ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Lake Superior State trailed significantly at halftime for the second time in as many games, but Saturday the Lakers rebounded to beat Illinois-Springfield 67-62 at the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference vs. Great Lakes Valley Conference Men's Basketball Crossover hosted by Missouri-St. Louis.

After trailing 34-23 at halftime, LSSU (1-1) opened the second half with a 14-2 run to lead 37-36 with 15:25 remaining. Illinois-Springfield (0-2) bounced back from a 51-50 deficit to lead by four points with 6:42 to go, but the Lakers responded with eight unanswered points during a 3:32 span and built a 59-55 lead.

Lake Superior State led 63-60 when the teams traded turnovers during the final 1:30. After UIS missed a layup, Lakers Derek Billing and Jorddan Myrick made two free throws each to protect their team's lead.

Billing finished with 16 points and five rebounds, while Cameron Metz totaled 14 points and 11 rebounds. Myrick also scored 14 points and had five rebounds. Derek Kinney contributed 10 points and five steals.

LSSU, which trailed 52-33 at halftime during Friday's 20-point loss to UMSL, shot 41.2 percent from the field against Illinois-Springfield, including 4-of-19 from three-point range, and made 16-of-20 free throws. The Lakers out-rebounded UIS, 18-15.

Dylan Mosack led the Prairie Stars with 12 points and six rebounds. UIS shot 40 percent from the field, including 4-of-12 from three-point range, and made 23-of-32 free throws.

LSSU continues play against GLVC opponents on Nov. 17 at St. Joseph's.

LSSU-UIS Boxscore