HOUGHTON, Mich. - Playing its third of four straight road games, the Lake Superior State men's basketball team stayed with Michigan Tech from start to finish and got a big three-pointer from Kyle Hunt with 17 seconds left win 62-61 Thursday.

Hunt, who led the Lakers with 18 points, six rebounds and four steals, scored after MTU's Alex Culy made a jumper for a 61-59 Huskies lead with 30 seconds to go. Culy missed a last-second three-point attempt.

With the win, LSSU (9-5 overall, 3-4 GLIAC) snapped a two-game losing streak that included one-sided road losses at Ferris State and Grand Valley State. The Lakers have a chance to even their GLIAC record Saturday at Northern Michigan.

Ali Haidar totaled 18 points and seven rebounds to lead Michigan Tech (10-4 overall, 5-2 GLIAC). Culy finished with 14 points. The Huskies shot 45.1 percent from the field, making 7-of-17 three-point attempts. They made 8-of-13 free throws and out-rebounded LSSU, 32-25.

Freshman Derek Billing followed Hunt with 11 points, and Derek Kinney and Justin Williams added nine points each. Williams was in foul trouble throughout the game and fouled out with 1:20 remaining.

LSSU shot 52.4 percent from the field and made 9-of-21 three-point attempts. The Lakers were 9-of-17 at the free-throw line.

Lake Superior State led 28-23 at halftime.

MTU vs. LSSU Boxscore