The Purdue Northwest men's basketball team dropped a home GLIAC contest against a tough Lake Superior State team on Thursday night, 71-67.
The Basics
- Records: Purdue Northwest (11-11,4-8), Lake Superior State (9-11,8-4)
- Location: John Friend Court - Hammond, Ind.
- Attendance: 1,000
Laborers Local 41 Player of the Game:Â SeniorÂ
Mikell Cooper (Milwaukee, Wis./Bradley Tech) - Game-high 28 points, three rebounds, and four steals. Went 15-of-17 from the free-throw line.
Inside The Numbers
- Graduate Alou Dillon (Milwaukee, Wis./Wauwatosa West) added 14 points and grabbed six rebounds.
- Junior Brevin Jefferson (Indianapolis, Ind./Southport) chipped in ten points during the game.
- As a team, the Pride ended the contest shooting 18-of-57 (31.6%) from the field and went 5-of-21(23.8%) from the three-point line.
- Caden Ebeling led Lake Superior State with 25 points and 11 rebounds.
- As a team, the Lakers finished the game going 25-of-51 (49.0%)Â from the floor and shot 6-of-19 (31.6%) from deep.
The Breakdown
- Lake Superior State started off fast with a 13-3 run in the first seven minutes.
- The Pride battled back with a 14-4 run to tie up the game 17-17 with eight and a half remaining in the first half.
- The Lakers gained control for the rest of the first half and took a 34-26 lead heading into halftime.
- Purdue Northwest started the second half strong to bring their deficit to one possession, 39-37, in the first six minutes.
- Both teams continued to battle back-and-forth throughout the second half.
- The Lakers made key shots and free throws down the stretch to seal the game, 71-67.
- The Pride held an advantage in points off turnovers, 20-12.
- Purdue Northwest went 26-of-30 from the charity stripe.
Game Quote from Head Coach Boomer Roberts:
"Really hard to lose that game in front of a great homecoming crowd. Details matter, and we didn't dominate them enough to win tonight. We competed, just had some poor spurts on both ends that hurt us. Have to bounce back on Saturday against a very good Ferris team."
Up Next
- The Pride next look to defend home court once again when they host Ferris State in GLIAC action on Saturday, February 4. Tip-off is set for 3:00 p.m. central time at John Friend Court.
