MIDLAND - The Lake Superior State men's basketball team concluded its first Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference road trip of the season with an 86-78 loss at Northwood on Saturday.

The Lakers (5-4 overall, 0-2 GLIAC) have dropped three straight decisions, including two in overtime, heading into their next game Dec. 10 at Hillsdale.

Redshirt freshman Lucas Holt scored six points during a 13-3 LSSU run that enabled LSSU to come back from a 36-33 halftime deficit and lead 46-39 with 16:01 remaining in the second half. Both teams were hot during the second half with Lake Superior State shooting 64 percent (16-of-25) and Northwood shooting 55.6 percent (15-of-27).

Northwood's Booker Stoudmire hit a jumper at 6:19 and a three-pointer at 5:50 for a 70-64 Timberwolf lead that proved to be insurmountable for the Lakers. LSSU's Derek Kinney answered with a layup at 5:32, but NU (4-3 overall, 1-1 GLIAC) led by at least six points during the final five minutes.

Bobby Lewis finished with 16 points to lead Northwood, which landed six scorers in double figures. The Timberwolves shot 50 percent from the field for the game, including 6-of-21 from behind the arc, and made 22-of-32 free throws. They out-rebounded LSSU, 34-26 and forced 19 Laker turnovers.

Kyle Hunt totaled 17 points to lead five Laker scorers in double figures. Kinney finished with 16 points before fouling out, and Derek Billing had 13. Alex Williams scored 12 points, followed by Holt with 11. LSSU shot 58.3 percent from the field, including 5-of-13 from three-point range, and made 17-of-23 free throws.

NU vs. LSSU Boxscore