MARQUETTE, Mich. — The Northern Michigan University men's basketball team fell to rival Michigan Tech Thursday night, 91-61, to get the regular series split.

The team will now await the rest of tonight's results to find out their fate in the GLIAC postseason tournament.

FIRST HALF

The Huskies jumped out to an early lead, posting a 13 point lead in the first few minutes but the Wildcats continued to push.

With 11:42 to play, Ben Wolf dunked the ball as the crowd erupted when he grabbed the offensive rebound off a missed three point shot. 

They cut the deficit to seven as they reached the halfway point of the first 20 minutes of play but the Huskies stayed out in front for the rest of the frame.

Alec Fruin led the team in points through the first half, scoring nine points and picking up three rebounds as the Wildcats trailed the Huskies, 43-35. 

SECOND HALF

The Wildcats opened the second half cutting the MTU led to two as Sam Taylor made a three-point jump shot, making it 45-43. 

The run started with a three-point shot from Alec Fruin and Dolapo Olayinka making a huge stop on the defensive side of the ball. Olayinka then made a layup to cut the lead to five before Taylor's basket brought the team even closer to overtaking the lead. 

MTU would sink three baskets of their own shortly after to regain a nine-point lead, 52-43 with 15 minutes to go.

Fruin finished the day with a team high 12 points while Sam Taylor posted 11 in his final game at the Berry Events Center.