The Purdue Northwest men's basketball team suffered their first loss of the season after falling to Winona State in the final day of the UWP Tournament on Saturday evening, 65-59.
The Basics
- Records: Purdue Northwest (4-1), Winona State (4-0)
- Location: De Simone Arena - Kenosha, Wis.
- Attendance: 742
Inside The Numbers
- Graduate Alou Dillon (Milwaukee, Wis./Wauwatosa West) led Purdue Northwest once again with 23 points off of 9-of-18 shooting while also grabbing eight rebounds and blocking three shots.
- Senior Mikell Cooper (Milwaukee, Wis./Bradley Tech) added ten points, snatched five rebounds, and dished out three assists.
- Junior Jaylon Gentry (Brown Deer, Wis./Brown Deer) scored nine points during the game.
- Senior Anthony Barnard (Kokomo, Ind./Kokomo) chipped in eight points for the Pride.
- Purdue Northwest finished the game shooting 22-of-55 (40.0%) from the field and going 9-of-29 (31.0%) from deep.
- Dillon Conner and Drew Connor each led Winona State scoring 14 points.
- The Warriors ended the contest going 25-of-68 (36.8%) from the floor and shooting 9-of-33 (27.3%) from the three-point line.
The Breakdown
- With the game tied 8-8 in the first half, the Pride finished on a 24-11 run to go into halftime with a 32-19 lead.
- Winona State stormed back in the second half and retook the lead 53-52 with six minutes remaining in the game.
- The teams battled for the rest of the game but ultimately saw the Warriors finish with the victory, 65-59.
- Winona State held a slight advantage in bench points, 26-24.
- The Pride took advantage of their fast break opportunities, 12-4.
Game Quote from Head Coach Boomer Roberts:
"Tonight was a great learning experience for our team. We played high level team defense in the first half, holding them to 19 points. But we weren't able to sustain that level of toughness for 40 minutes, and they got momentum rolling. The rebound margin was obviously a big statistic. We'll own it and respond. We've got a hungry group who knows we let a good win slip through our fingers, and I'm confident we'll come next week ready to keep getting better."
Up Next
- The Pride next return to home action when they take on Calumet College of St. Joseph on Wednesday, November 23. Tip-off is set for 5:00 p.m. central time at John Friend Court.
