HOUGHTON - The Lake Superior State men's basketball team kept sole possession of first place in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference North Division with Saturday's 79-78 victory at Michigan Tech.

A loss would have landed LSSU (19-3 overall, 11-3 GLIAC) in a potential three-way tie for the top spot. Instead, the Lakers head into Monday's home game against Wayne State with the GLIAC's best record. They also finished an impressive 3-1 during their toughest road test of the season.

The game was tied three times during the final 2:12 of regulation. LSSU junior forward Alex Williams canned a crucial three-pointer to knot it, 76-76, with 51 seconds remaining.

MTU's Like Heller grabbed an offensive rebound and scored for a 78-76 Huskies lead with 20 seconds to go. LSSU senior guard Derek Billing responded with a layup and converted a three-point play for the decisive score.

MTU (13-5 overall, 10-5 GLIAC) missed the front end of a one-and-one with three seconds remaining.

Senior center Cameronn Metz led LSSU with 21 points, and Williams followed with 13 points and a team-leading six rebounds. Billing scored all 12 of his points during the second half.

Metz averaged 22.2 points per game during his last three outings.

Freshman guard Jordan Dasuqi scored 11 points, and junior guard Tony Harris followed with 10. Harris and Billing combined for 11 assists.

LSSU shot 53.7 percent from the field, including 9-of-18 from three-point range, and made 12-of-14 free throws. The Lakers were 16-of-26 (61.5 percent) from the field during the first half and led 43-40.

Lake Superior State was up by as many as 11 points during the first half and trailed by as many as six during the second.

Austin Armga totaled 28 points and seven rebounds to lead Michigan Tech. Ben Stelzer and Troy Hecht scored 12 each, and Heller had 10. MTU shot 62.2 percent from the field, including 8-of-14 from behind the arc, and made 14-of-18 free throws. The Huskies out-rebounded LSSU, 26-22.

MTU-LSSU Boxscore