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88
Winner Spring Arbor (Mich.) SAU 7-0
76
Lawrence Tech (Mich.) LTU 1-3
Winner
Spring Arbor (Mich.) SAU
7-0
88
Final
76
Lawrence Tech (Mich.) LTU
1-3
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Spring Arbor (Mich.) SAU 47 41 88
Lawrence Tech (Mich.) LTU 35 41 76

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Cougars stay unbeaten with 88-76 win over Lawrence Tech

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – Senior Zach Medendorp and sophomore Paul Marandet scored 19 points apiece to lead the Spring Arbor University men's basketball team to an 88-76 win over Lawrence Tech on Saturday afternoon.

The Cougars shot a season-high 64 percent (33-for-52) from the field as they improved to a perfect 7-0 on the season.

 
 

THE BASICS

FINAL SCORE: Spring Arbor 88, Lawrence Tech 76

LOCATION: Don Ridler Fieldhouse | Southfield, Mich.

RECORDS: Spring Arbor 7-0, Lawrence Tech 1-3

 
 

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • Spring Arbor and Lawrence Tech traded baskets early on, but a 9-2 run, capped by a three-pointer from Luke Barber, gave SAU a lead it would never relinquish.
  • Marandet and Ben Geschke hit back-to-back shots with under five minutes to play in the first half to give the Cougars their largest lead of the game, 36-24.
  • Geschke knocked down three straight free throws to close the half and send SAU into the locker room up 45-35.
  • Lawrence Tech came out of the break strong and trimmed the deficit to four, 53-49, at the 14:18 mark. The Blue Devils were never able to get closer than that, however.
  • Brandon Durnell put the game away scoring seven points in the final 1:28 of the game.

 
 

FOR THE COUGARS

  • In addition to his 19 points, Medendorp grabbed five rebounds and matched his career-high with seven blocks.
  • Spring Arbor got big contributions off the bench. Durnell finished with 15 points and hauled in five boards while also adding two blocks and two steals. Geschke totaled 12 points and went a perfect 3-for-3 from behind the arc.
  • The Cougars also converted LTU's 14 turnovers into 14 points.
  • SAU out-rebounded the home team 27-25.

 
 

FOR THE BLUE DEVILS

  • Ty'rese Searles and Devonte Myles paced Lawrence Tech with 17 and 16 points, respectively.
  • The Blue Devils ended the game shooting 48 percent (23-for-48) from the floor.

 
 

UP NEXT

Spring Arbor will host Indiana University-Kokomo (2-3) on Tuesday, Nov. 14 at 7:30 p.m. before welcoming No. 3 University of Saint Francis (4-2) to town on Tuesday, Nov. 21 to kickoff Crossroads League play.

 
 

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