free-throw line during the final 1:26.

Laker senior guard Scott Perkins totaled 21 points and 10 rebounds during his final collegiate outing. Sophomore Kyle Hunt scored 17 points, followed by junior Andrew Charlesworth with 13 and senior Garrett Konuszewski with 12.

The Lakers shot 42.1 percent from the field, including 10-of-26 from three-point range. They made 10-of-17 free throws.

Luke Laser led Hillsdale with 19 points, followed by Eaton with 16 and Gerber with 14. The Chargers shot 39 percent from the field, including 7-of-19 from behind the arc. They made 25-of-30 free throws and out-rebounded LSSU, 43-31.

Perkins finished his career with 1,257 career points and 179 career three-pointers, which ranks seventh on LSSU's all-time list. Konuszewski finished with 346 assists, which also ranks seventh on LSSU's career list.

In other quarterfinal action Tuesday, it was #1 Findlay 100, #8 Ashland 90; #2 Grand Valley State 47, #7 Wayne State 44; #5 Ferris State 65, #4 Saginaw Valley State 59.

LSSU vs. Hillsdale