DETROIT, Mich. - The Saginaw Valley State
University men's basketball team defeated Wayne State University
Thursday (Jan. 14), 56-53 in a Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference (GLIAC) match-up.
Freshman Chris
Webb (Saginaw, Mich. / Arthur Hill HS) would make a three
pointer with 1:55 left in the first half to give the Cardinals a
three point advantage heading into the locker room. Webb and
sophomore Greg
Foster (Indianapolis, Ind. / T.C. Howe HS) would lead
offensively in the first half for Saginaw Valley with six points
apiece, while senior Avery Stephenson
(Romulus, Mich.) added five. As a team, the Cardinals shot
5-for-9 from behind the arc.
Saginaw Valley battled hard in the second half, as there were
seven lead changes. The Cardinals would take the lead for
good from the Warriors when Stephenson made a jump shot with 42
seconds left in the contest. Saginaw Valley shot 12-for-19
from the free throw line in the second half.
Stephenson ended the night with 25 points and 10 rebounds, while
Foster had 11 points for the Cardinals. Junior Keithan Jackson
(Grand Rapids, Mich. / Godwin Heights HS) added 12 rebounds, and
sophomore Josh
Eisenga (McBain, Mich.) pulled down 10 rebounds for Saginaw
Valley.
With the win, SVSU improves to 9-5 overall on the season and 6-3
in the GLIAC, while Wayne State falls to 7-6 overall and 5-4 in the
GLIAC. The Cardinals will return to action when they travel
to Midland on Saturday (Jan. 16) to face Northwood
University. Tip-off is scheduled for 6:00 pm.
