Oct. 29, 2013

Box Score

East Lansing, Mich. - The Grand Valley State men's basketball team hung with the #2 Michigan State Spartans for a majority of the first half, but eventually fell 101-52. The game was an exhibition contest for both teams.

The Lakers got four of their first six points from freshman forward Trevin Alexander, including a tip-slam that knotted the score at 6-6 with 17:15 remaining in the first half.

MSU answered with a 7-0 run, which junior guard Ryan Sabin ended with a three-pointer. Later in the half, Sabin cut the Spartans' lead to 10 points with a pair of field goals from beyond the arc.

GVSU could not sustain its early momentum, though, and fell behind 47-24 by halftime.

An 11-3 run midway through the second stanza was the high point of the final 20 minutes for the Lakers.

Freshman guard Luke Ryskamp led GVSU with 13 points. Ryskamp knocked down 3-of-5 attempts from three-point range. Sabin and Alexander also reached double figures for the Lakers with 11 points apiece. Alexander grabbed eight rebounds as well.

Sabin had the most impressive shooting performance of the evening for GVSU by knocking down 4-of-6 attempts and going 3-of-4 from behind the three-point line.

Grand Valley State shot 19-of-62 from the field and were 8-of-21 from long range. Michigan State held a 44-31 edge on the boards and had 23 assists on its 34 baskets.

The Lakers will look to bounce back on Nov. 14 against Hope in their final exhibition contest of 2013-14. Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m. EST at the Fieldhouse Arena.