DETROIT - Lake Superior State survived a 17-2 first-half run by No. 1 seed Wayne State and pulled off its second straight two-point victory over the Warriors. The Lakers beat WSU 70-68 Wednesday during the quarterfinal round of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament.

LSSU (15-12), which ended its regular season with a 72-70 home victory over Wayne State, opened the game by making its first five shots and building a 14-3 lead. WSU (17-9) roared back with a big run and led 21-16 with 9:07 remaining in the first half. The Lakers struggled with foul trouble and 10 turnovers throughout the half, but out-scored the Warriors 8-2 to close out the period. LSSU trailed 34-32 at intermission.

"We made a run that was huge at the end of the first half," said LSSU coach Steve Hettinga, who was most-impressed that his team limited its second-half turnovers to three.

Wayne State held a slim lead throughout the first 10 minutes of the second half. The Warriors' biggest lead was 48-43 with 11:44 remaining.

Senior Nic Jobe hit a jumper and junior Derek Billing followed with a three-pointer as LSSU tied it, 48-48, with 10:02 to go.  LSSU relied on individual mini runs to control the final 10 minutes of the game.

Junior Cameron Metz scored six straight points for LSSU, then Rashaun Carroll contributed two free throws, a steal and a layup, helping the Lakers to a 64-58 lead. Billing added two free throws at 4:04 and a layup at 2:32 to make it 68-63. Sophomore Alex Williams made the Lakers' final basket with 56 seconds remaining.

Metz scored 10 first-half points and led the Lakers for the night with 17 points and three rebounds. Billing was 3-for-5 from behind the arc and scored 13 second-half points. He finished with 16 points, five rebounds, six assists and four steals.

Williams added 13 points, and senior Derek Kinney totaled nine points and six rebounds as the Lakers enjoyed another balanced effort against the Warriors. LSSU shot 50 percent from the field, including 7-of-18 from three-point range, and made 13-of-18 free throws.

"I am very proud of how our team performed in a very tough battle," Hettinga said. "They threw a lot of heavyweight punches at us, knocked us down and we got back up...All 10 guys contributed. It was a full team effort."

The game's finish was similar to Saturday's. LSSU, led by point guard Tony Harris, withstood Wayne State's game-ending pressure.

"We got the shots we wanted and made the stops we needed to hold them off," Hettinga said. "This is a big win for our program and a big win for our school."

Mike Hollingsworth was 10-of-13 at the free-throw line and led Wayne State with 28 points. Gerald Williams-Taylor added 16 points and six rebounds. The Warriors shot 42 percent from the field, including 3-of-9 from behind the arc, and made 23-of-30 free throws. They out-rebounded LSSU, 34-27.

LSSU advances to the GLIAC Semifinals and will play Grand Valley State on Saturday in Houghton. Final pairings will be posted on www.gliac.org.

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