ALLENDALE – The No. 22 Grand Valley State men's basketball team closed out the month of November with a 100-46 home win against Grace Christian Sunday (Nov. 30) afternoon. The Lakers improve to 6-0 on the season for the first time since the 2013-14 season. 
 
Jalen Charity tied a career high 20 points to lead all scorers on 6-7 shooting from the field and a perfect 8-8 shooting from the free throw line. Charity hauled in seven rebounds, swiped three steals, and blocked a career high three shots. Trevor Smith Jr. scored 14 points on 6-9 shooting from the field and swiped two steals. Mason Docks added eight points and dished out a game high six assists. Payton Weemer posted eight points and seven rebounds in the win.
 
GVSU shot 47% from the field and 88% from the free throw line. Grace Christian shot 31% from the field and 25% from three-point range. The Lakers outrebounded the Tigers 48-34 and 14-10 in offensive rebounds. GVSU forced Grace Christian to commit 27 turnovers and dominated in the paint, outscoring the Tigers 46-22. 
 
The Lakers jumped out to a 14-3 start after a steal and made layup by Trevor Smith Jr. five minutes into the game. Grace Christian would answer by going on a 12-2 run to cut the Laker lead to 20-19 with nine minutes to go in the opening half. GVSU answered by going on a 12-2 run to go back up double digits at 34-21 off five straight points by Smith Jr. Jalen Charity would put the Lakers up 20 with 33 seconds left in the first half after a driving layup that counted plus the foul. GVSU would take a 46-25 lead into halftime.
 
In the second half, GVSU went on a 19-2 run over seven minutes to take a commanding 68-31 lead with just over 12 minutes to play in the game. The Lakers would extend the lead to 40 points on a driving layup by Smith Jr. and midrange jump shot by Payton Weemer. GVSU would take their largest lead of the game at 55 points off a BJ Walker offensive rebound and made layup with under two minutes remaining. 
 
GVSU will open up their conference schedule next weekend when they host Lake Superior State on Thursday, December 4^th at 7:30 PM at the GVSU Fieldhouse Arena. The Lakers will then host Saginaw Valley State on Saturday, December 6^th at 3:00 PM. Both games will be streamed live on FloCollege and can be listened live on Thunder Country 107.3.