The Purdue Northwest Men's Basketball team shot past Michigan Tech to earn a GLIAC home victory on Saturday afternoon, 79-70.

The Basics

• Records: Purdue Northwest (9-8,3-4), Michigan Tech (6-11,3-4)
• Location: John Friend Court - Hammond, Ind.
• Attendance: 300

Inside The Numbers

• Graduate Student Brendan Temple (Castle Rock, Colo./Douglas County) led the Pride with 17 points going 7-of-10 from the field and dished out a team-best six assists,
• Junior Jules Bikoy (Fort Washington, Md./Friendly) notched 16 points.
• Senior CJ Jackson (Dublin, Calif./Dublin) chipped in 12 points and grabbed seven boards.
• As a team, the Pride ended the contest shooting 28-of-51 (54.9%) from the floor and went 6-of-18 (33.3%) from behind the arc.
• Dan Gherezgher led Michigan Tech scoring a game-high 22 points with eight rebounds.
• As a team, the Huskies finished the game going 28-of-68 (41.2%) from the field and shot 5-of-22 (22.7%) from the three-point line.

The Breakdown

• The Pride started off fast taking a 15-5 lead in the first six minutes of the game.
• Michigan responded with a 12-5 run to cut their deficit to 20-17 with less then nine minutes remaining in the first half.
• The teams battled for the rest of the first half and saw the Pride hold a slim 37-33 advantage heading into halftime.
• The Huskies started the second half strong outscoring Purdue Northwest 15-11 to be only down 48-47 with twelve minutes left.
• Purdue Northwest answered with a 11-2 run to increase their lead to 57-49 with nine minutes remaining.
• The Pride continued to hold of the Huskies for the rest of the game making big shots and knocking down free throw and send Michigan Tech home with the loss, 79-70.
• Both teams benches scored 19 points each.
• The Pride held an edge fast break points, 11-3.
• Purdue Northwest shot a near perfect 17-of-18 (94.4%) from the charity stripe.

Game Quote from Head Coach Boomer Roberts:
"Tech has been playing really well, so to guard them like we did took a lot of effort. Ant, Kai, Jules, Obi, and Dalton all had a big hand in getting key stops. Temple's efficiency continues to shine, and Jules and Kai stuck a couple huge threes in the second half. We've got plenty of areas to improve as we watch the film and learn, but these guys are a fun group to do life with and we'll enjoy competing on the road again this week."

Up Next

• The Pride hit the road and travel to Allendale, Mich. to take on Grand Valley State in GLIAC action on Thursday, January 25. Tip-off is set for 7:00 PM CT.

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