SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – The Spring Arbor University men's basketball team picked up its third straight victory with an 86-82 overtime win at Lawrence Tech on Saturday.
Austin Braun led the way with a career-high 27 points while freshman
Travis Grayson added a season-best 23 points and five assists.
THE BASICS
SCORE: Spring Arbor 86, Lawrence Tech 82
LOCATION: Southfield, Mich.
RECORDS: Spring Arbor 3-2, Lawrence Tech 3-3
GAME HIGHLIGHTS
- Spring Arbor led by as many as 12 in the game, holding a 46-34 advantage at the 16:26 mark of the second half.
- The lead was seven, 62-55, with 5:45 remaining in regulation when Lawrence Tech used a 16-5 run to pull ahead 71-67 with 1:34 left on the clock.
- With less than a minute left, Braun hit a layup to trim the deficit to two. Following a defensive stop, Grayson knocked down a pair of clutch free throws to force overtime.
- Back-to-back buckets by Braun and Grayson in overtime put the Cougars in front.
- SAU ballooned the lead to eight, 81-73, in the extra period, but LTU battled its way back once again. The Blue Devils got within two, 84-82, in the closing seconds, but Braun sealed the game at the charity stripe with two more free throws.
- Braun finished with a career-high 27 points, including seven in overtime. Grayson followed with 23 points and five assists.
- Eli White and Kevyn Roberton added 13 and 12 points, respectively, while Robertson also collected nine rebounds.
- Lawrence Tech was led by Andrew Rinn, who finished with a game-high 31 points.
UP NEXT
Spring Arbor opens Crossroads League play against No. 8 ranked Grace College in Winona Lake, Indiana on Saturday, Nov. 19. Tipoff is scheduled for 3 p.m.
