#12 Ferris State Comes Up Short Against Northern Michigan In Marquette
| Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
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Ferris State (13-3,3-2 GLIAC) | 38 | 33 | 71 |
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Northern Michigan (13-5,6-0 GLIAC) | 36 | 39 | 75 |
Marquette, Mich. - The nationally 12th-ranked Ferris State University men's basketball squad had its seven-game winning streak snapped on Saturday (Jan. 13) as the Bulldogs fell to Northern Michigan 75-71 at the Berry Events Center.
The Bulldogs led most of the game, but NMU shot 30 free throws, making 24 in rallying late for the triumph. The Wildcats got a big three-point shot from Max Weisbrod on their final possession to bounce in and a pair of Bulldog long range attempts in the closing seconds rimmed away as the NMU prevailed.
Ferris State jumped out to a 38-36 halftime lead thanks to 16 points in the opening 20 minutes from junior guard Ethan Erickson, but he was held scoreless in the second half.
Erickson paced FSU with 16 points while former Wildcat Dolapo Olayinka had 13 points for the Bulldogs. Both Jack Ammerman and Reece Hazelton chipped in 10 points each.
The Bulldogs shot 50% from the floor and went seven-of-16 (43.8%) from three-point range to go with a 10-of-17 (58.8%) showing at the free throw line.
Northern Michigan made 14 more free throws than Ferris State while shooting 13 more, hitting 24-of-30 (80%) overall. The Wildcats shot 41.2% from the floor and were nine-of-22 (40.9%) from long range.
Additionally, NMU held a 35-30 rebounding advantage and pulled down 11 offensive boards to eight for FSU. The Wildcats also had only nine turnovers with the Bulldogs totaling 12 in the game.
Weisbrod paced Northern Michigan with a game-high 18 points as NMU improved to 13-5 overall and 6-0 atop the GLIAC. Carson Smith and Riley Brooks each added 15 points apiece.
With the setback, the Bulldogs closed their trip to the Upper Peninsula with a split following a 69-68 win at Michigan Tech on Thursday. FSU is now 13-3 overall and 3-2 in conference action.
The Bulldogs return home to host Davenport on Thursday (Jan. 18) at 7:30 p.m. (ET) in Big Rapids before taking on rival Grand Valley State on Saturday (Jan. 20) at Wink Arena beginning at 3 p.m. (ET).