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 Joe Carr scored a game-high 24 points in the win over Ferris State. |
Feb. 15, 2007
DETROIT - The Wayne State University men's basketball team (12-11 overall, 8-7 GLIAC/T-2nd) won for the third time in the last four outings with an 89-78 home court victory over Ferris State (9-16 overall, 7-9 GLIAC) Thursday evening at the Matthaei.
The win moves WSU into a second-place tie in the GLIAC South Division with Mercyhurst with each team having two games to play and holding a one-game lead over Ashland. Mercyhurst plays at Ashland on Saturday as the trio battles for second place and the right to host a GLIAC quarterfinal contest on Tuesday, Feb. 27.
The Warriors led from start to finish against the Bulldogs as the hosts jumped out to a 5-0 advantage in the first 2:10 of the contest. After an FSU turnover, junior Wynn Sarden (Sterling Hts., Mich./Warren Cousino) made a lay-up for the first points of the game. Junior Jason Saddler (Detroit, Mich./Cody) split a pair from the foul line, then senior Kris Krzyminski (Flint, Mich./Central) scored on a lay-up and the Warriors were off and running.
FSU answered with four straight points to pull within one but WSU responded with a 6-0 run as Sarden scored on back-to-back offensive rebounds on consecutive WSU possessions.
The Bulldogs were able to close with two at 16-14 with 11:02 remaining in the first half, but Wayne State went on a 7-2 run which included five consecutive Warrior points by senior guard Joe Carr (Detroit, Mich./Renaissance).
The WSU lead was trimmed to three on three occasions, but each time the Warriors answered with a bucket on their next possession.
With WSU recording a 10-point lead with 2:55 left before halftime, FSU went on a 8-5 run to close the first half making the intermission score 41-34 Wayne State.
Both teams were hot from the floor in the opening 20 minutes with WSU shooting 60.7 percent (17 of 28) and FSU making 57.1 percent on 16 of 28. One difference was from beyond the arc as the Warriors were five of seven, compared to the Bulldogs two of seven.
Wayne State started the second half on a 6-2 run to open an 11-point advantage at 47-36. Ferris scored the next four points, but the Warriors responded with a 7-0 run with three different hometown players scoring during the streak (Sarden three points, Saddler and Krzyminski two points each).
The Bulldogs were able to cut the deficit to five at 56-51 with 11:44 left on a triple by Anthony Sydnor, but WSU scored the next five points for another 10-point lead.
Ferris battled back to within six at 82-76 with 44 seconds left, but WSU finished the game on a 7-2 run with all seven points coming from the foul line.
Wayne State shot 57.7 percent from the floor (30 of 52) for the game, while Ferris State was 35 of 71 for 49.3 percent.
WSU made 23 of 32 from the foul line, while FSU was zero-for-two.
Notes:
Wayne State scored a season-high 89 points.
The Warriors equaled a season-best with 23 free throws made on a season-high 32 attempts.
WSU allowed a season-high 35 opponent field goals made.
Wayne State attempted a season-low nine three-point shots, making six. Joe Carr made three, while Will Pierce, Kris Krzyminski and Larry Edwards each made a shot from beyond the arc.
The Warriors committed a season-low eight fouls.
Ferris State did not make a foul shot, a season-low for a WSU opponent.
Joe Carr tied a WSU individual season-high with 11 free throws made. Kris Krzyminski made 11 foul shots last Thursday (Feb. 8) at Mercyhurst.
Wynn Sarden had 11 rebounds, one shy of single-season best set on Feb. 3 vs. Ashland.
Kris Krzyminski had 23 points increasing his season total to 553, which ties Grady Lowry (1984-85) for the fifth highest single-season point total in school history. Tony Goins (1998-99) is fourth at 556 points.
Krzyminski is tied-for-second in three-point field goals made in a season with Morris Hall (2004-05) at 76. Charles LeSure (1999-2000) holds the school record with 77.
Krzyminski's scoring average of 24.04 is third highest single-season mark in WSU history behind Bob Solomon (1972-73 - 25.96) and Michael Aaron (1993-94 - 25.72).
Krzyminski's free throw percentage of 84.6 is fifth best in school history of those with at least 65 attempts in a season.
Krzyminski's 50.3 percent from beyond the arc is on pace to shatter the single-season WSU mark of 45.7 set by Ethan Banks (2004-05) of those with at least 125 attempts in a year.
