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Men's Hoops Earns 80-71 Victory Over Judson

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WESTVILLE, Ind. – The Purdue University Northwest men's basketball team picked up a Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference victory over Judson University, 80-71, Saturday afternoon.

The Pride (5-8, 4-4 CCAC) had three players in double-figure scoring to lead the Black and Gold over the Eagles (4-6, 1-6 CCAC).

Junior Torrance Johnson (Chicago Heights, Ill./Chicago Hope Academy) (Chicago Heights, Ill./Chicago Hope Academy) picked up his sixth double-double of the season with 23 points on 9-of15 shooting while bringing down 11 rebounds.

Chandler Spring (Covington, Ind./Covington) (Covington, Ind./Covington) recorded 19 points including a trio of triples while Tyree Coe (Fishers, Ind./Fishers) (Fishers, Ind./Fishers) also hit three trifectas en route to an 18 point game.

Freshman Franklin Nunn (Anderson, Ind./Liberty Christian) (Anderson, Ind./Liberty Christian) started things off for the Black and Gold, scoring the first five points of the game to put the Pride up 5-0.

After a layup by Illya Galloway cut the Eagles deficit to three, 14-11, the Pride would go on a 7-0 run to extend their advantage midway through the first half.

PNW would hold on to that lead for the rest of the period, taking a 39-31 lead in to the break.

The Black and Gold would have its largest lead of the day at the 16:55 mark thanks to a layup by Johnson.

The Pride would answer any comeback attempts by the Eagles, shooting 50 percent from beyond the arc in the second half and hold on to the 80-71 victory.

The Pride return to action Tuesday night, when they face off with Keiser University in the opening game of the KU Tournament in West Palm Beach, Fla. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. (CT).

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Players Mentioned

Chandler Spring

#3 Chandler Spring

G
6' 4"
Junior
Franklin Nunn

#23 Franklin Nunn

G
6' 3"
Sophomore
Tyree Coe

#2 Tyree Coe

G
6' 4"
Senior
Torrance Johnson

#33 Torrance Johnson

F
6' 6"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Chandler Spring

#3 Chandler Spring

6' 4"
Junior
G
Franklin Nunn

#23 Franklin Nunn

6' 3"
Sophomore
G
Tyree Coe

#2 Tyree Coe

6' 4"
Senior
G
Torrance Johnson

#33 Torrance Johnson

6' 6"
Senior
F