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MTU HEARTBREAKER: LEWIS TOPS MEN, 58-56



ROMEOVILLE, Ill. -- Lewis only led for two seconds in its none-conference men\'s basketball game with Michigan Tech in the GLVC/GLIAC Challenge. Unfortunately for the Huskies, it was the final two seconds and the host Flyers walked away with a 58-56 victory.

Tech led by nine points with 5:03 remaining but Lewis hit six of their final eight shots to come from behind. Brandon Dagans eight-foot jumper with two seconds left provided the winning margin.

MTU\'s defense put the clamps on LU in the first half, holding it to 19 points on six-of-28 shooting. The Huskies held a 25-19 margin at the half despite starters Tim Strom and Radayl Richardson playing a combined 16 minutes due to foul trouble.

It was a one-point game at the 8:18 mark of the second half, 43-42, before Tech scored eight straight with the help of back-to-back three-pointers by Robby Springborn and Richardson. Craig Genung hit four of his 14 points in the final five minutes to keep MTU on top, but Lewis wouldn\'t go away. Pat Monoghan drilled a fade-away three-pointer to tie the game at 56 with 34 seconds left. A five second violation on an in-bounds play turned the ball back over to the Flyers for the game-winner.

Genung and Richardson tied for team highs in points with 14 each. Genung had 12 of his in the second half. Springborn also tallied double digits with 11 points. Richardson and Ed Ross tied for the team lead in rebounds with seven.

Tech outshot (44 percent to 39) and outrebounded (32 to 31) Lewis, but 16 turnovers proved to be one to o many.

Michigan Tech (0-2) will travel to Duluth, Minn., next Friday and Saturday (Nov. 25-26) to compete in Minnesota Duluth\'s American Family Insurance Classic. The Huskies will be facing host UMD in their first game there -- Friday at 9 p.m. (ET).

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