CHICAGO, Ill. – The Purdue University Northwest men's basketball team dropped a 90-88 decision to Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference opponent Robert Morris University Saturday afternoon.

The Pride (4-8, 3-4 CCAC) took a late lead in the second half, but the Eagles (6-4, 4-0) would rally back late in the contest to pick up the win.

Senior Mike Williams (Gary, Ind./Lew Wallace) (Gary, Ind./Lew Wallace) led all scorers with 23 points on 8-of-10 shooting while Chandler Spring (Covington, Ind./Covington) (Covington, Ind./Covington) and Torrance Johnson (Chicago Heights, Ill./Chicago Hope Academy) (Chicago Heights, Ill/Chicago Hope Academy) each chipped in with 18 points.

Tyree Coe (Fishers, Ind./Fishers) (Fishers, Ind./Fishers) registered 17 points and Max Clifford (Franklin, Ind./Roncalli) (Franklin, Ind./Roncalli) scored eight points including a pair of late trifectas to lead the Pride offensively.

After a three-point field goal by Spring but the Pride up 14-10 midway through the opening half, the Eagles would even the score at 24 points apiece with 7:10 remaining.

The Pride would retake the lead toward the end up the period, but a trifecta from Darius Paul with just would knot the game at 40-40 sending in in to the break.

With just over five minutes remaining in the game, a layup from Johnson put the black and Gold ahead 70-68.

Both teams would trade baskets until the 1:17 mark, when a three pointer from Darius Randolph put RMU ahead 83-79.

The Pride would keep fighting for the remainder of the game, answering the made baskets from the Eagles, but clutch free throw shooting down the stretch helped seal the game for RMU.

Purdue Northwest shot 49.2 percent from the field compared to 48.4 percent from RMU, while the Eagles won the battle on the boards 36-32.

The Black and Gold return to action Saturday, Dec. 17, when they host Judson University in a CCAC contest at the Student Services and Recreation Center in Westville, Ind. Tip-off is set for 3 p.m. (CT).