Grand Valley State dropped a 74-71 decision at Ferris State Monday night in GLIAC action. GVSU falls to 14-7 overall and 8-7 in GLIAC action. The Lakers will stay on the road with GLIAC road contests at Northern Michigan Thursday (Feb. 4) and Michigan Tech Saturday (Feb. 5). 

Senior guard Aaron Hayes got in the scoring column early with a layup and junior guard Luke Ryskamp hit an early three-pointer to give the Lakers a 5-2 lead. Hayes added a pair of free throws and Ricardo Carbajal hit a free throw and a layup to give GVSU a 10-3 lead at the 14:48 mark. Ferris State hit three consecutive thrree-pointers to pull ahead 14-12 and from that point on the teams traded buckets until the three minute mark of the first half. FSU built a 40-32 lead, but Chaz Rollins hit a shot at the buzzer to pull GVSU within six (40-34) after 20 minutes of action. 

The Lakers' scoring output for the first 9:27 of the second half was all Hayes and Rollins. Hayes scored the first bucket for the Lakers in the second stanza before Rollins scored eight consecutive points to tie the game at 44-44 at the 16:12 mark. Hayes then added a three-point play to put GVSU in the lead 47-44 with 15 minutes left. Senior guard Darren Kapustka was the first Laker other than Hayes and Rollins to score in the second half when his three-pointer gave GVSU a 54-51 lead with 10:33 left. 

Rollins put the Lakers up 61-60 with a free throw at the 6:04 mark and GVSU would remain in the lead until a FSU layup tied the game at 71-71 with 1:11 left.  GVSU was whistled for a foul with 37 seconds left and the Bulldogs split a pair of free throws to take a 72-71 lead. GVSU was unable to convert and Ferris State added a pair from the charity stripe to take a 74-71 lead. Hayes was unable to hit his three-point attempt at the buzzer for the visitors. 

The game was tied nine times and had 12 lead changes. Rollins led GVSU with a double-double, scoring 22 points and pulling down 11 rebounds. Carbajal also tallied a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds, while Hayes added 13 points and Ryskamp 10.