Ferris State Rolls Past Grace Christian As Seven 'Dawgs Reach Double-Digits

Postgame Highlights & Interview 

Big Rapids, Mich. - Seven Ferris State University men's basketball standouts reached double-figure scoring as the 14th-ranked Bulldogs rolled to a decisive 106-57 home win over Grace Christian on Saturday (Dec. 2) inside FSU's Jim Wink Arena.

The Bulldogs built an early lead and held a 55-29 lead at halftime before outscoring the visitors 51-28 over the final 20 minutes of play, improving to 6-1 on the year.

Overall, Ferris State shot 58.3% for the day and compiled 34 assists while out rebounding the Tigers 48-23 for the afternoon.

Ferris State was paced by junior Reece Hazelton, who finished with 18 points, six rebounds and four assists in 20 minutes of work. Redshirt freshman Owen Hardy added 13 points and eight boards while junior Ethan Erickson poured in 11 points and handed out five assists.

FSU also got 10 points each from senior Dolapo Olayinka along with seniors Ben Davidson and Jack Ammerman in addition to junior Jimmy Scholler, who added a team-high nine rebounds. Senior guard Amari Lee finished with eight points and dished out seven assists.

In addition, Saturday's game marked the return of the Bulldogs' Deng Reng, who missed nearly all of the past year due to injury. He tallied nine points in his return to the lineup. Overall, the Bulldogs went 13 deep in the game as every player in uniform saw at least seven minutes of action and 12 found the scoring column.

Ferris State held a decisive 68-20 edge inside the paint and netted 31 points off of 22 Grace Christian turnovers, leading to a 31-5 margin in points off turnovers. The Bulldogs also outscored the Tigers 17-3 on the offensive glass and got 49 points from the bench to only 23 for the Grace reserves.

FSU finished eight-of-20 (40%) from three-point range and made 14-of-23 (60.9%) free throws.

The Tigers were led by Zak Yorke with nine points. Grace Christian shot 40.4% from the floor and made nine-of-22 (40.9%) three's in addition to two-of-five (40%) free throws.

The Bulldogs will open GLIAC play on the road next weekend against Purdue Northwest on Thursday (Dec. 7) and Parkside on Saturday (Dec. 9). Thursday's matchup with PNW tips off at 8 p.m. (ET) and will be played at the Pride's campus in Westville, Ind.