The Purdue Northwest men's basketball team ended the weekend falling in a tough battle at home to Lake Superior State in GLIAC action on Saturday afternoon, 76-65.
The Basics
- Records: Purdue Northwest (7-3,1-1), Lake Superior State (5-2,1-1)
- Location: H.D. Kesling Gymnasium - Westville, Ind.
- Attendance: 350
Inside The Numbers
- Graduate student Brendan Temple (Castle Rock, Colo./Douglas County), senior CJ Jackson (Dublin, Calif./Dublin), senior Cameron Alford (Indianapolis, Ind./Brownsburg), and senior Kalil Whitehead (Detroit, Mich./Cass Tech) led the Pride each scoring 12 points.
- Senior Anthony Irvin (Chandler, Ariz./Corona Del Sol) chipped in nine points and a team-high nine rebounds during the game.
- As a team, the Pride finished the contest shooting 25-of-63 (39.7%) from the field and went 8-of-18 (44.4%) from deep.
- Tyson Edmundson led Lake Superior State scoring a game-high 24 points with four rebounds.
- As a team, the Lakers ended the game going 26-of-51 (51.0%) from the floor and shot 12-of-22 (54.5%) from the three-point line.
The Breakdown
- Both teams battled in the first nine minutes of the game that saw the game tied 12-12 in the first.
- The Lakers went on a 23-8 run to take a 35-20 advantage with seven minutes remaining.
- Lake Superior State finished the first half with a strong 44-30 lead heading into halftime.
- The Lakers held their momentum throughout the second half but the Pride did not give up battling back within single digits, 72-63, with three minutes remaining.
- Lake Superior State made free throws down the stretch to hold on in the end, 76-65.
- The Pride out shot the Lakers in the paint, 42-28.
- Purdue Northwest outrebounded Lake Superior State during the game, 44-27.
Game Quote from Head Coach Boomer Roberts:
"Lake executed better than us. They defended better than us. They shot it significantly better than us. Hard to win games in the GLIAC when you opponent does those things better then you. We've got a mature group. We've got to learn from it and get better."
Up Next
- The Pride hit the road for non-conference action when they take on Illinois-Springfield on Sunday, December 17. Tip-off is set for 3:00 PM CT in Springfield, Illinois.
