Grand Valley State dropped a 77-59 GLIAC decision at Ferris State Thursday (Feb. 23) evening.  GVSU, which closed the regular season 16-12 overall and 12-9 in league action, will open GLIAC Tournament action at Findlay Tuesday (Feb. 28). 

GVSU started strong as sophomore center Justin Greason opened the scoring with a layup, followed by back-tp-back buckets from senior Luke Ryskamp. The Bulldogs answered with a 7-0 run to take a 7-6 lead. Junior center Drake Baar put the Lakers up 8-7 at the 11:44 mark of the first half, followed by a Chris Dorsey layup to give GVSU a 10-9 lead. Sophomore guard Zach West  split a pair of free throws to tie the game at 11-11 with 8:08 left in the opening stanza. 

Ferris State heated up over the final eight minutes, hitting three, 3-point buckets and converting all six free throw attempts, while the Lakers scored nine points, including a bucket by Greason and free throw from Ryskamp to pull GVSU within eight (28-20) at 20 minutes of action. 

Senior forward Trevin Alexander scored early in the second half and the Lakers matched the Bulldogs point-for-point through the first nine minutes. Baar scored in the paint at the 11:27 mark to pull GVSU within five (44-39). However, an 8-0 run by the Bulldogs upped the lead to 52-39 before a three-point play from Ryskamp closed the gap to 10 (52-42). FSU put together a 10-0 run to pull ahead 62-43 with 7:01 remaining in the contest. 

Ryskamp led the way for the Lakers with 16 points and five rebounds, while Greason continued his solid play with 12 points and four rebounds. Alexander added eight points, 12 rebounds and three assists. Grand Valley State converted 25-of-67 shots from the floor (37.3 percent), but just 1-of-12 three-pointers and 8-of-16 free throws. Ferris State hit 12-of-29 three-pointers and 21-of-28 free throws.