UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. – The Cardinals of SVSU men’s basketball team played #1 ranked University of Findlay today (Jan. 31). In a physical game, Saginaw Valley fell, 80-58.

Saginaw Valley had the lead early in the first half, but couldn’t hold it until the end of regulation play. Junior guard Avery Stephenson (Romulus, Mich. / Nebraska-Kearney Univ.) led the Cardinals with 10 points, going 2-for-3 from beyond the three point line and pulled down four rebounds. Senior guard Dante Williams (Romulus, Mich. / East Tennessee State Univ.) contributed seven points.

The second half was evenly balanced scoring wise as Williams had nine and grabbed two boards and finished the game with 16 points. Stephenson scored eight of his team high 18 points. Freshman point guard Greg Foster (Indianapolis, Ind. / T.C. Howe) led the Cardinals in rebounds with six.

With the loss, Saginaw Valley falls to 5-13 overall, 5-8 in the GLIAC as Findlay remains undefeated, 18-0 overall and 14-0 in the GLIAC. The Cardinals are back in action as they travel to Detroit, Mich. to play Wayne State Thursday (Feb. 5).