The Purdue Northwest men's basketball team fought off Davenport for a big GLIAC win on Thursday night,
82-75.
The Basics
- Records: Purdue Northwest (9-6,2-3), Davenport (4-10,0-4)
- Location: John Friend Court - Hammond, Ind.
- Attendance: 200
Laborers Local 41 Player of the Game: Junior Brevin Johnson - 19 points, four rebounds, and two steals. Went 6-of-8 from the floor, including 3-of-4 from deep.
Inside The Numbers
- Graduate Alou Dillon (Milwaukee, Wis./Wauwatosa West) scored 13 points, grabbed seven boards, and blocked three shots.
- Junior Sangolay Njie (Chicago, Ill./Whitney Young) added 12 points off the bench and snatched a team-high eight rebounds.
- Junior Anthony Irvin (Chandler, Ariz./Corona Del Sol) and junior Andre Bradford (Detroit, Mich./Chandler Park Academy) each chipped in ten points during the game.
- The Pride finished the contest shooting 30-of-66 (45.5%) from the field and went 9-of-25 (36.0%)Â from behind the arc.
- Marcedus Leech Jr. led Davenport with a game-high 26 points and grabbed five rebounds.
- The Panthers ended the game going 27-of-53 (50.9%) from the floor and went 7-of-18 (38.8%) from the three-point line.
The Breakdown
- The teams battled back-and-forth during the first half of the game and saw the Pride take a small 39-38 lead into halftime.
- The contest was tight throughout the second half and saw Purdue Northwest fight off small runs made by Davenport.
- The Pride made eight straight free throws down the stretch to seal win 82-75.
- Purdue Northwest held an advantage in points off turnovers, 36-18.
- The Pride finished with a slight edge in bench points, 30-28.
- Purdue Northwest held an advantage in points in the paint, 38-32.
Game Quote from Head Coach Boomer Roberts
"Tonight was a good team win. A lot of guys contributed, and while we didn't play very smoothly, we found a way. Dre, Brevin, Sangolay, and Ant all made big plays outside of scoring of the ball, and we stuck all our free throws down the stretch."
Up Next
- The Pride return to home action once again when they host Grand Valley State in GLIAC play on Saturday, January 7. Game time is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. central time at John Friend Court.
