Michigan Tech MTU 2-7,0-2 GLIAC

Purdue Northwest Pur-NW 6-5,1-1 GLIAC

Michigan Tech MTU

2-7,0-2 GLIAC

Final

Dec. 03, 2022

Purdue Northwest Pur-NW

6-5,1-1 GLIAC

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	F
Michigan Tech MTU	42	26	68
Purdue Northwest Pur-NW	31	42	73

Summary
Box Score

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 12/4/2022 12:43:00 PM

Cooper drops season-high 30 in big GLIAC win against Michigan Tech

Senior Mikell Cooper (Milwaukee, Wis./Bradley Tech) dropped a season-high 30 points to help lift the Purdue Northwest Men's Basketball over Michigan Tech in a big GLIAC home win on Saturday afternoon, 73-68.

The Basics

Records: Purdue Northwest (6-3,1-1), Michigan Tech (2-7,0-2)
Location: John Friend Court - Hammond, Ind.
Attendance: 300

Laborers Local 41 Player of the Game: Senior Mikell Cooper (Milwaukee, Wis./Bradley Tech) - Game-high 30 points (11-of-20), six rebounds, two assists, and one steal.

Inside The Numbers

Graduate Alou Dillon (Milwaukee, Wis./Wauwatosa West) added 20 points and grabbed a team-high seven rebounds.
Junior Brevin Jefferson (Indianapolis, Ind./Southport) chipped in 11 points off the bench for the Pride.
Purdue Northwest finished the game shooting 24-of-54 (44.4%) from the floor and went 8-of-23 (34.8%) from behind the arc.
Adam Hobson led Michigan Tech with 19 points, snatched four rebounds, and dished four assists.
The Huskies ended the contest going 25-of-50 (50.0%) from the field and went 7-of-19 (36.8%) from deep.

The Breakdown

Both squads started off the game battling for the majority of the first half.
The Huskies finished the first half on a 12-5 run to take a double-digit lead into halftime, 42-31.
The Pride did not back down from the challenge and went on a big 22-10 run to take the lead, 53-52, with less then ten minutes left in the game.
The two teams continued to battle for the rest of the game trading leads and switching momentum.
The Pride made key shots down the stretch and saw Cooper take charge of the game in the last five minutes.
Purdue Northwest sealed the win 73-68 to earn their first conference win of the young season.
The Pride led the game in points off turnovers with a 22-6 margin.
Purdue Northwest held a 20-7 advantage in fast break points.

Game Quote from Head Coach Boomer Roberts:
"This was a big win for our team, because as a program you can't skip steps. It's the same thing in life, as a man. You have to face the challenge in front of you and make a decision to be mentally and physically stronger then you've been to that point. And we did that tonight. Tech played great in the first half, and we didn't. But our guys found a different level of toughness in the second half, especially defensively. We just have to have more of that desire moving forward to get to where we want to go. Kell was incredible, carrying us offensively until we had some other guys step up and hit shots. Our bench played really well, and Joan gave us a huge spark when we needed it."

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