SOUTHFIELD--Lucky 13! The Lawrence Tech men's basketball team made just that number of three-point field goals tonight to give the Blue Devils a single-season school record of 279 during a 76-65 victory Wednesday over visiting Indiana Tech at the Don Ridler Field House.

Lawrence Tech improves to 15-8 overall and 11-6 in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference, while Indiana Tech dips to 14-9 on the season and 12-5 in the WHAC.

Lawrence Tech Highlights

• Senior Brandon Beavers recorded another double-double with game highs of 28 points and 15 rebounds.
• Classmate Alejandro Gonzalez and junior Ioannis Giannoultsis chipped in 11 points apiece.
• Classmate Nathaniel Ward (8 points) was among three LTU passers with three assists and he had five rebounds.

Indiana Tech Highlights

• Brady Titus had a double-double of his own with 17 points and 10 rebounds.
• Javel Lewis added 16 points, six rebounds and three blocked shots.
• Lucas Lyyski (8 rebounds) and Max Perez had 15 and 10 points, respectively.
• Steve Helm (5 points, 6 rebounds) had a game-best four assists.

How it Happened 

• LTU seized control by opening the second half on a 29-8 run to lead 60-40 with 11 minutes and 10 seconds remaining. After the Warriors took their last lead of the game at 36-34 on a Titus layin, they missed 10 consecutive shots at one point as the Blue Devils made their move.
• The tightly contested first half which the Warriors led 32-31 featured five ties and seven lead changes as neither side led by more than two possessions.
• The LTU bench outscored the Warriors' 15 to 2.
• The Blue Devils made more field goals (26-22) and three-point shots (13-6).

Beyond the Boxscore

• The previous LTU record for three-point field goals made in a season was by the 2021-22 team, with 267.
• Lawrence Tech went 3-1 during the season's longest homestand.
• The Blue Devils got their first win over the Warriors in the 23-game all-time series, avenging an earlier 91-85 loss this season back on Nov. 29.
• Beavers now leads the WHAC in scoring with 19.7 points per game, is second in rebounding (8.2 rpg) and third in assists (5.0 apg).
• Lawrence Tech leads the nation with 34.0 three-point field goals attempted per game and second in makes (12.1 3fg/game).
• The Blue Devils committed just six turnovers tonight to tie a season's best at home; they are 10th in NAIA for fewest turnovers (10.0).

Up Next

• Lawrence Tech hits the road on Saturday (3 p.m.) for WHAC encounter against Northwestern Ohio in Lima.