The Purdue Northwest men's basketball team falls in a GLIAC home contest against Saginaw Valley on Thursday afternoon, 83-80.
The Basics
- Records: Purdue Northwest (11-16, 4-13), Saginaw Valley
- Location: John Friend Court, Hammond, Indiana
- Attendance: 800
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Mikell Cooper led the Pride with 32 points and dished out a team-high four assists.
Inside The Numbers
- Senior Mikell Cooper led the Pride with 32 points and dished out a team-high four assists.
- Graduate Alou Dillon added 21 points and grabbed 6 rebounds.
- Junior Kai Steinman (Champaign, Ill./Ben Davis)Â chipped in 6 points off the bench dished 2 assists.
- As a team, the Pride ended the game shooting 27-53 (50.9%)Â from the field and went 14-of-33 (42.4%) from behind the arc.
- Freddie McIntosh led Saginaw Valley scoring 27 points and recording 2 rebounds.
- As a team, Saginaw finished the contest going 33-of-67 (49.3%) from the floor and shot 5-of-17 (29.4%) from deep.
The Breakdown
- Both teams battled back-and-forth for the entire first half trading baskets and leads.
- The Pride ended the first half with a 38-27 advantage.
- With ten minutes remaining in the second half the Pride had a 18 point lead over Saginaw looking to close out the game and secure the victory.
- Saginaw's offense however would begin to surge as the battled back late in the game to bring the game within six with two minutes remaining.
- Saginaw brought the game within one point as Freddie Mcintosh would sink two free throws making the score 79-80 with 30 seconds remaining.
- The Pride used their last time out to talk things over but after not scoring Saginaw Valley would hit a mid-range jumper to take the lead.Â
- The Pride were forced to foul and go for a final shot which came up short.
- Saginaw secured an 83-80 victory in the end.
Up Next
- The Pride are back in action Saturday, February 25, for GLIAC play against Wayne State as they celebrate senior night. Tip-off is set for 3:00 p.m. at John Friend Court in Hammond, Indiana.
