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 Kris Krzyminski had 24 points, four assists and five rebounds versus Mercyhurst. |
Feb. 8, 2007
Erie, Pa. - The Wayne State University men's basketball team (10-11 overall, 6-7 GLIAC) was unable to hold onto a halftime lead and fell 67-57 at Mercyhurst College (16-7 overall, 8-5 GLIAC) Thursday evening.
WSU started slowly falling behind by six points at 7-1, 9-3, 11-5 and 16-10. Over a five minute span, the Warriors went on a 11-2 run to take a 21-18 lead with 4:32 remaining on two foul shots by senior Kris Krzyminski (Flint, Mich./Central). Junior Wynn Sarden (Sterling Hts., Mich./Warren Cousino) had four points during the run.
The Warriors were able to mount two five point leads at 23-18 and 26-21 before intermission. MC's Richard Field made a three-pointer late in the first half pulling the hosts within two at 26-24. Despite making only nine field goals in the first half, the Warriors were able to lead thanks to an eight-of-nine performance from the charity stripe.
A Krzyminski lay-up on the opening possession of the second half gave WSU a four point advantage. Wayne State would not score again for over three minutes as Mercyhurst went on a 7-0 run until a three pointer by senior Joe Carr (Detroit, Mich./Renaissance) knotted the score at 31 with 16:13 remaining.
The contest was tied again at 33, 35 and 39, before Mercyhurst scored eight consecutive points for a 47-39 advantage with 7:34 left. Two foul shots by Krzyminski temporarily slowed MC, but the Lakers tallied seven of the next nine points for a 54-43 lead.
WSU was able to get within six at 57-51 following a lay-up by Sarden with 2:34 left but the Warriors committed turnovers on its next two possessions and Mercyhurst made its final seven foul shots.
Krzyminski had a game-high 24 points despite making just one of five from beyond the arc. Sarden contributed 12 points while junior Jason Saddler (Detroit, Mich./Cody) added 10 points and team-high seven rebounds.
The Lakers had five players in double figures led by 11 points from Richard Field.
The Warriors conclude the weekend road trip with a 3 p.m. tip-off on Saturday at Gannon.
Notes:
Kris Krzyminski made a career-high 11 free throws. He has scored 20 or more points 16 times this season.
Wynn Sarden scored in double figures for the eighth time this season.
Jason Saddler scored in double figures for the third time this year, while playing all 40 minutes for the second time this season.
The Warriors are 1-7 when scoring less than 60 points.
Wayne State is 6-2 when leading at halftime.
WSU is 0-8 when the opponent has a better three-point field goal percentage.
For the first time this season, WSU used less than seven players in a game.
David Greer is 2-4 in games at the Mercyhurst Athletic Center and 23-26 in GLIAC road games in his WSU career.
