The Purdue Northwest Men's Basketball team cruised past Great Lakes Christian Collge with a dominating win on Tuesday night, 120-74.

The Basics

• Records: Purdue Northwest (2-4), Great Lakes Christian College (0-2)
• Location: John Friend Court - Hammond, Indiana
• Attendance: 300

Laborers' Local 41 Player of the Game: Senior Jailen Nelson (San Diego, Calif./Carlsbad) - 13 points, nine assists, and seven rebounds.

Inside The Numbers

• Senior Detalian Brown (Chicago, Ill./Combine Academy) led the Pride with 22 points including going 6-for-8 from the three-point line.
• Junior Colin Albert tallied 18 points, four rebounds, and four assists.
• Freshman Will Ashford (Aurora, Ill./Metea Valley) added 18 points off the bench with a career-high.
• Junior Parion Roberson (Gary, Ind./Gary West Side) notched 12 points and two boards off the bench.
• Senior Dalton Gayman (Nevada, Mo./Nevada) chipped in nine points and 13 rebounds during the contest.
• As a team, the Pride ended the game shooting 46-of-80 (57.5%) from the floor and went 17-of-33 (51.5%) from behind the arc.
• Darien Banks led Great Lakes Christian scoring 16 points and snagged two rebounds.
• As a team, the Crusaders finished the contest going 25-of-62 (40.3%) from the field and shot 9-of-25 (36.0%) from deep.

The Breakdown

• Great Lakes Christian started off fast scoring the first ten points to take a 10-0 lead in the first three minutes.
• Purdue Northwest responded with a 12-2 run to tie the game up with 15 minutes left in the first.
• With the score in favor of the Pride 37-28, the squad finished the first half with a strong 18-9 run to take a commanding 55-37 lead at halftime.
• The Pride kept the momentum going in the second half and did not look back dominating until the very end with a big 120-74 victory.
• Purdue Northwest bench outscored the Crusaders', 53-23.
• The Pride led the game in points of turnovers, 24-16.
• Purdue Northwest held an advantage in points in the paint, 52-30.
• The Pride dominated in rebounds, 51-26.

Post-Game Quote from Head Coach Boomer Roberts:
"We shared the ball much better today, and it started with Jailen, CA, and Dee. We guarded much better in the half court, and Dalton led us on the glass. Will and Jules gave us great minutes off the bench as well."

Up Next

• The Pride hit the road to begin GLIAC play when they travel to take on Northern Michigan on Thursday, December 5. Tip-off is set for 6:30 PM CT in Marquette, Michigan.