The Purdue Northwest men's basketball team defeated Northwood 82-61 in Day 1 of the UWP Tournament on Friday evening.

The Basics

• Records: Purdue Northwest (4-0), Northwood (0-3)
• Location: De Simone Arena - Kenosha, Wis.
• Attendance: 365

Inside The Numbers

• Graduate Alou Dillon (Milwaukee, Wis./Wauwatosa West) led Purdue Northwest with a career-high 24 points going 9-of-17 from the floor, grabbed six rebounds, blocked two shots, and snatched two steals.
• Sophomore Sangolay Njie (Chicago, Ill./Whitney Young) added 14 points off the bench and earned ten rebounds for his first double-double of the season.
• Senior Anthony Barnard (Kokomo, Ind./Kokomo) scored 11 points for the Pride and recorded six rebounds.
• Senior Mikell Cooper (Milwaukee, Wis./Bradley Tech) and junior Obi Ezekwesili (Houston, Texas/Westside) each chipped in seven points during the game.
• Purdue Northwest finished the contest shooting 31-of-66 (47.0%) from the field and went 10-of-27 (37.0%) from behind the arc.
• Anthony Sanders led Northwood with 15 points.
• The Timberwolves ended the game going 25-of-59 (42.4%) from the floor and shot 3-of-9 (33.3%) from deep.

The Breakdown

• The Pride got off to a quick start with a 13-8 lead in the first eight minutes of the game.
• Northwood battled back to cut the deficit to 23-20 with less then eight remaining in the first half.
• Both teams finished the first half battling back-and-forth and saw the Pride take a slim 37-36 lead into halftime.
• Purdue Northwest came out strong to the start the second half with 14-4 run in the first six minutes to take a 51-40 lead.
• The Pride kept the momentum going and did not look back taking down Northwood, 82-61.
• Purdue Northwood dominated in points off turnovers with a 30-8 advantage.
• The Pride made most of their second chance opportunities scoring 21 points off second chances to Northwood's four.
• The bench made an impact once again for Purdue Northwest outscoring the Timberwolves, 27-10.

Game Quote from Head Coach Boomer Roberts:
"We did a much better job in the second half of dictating with our defense. Once we made some of our open looks, it got us loose to play more aggressive. We played through our forwards in the paint, and Alou, Sangolay, and AB were able to make plays around the rim. Our guards were patient and continued to take what they gave us. Winona State is a good team, so like last weekend, we'll have turn the page quickly and be locked in."

Up Next

• The Pride next compete in Day 2 of the UWP Tournament when they take on Winona State on Saturday, November 19. Tip-off is set for 5:00 p.m. central time in Kenosha, Wis.

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