ALLENDALE—The Grand Valley State men's basketball team came back to defeat Saginaw Valley, 66-62, on Saturday afternoon inside of the GVSU Fieldhouse Arena.
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Trevon Gunter was clutch down the stretch for the Lakers, sinking three triples in the final 6:15 of play to complete a GVSU (9-8, 3-4 GLIAC) comeback that saw the Lakers down as many as 10 in the second half.
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Gunter scored a game-high 19 points on a 7-for-11 shooting performance from the field and went 5-for-7 from behind the 3-point line. Gunter added seven rebounds for the Lakers and a pair of steals.
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The defining stretch for GVSU was from the 7:46 mark of the second half until there was 3:59 on the clock. The Lakers went on a 15-4 run over that 4:11 span. Gunter scored eight in that spurt, including two of those clutch 3s. A
Britain Harris triple ended the run for the Lakers and put them at a five-point advantage.
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Harris showed his own clutch gene, icing the game for GVSU, making four free throws in the final moments. Harris scored 10 for the Lakers and added eight rebounds.
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Marius Grazulis was solid again down low, scoring seven points and grabbing nine rebounds. Daniel
Kiely made his third start of the year and led the
Lakers with five assists.
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The Lakers outshot the Cardinals (9-8, 4-3), marking the ninth occasion this season when GVSU finishes the game with a better shooting percentage than its opponent. The Lakers are 8-1 when they outshoot their opponent.
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The Lakers head to the Upper Peninsula for games next weekend. They'll face Northern Michigan at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday in Marquette.
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