HILLSDALE - Lake Superior State wrapped up a seven-game stretch of men's basketball road games with a 72-56 loss at Hillsdale Saturday. The Lakers are 5-5 overall and 0-3 in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference heading into next weekend's GLIAC home opener against Saginaw Valley State.

Hillsdale (8-1 overall, 4-0 GLIAC) led the game from start to finish. LSSU trimmed an eight-point halftime deficit to three points, 37-34, on a Derek Billing three-pointer with 14:03 remaining in the second half. Hillsdale answered with a 13-2 run and never let the Lakers get closer than eight points the rest of the way.

Billing led LSSU with 15 points, and Kyle Hunt followed with 12 points and six rebounds. Starting center Cameron Metz, a sophomore averagine nine points per game, did not play. Back-up post players Mike Boylan and Lucas Holt combined to total nine points and two rebounds.

LSSU shot 34 percent from the field, including 7-of-19 from three-point range, and made 13-of-17 free throws.

Tyler Gerber scored 21 points, and Brent Eaton and Nick Washburn added 11 each for Hillsdale. The Chargers shot 51.2 percent from the field, including 6-of-13 from behind the arc, and made 24-of-33 free throws. They out-rebounded LSSU, 34-30.

Lake Superior State plays its rematch with the Cardinals at 3 p.m. on Dec. 17 at Bud Cooper Gymnasium.

HC vs. LSSU Boxscore