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Men's Basketball Falls to Great Lakes Christian

Men's Basketball Falls to Great Lakes Christian

Adrian, Mich. -- The Siena Heights Men's Basketball team fell to Grace Christian 75-73 on Wednesday, December, 6th. Delano Williams led the Saints with 17 points and nine rebounds. Off the bench, Jonny Bowers had 15 points and five rebounds.

In the first five minutes, the Saints jumped out to an early 11-4 lead. After the 15:00 mark in the first half, Great Lakes Christian went on a 15-0 run to go up 19-11 with 12:02 to go in the first half. From that point on, the Crusaders did not stop, as they got hot from the three point line and increased their lead to 20 at 39-19. The Saints did close out the first half solid on a 14-5 run. 

In the second half, the Saints carried that momentum into the second half, as they went on another 14-5 run after Brent Wiles made a layup with 14:51 left, to pull the Saints within two at 49-47. From that point on, the action was back and forth for the rest of the game as the Saints eventually tied the game at 70-70 after Shawn Brown made a layup with 0:44 to go. After the Saints' comeback efforts, Great Lakes Christian held on for the victory. 

The Saints shot 48.2% from the field, 38.9% from three, had 33 rebounds and outrebounded Great Lakes Christian by one, and forced 10 turnovers on the day. 

Next UpThe Saints will travel to Livonia, Mich. to take on the Madonna Crusaders on Saturday, December, 9th, at 3:00 PM.