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First Half Shooting Woes Costly for Men's Basketball

First Half Shooting Woes Costly for Men's Basketball

Grand Rapids, MI - The men's basketball team traveled to Grand Rapids on Saturday to take on the the 25th ranked Aquinas College Saints. Coming off last game against Lawrence Tech where the Wolverines shot over 50% for the game, the Wolverines were hoping the hot shooting would continue. Unfortunately, the great shooting did not carry over to Saturday. Michigan-Dearborn (8-10, 3-7) shot 24% in the first half and Aquinas (13-5, 9-1) ended the first half on an 11-0 run taking a 40-22 lead into halftime.

In the second half, the Wolverines were unable to get the deficit below 16 points and Aquinas continued to shoot over 42% in winning 80-53. The Saints outrebounded Michigan-Dearborn 56-43 for the game. Freshman Alex Hagel led the Wolverines with 15 points and was the only Michigan-Dearborn player to score in double digits. The men's basketball team will look to get back on the winning track Wednesday when they take on Madonna on the road at 7:30pm.