The Purdue Northwest men's basketball team stumbled in home GLIAC play against Grand Valley State on Saturday afternoon, 74-62.
The Basics
- Records: Purdue Northwest (9-7,2-4), GVSUÂ (8-7,2-3)
- Location: John Friend Court - Hammond, Ind.
- Attendance: 200
Laborers Local 41 Player of the Game:Â Graduate
Alou Dillon (Milwaukee, Wis./Wauwatosa West)Â - 19 points, five rebounds, and two blocks.
Inside The Numbers
- Senior Mikell Cooper (Milwaukee, Wis./Bradley Tech) added 13 points and grabbed four rebounds.
- Junior Anthony Irvin (Chandler, Ariz./Corona Del Sol) chipped in nine points and snatched six boards.
- As a team, the Pride ended the game shooting 20-of-52 (38.5%) from the floor and went 10-of-32 (31.3%) from behind the arc.
- Austin James led Grand Valley State with 19 points off the bench.
- The Lakers finished the contest going 26-of-55 (47.3%) from the field and shot 10-of-24 (41.7%)Â from the three-point line.
The Breakdown
- Grand Valley State led for the majority of the first half and went into halftime with a slim 35-32 lead.
- Both teams battled back-and-forth in the first six minutes of the second half including trading leads several times.
- With 14:30 left in the game and the Pride leading 49-47, 12-2 run to take control of the game leading 59-51.
- The Lakers continued to make shots down the stretch and the Pride weren't able to gain any momentum as GVSU took the game, 74-62.
- GVSU held a slim advantage in rebounds, 34-29.
Game Quote from Head Coach Boomer Roberts
"We didn't execute well enough to win. They made some timely shots when we made defensive mistakes, and we didn't answer with enough winning plays offensively."
Up Next
- The Pride hit the road to take on Ferris State in GLIAC action on Thursday, January 12. Tip-off is set for 6:00 p.m. central time in Big Rapids, Mich.
