#24 Grand Valley State 80, Parkside 69
The Parkside men's basketball team had a lead midway through the second half against No. 24 ranked Grand Valley State, but a couple of late runs by the visiting Lakers proved to be the difference as GVSU beat the Rangers 80-69 Saturday afternoon at De Simone Gymnasium.
 
GVSU improved to 8-1 overall and 3-1 in the GLIAC while the Rangers moved to 4-5 overall and 2-2 in the GLIAC.
 
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DOWN THE STRETCH
After going down 50-40 in the first 2:00 of the second half, Parkside used a 16-5 run that was sparked by a pair of sophomore Vinson Sigmon Jr. 3-pointers to take a 56-55 lead with 10:48 to play. Unfortunately for Parkside, GVSU used a 9-0 run after the Rangers' run and they never trailed again. Parkside stayed tough however, battling back to tie it again at 66-66, but the Lakers outscored Rangers 14-3 the rest of the way and iced the game away at the free throw line.
 
STATWORTHY
Redshirt-freshman Jamir Simpson scored a team-high 20 points, his second straight 20+ point performance for the Rangers. Sigmon Jr. added 14 points and hit four 3-pointers while redshirt-senior Tray Croft had 12 points and five assists. Parkside was outrebounded 36-26, and GVSU got a big boost at the free-throw line, where they went 23-of-26 and Parkside went 11-of-17. The Lakers' Jake Van Tubbergen went for 32 points on 10-of-14 shooting.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
Parkside will host Clarke College on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in De Simone Arena. The De Simone Rededication Ceremony will take place before Tuesday's game. For tickets for Parkside men's basketball, or any Parkside Athletics events, visit ParksideRangers.com/Tickets.