SAULT STE. MARIE - Seven players scored in double figures for the Lake Superior State men's basketball team during Sunday's 93-71 victory over Illinois-Springfield.

With the win, the Lakers (2-0) were the sole undefeated team during this weekend's Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference vs. Great Lakes Valley Conference Challenge. During Sunday's earlier game, Missouri-St. Louis (1-1) defeated Northwood (1-1), 78-66.

LSSU shot 58.6 percent from the field during the second half to pull away from a 51-40 halftime lead. The Lakers maintained a first-half lead by making 7-of-14 three-point attempts. Alex Williams and Jordan Dasuqi both canned two first-half treys, and Jake Blake, Cameron Metz and Derek Billing added one.

Metz led all LSSU scorers for the game with 19 points. He was 6-of-7 from the field and totaled 11 rebounds. Blake was 3-for-4 from behind the arc, finished with 14 points and had a team-high 12 rebounds.

Also scoring in double figures for LSSU were Dasuqi with 13 points, Tony Harris with 12, Williams and Billing with 11 each, and Devin Daly with 10. Daly also totaled seven rebounds. Williams led the Lakers in assists with seven, while Billing had six and Harris five.

LSSU shot 52.5 percent from the field for the game, including 11-of-24 from three-point range, and made 18-of-22 free throws.

Regen Bruenger scored 14 points and Jacob Williams added 13 for UIS (0-2). The Prairie Stars shot 41.5 percent from the field, including 6-of-10 from behind the arc, and made 21-of-31 free throws.

LSSU out-rebounded UIS, 41-30.

The Lakers play host to St. Joseph's at 1 p.m. on Nov. 16.

LSSU 93, UIC 71 Boxscore