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 Herb Goliday had his second straight double-double Saturday. |
Jan. 14, 2006
DETROIT - Wayne State's four-game winning streak came to an end on Saturday as the 11th-ranked Findlay Oilers escaped with a 78-75 double-overtime win over the Warriors. It was WSU's second straight OT game as the Warriors fall to 7-7 overall and 2-4 in the GLIAC. UF won its 10th in a row and improve to 14-2, 7-1 GLIAC.
The game started wild as Oiler center Brent Schmipke missed a dunk attempt, but was called for a technical foul for hanging on the rim. WSU junior Kris Krzyminski (Flint, Mich.) made the free throws to put WSU on the board. Then guard Will Pierce (Detroit, Mich.) hit a mid-range jumper for a 4-0 start. Pierce came flying through the lane to tip in a Krzyminski miss that put the Warriors ahead 10-4 with 16:31 on the clock.
Wayne State took a 13-6 lead as junior center Jeffrey Ferguson (Toronto, Ont.) scored four straight points. Findlay went on a 14-5 run to grab a 20-18 lead with 8:03 to play in the half, but baskets by Pierce and Krzyminski put WSU back on top.
With the game tied at 24, senior Ethan Banks (Warren, Ohio) hit back-to-back three-pointers from the left corner. The Warriors led by as many as eight before four straight Oiler points forced David Greer to call a timeout with 2:26 left before halftime. Krzyminski came out of the huddle to score on a driving layup and WSU held on for a 37-30 lead at the break.
A Herb Goliday (Royal Oak Twp., Mich.) jumper in the paint out of the gates gave Wayne State a nine-point lead to start the second half. Five minutes later, Goliday lobbed it in to Ferguson for a basket off the glass and a 47-39 advantage.
Findlay regained the lead with 6:13 left in the game thanks to a 12-2 run. Krzyminski's layup over a minute later tied the game at 51. Trailing by three, Pierce sank a triple from the corner of the court.
The Oilers took a two-point lead with 1:29 left, but WSU got two offensive rebounds and Erik Parker (Oak Park, Mich.) finally scored. He was fouled on the play and made the free throw to give the Warriors a one-point lead.
After a Findlay free throw that tied the score, WSU misfired. Oiler guard Dustin Pfeifer missed a pair of last-second shots, sending the game into overtime.
Krzyminski started the extra session with a layup. Following a set of UF free throws, Goliday put WSU back on top. But Findlay's Frank Phillips had back-to-back baskets to give the Oilers a two-point lead. A block and long-range jumper by Krzyminski tied the game again.
The teams exchanged free throws before Banks rattled in a jump shot with just over a minute to go. Findlay missed on three straight shots, but Dorian Bass hit a game-tying jumper with 5.9 seconds to play.
Goliday's offensive put-back put WSU up 72-71 in the second overtime. The rebound gave the senior his second straight double-double, but he fouled out just seconds later.
Findlay grabbed a three-point lead, but Banks cut it to one on two free throws with 10.7 seconds left. But Schnipke's two free throws with 8.8 ticks left clinched the Oilers' win.
Krzyminski led WSU 16 points and eight assist while playing the entire 50 minutes. Ferguson added 15 points and three blocks, while Goliday finished with 14 points and 10 rebounds.
Wayne State returns to the road with a trip to the U.P. next week. The Warriors face Michigan Tech on Jan. 19 and Northern Michigan on Jan. 21.
