UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. – Saginaw Valley
State University men's basketball team captured a big win
over Northern Michigan University tonight (Feb. 26) by a score of
70-64.
Senior guard Dante Williams (Romulus Mich. / East Tennessee State
University) led both teams scoring wise in the first half with
nine. Junior forward Adam Gries (Fremont, Ohio / Ross HS) was
second with eight points and also pulled down four rebounds.
Freshman guard Greg Foster (Indianapolis, Ind. / T.C. Howe HS) led
both teams in rebounding with seven and also contributed four
points, six assists and one block. As a team, the Cardinals out
rebounded the Wildcats 19-16 in the first half of play.
Junior guard Avery Stephenson (Romulus Mich. / Nebraska-Kearney)
led both teams with 23 points, he also grabbed four rebounds and
had four assists on the night. Foster finished the game with a
double-double, 10 points, 13 rebounds, he also had seven assists
and three steals. Gries ended with 12 points and pulled down seven
rebounds while Williams finished the night with 16 points.
With the win, the Cardinals rise to 7-17 overall and 7-13 in the
GLIAC while Northern Michigan falls to 11-14 overall and 6-14 in
the GLIAC. Saginaw Valley returns to action on Saturday (Feb. 28)
as they take on Michigan Tech in the last home game of this season.
