The Purdue Northwest men's basketball team stumbled on the road to Illinois-Springfield in non-conference action on Sunday afternoon, 85-76.
The Basics
- Records: Purdue Northwest (7-4,1-1), Illinois-Springfield (9-4)
- Location: The Recreation and Athletics Center - Springfield, Ill.
- Attendance: 103
Inside The Numbers
- Senior Kalil Whitehead (Detroit, Mich./Cass Tech) led the Pride scoring 19 points and grabbed five rebounds.
- Senior CJ Jackson (Dublin, Calif./Dublin) notched 17 points including going 5-of-6 from the three-point line.
- Graduate student Brendan Temple (Castle Rock, Colo./Douglas County) added 12 points during the game,
- Senior Anthony Irvin (Chandler, Ariz./Corona Del Sol) chipped in 11 points and a team-high seven rebounds.
- As a team, the Pride finished the contest shooting 28-of-57 (49.1%) from the field and went 12-of-28 (42.9%) from deep.
- Jacob Hanna led Illinois-Springfield scoring a game-high 29 points with eight rebounds.
- As a team, the Prairie Stars ended the game going 27-of-48 (56.3%) from the floor and shot 9-of-18 (50.0%) from behind the arc.
The Breakdown
- The Pride started fast taking a 10-2 lead within the first four minutes of the game.
- Illinois-Springfield answered with a run of their own to take the lead, 13-10, with 13 minutes left in the first half.
- For the rest of the first half, both teams battled back-and-forth and saw the Prairie Stars finish strong with a 45-39 advantage heading into halftime.
- The Prairie Stars held off the Pride for the remainder of the game with Purdue Northwest coming within three points during the second half.
- Illinois Springfield made key free-throws and shots down the stretch to hold off the scrappy Pride in the end, 85-76.
- Both teams shot for 32 points each in the paint.
- The teams benches score 12 points each.
- The Pride led in second chance points, 15-4.
- Purdue Northwest outrebounded the Prairie Stars, 27-21.
Game Quote from Head Coach Boomer Roberts:
"Coming Soon"
Up Next
- The Pride now go on winter break for the next few weeks as they gear up for the second half of the season. Purdue Northwest continues their season when they host Indiana Northwest on Saturday, December 30 with tip-off at 3:00 PM CT at John Friend Court.
