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 Freshman Rob Igbawua recorded his first career double-double and brought the crowd to its feet over and over. |
Jan. 10, 2005
DETROIT - All six active men's basketball players set some sort of career mark as WSU (8-5) picked up its third straight win with a 107-63 win over Marygrove College (3-12) in a match-up of Detroit schools at the Matthaei Monday night. The 107 tally was the most points by the Wayne State since the 1994-95 season (115 vs. Gannon).
Senior center Tariq Mills (Cincinnati, Ohio) opened the game with identical layups and a three-pointer by senior Morris Hall (Detroit, Mich.) gave the Warriors a 7-2 lead in the first two minutes. Herb Goliday (Royal Oak Twp., Mich.) then scored four straight points as WSU led by nine.
Freshman forward Rob Igbawua (Belleville, Mich.) gave the Warriors a 23-8 advantage on his monster dunk from Darrell Evans (Detroit, Mich.) with 11:50 remaining in the half.
The Mustangs made just five of their first 22 shots to start the game, and missed their first 12 three-pointers in the first half, as the Warriors opened up a 35-12 margin. Goliday converted a three-point play with 3:46 on the clock as the Warriors increased their lead to 42-14. WSU led 52-19 at halftime.
Wayne State continued to increase its lead with a three by Hall and another three-point play by Goliday to begin the second half.
Igbawua was on the opposite end of a WSU dunk with an assist to Goliday, but Igbawua was able to slam home two more dunks that brought the ruckus crowd to its feet.
Hall totaled 26 points and was 10-of-11 from the foul line. Also with 26 was Goliday who did his damage from the floor, shooting 10-of-13, for his career-high. Mills was one rebound shy of his second career double-double in the first half alone. He finished with career-highs in points (20) and rebounds (15).
Using high-percentage shots, Igbawua was 7-for-9 to score 17 points while pulling down 10 rebounds for his first career double-double. Adrian Schaffer (Rochester Hills, Mich.) was one rebound short of his first double-double with a career mark of 14 points and nine boards off the bench. Getting the ball to his teammates for open opportunities, Evans dished a career-high 12 assists.
WSU outrebounded Marygrove 56-24 and shot 56.5 percent compared to MC's 33.8.
The Warriors return to GLIAC action as they travel to Grand Valley State on Thursday. The game will be televised live on Comcast Local starting at 8:07 p.m.
