The Basics

• Records: Purdue Northwest (2-7,0-2), UIS (5-6)
• Location: John Friend Court - Hammond, Indiana
• Attendance: 200

Inside The Numbers

• Nelson led the Pride with a game-high 23 points going 6-of-10 from the three-point line with six rebounds.
• Junior Collin Albert (Cleveland, Ohio/Lutheran Highschool East) and Senior Dalton Gayman (Nevada, Mo./Nevada) each tallied 13 points.
• Junior Quinton McCullough (Champaign, Ill./Mahomet Seymour) chipped in a double-double off the bench with 12 points and 11 boards.
• As a team, the Pride ended the game shooting 30-of-66 (45.5%) from the floor and went 12-of-25 (48.0%) from the behind the arc.
• Ethan Altman led UIS scoring 20 points and notched eight rebounds.
• As a team, the Prairie Stars finished the contest going 32-of-66 (48.5%) from the field and shot 9-of-21 (42.9%) from deep.

The Breakdown

• Both teams battled back-and-forth in the first ten minutes with UIS holding a 20-15 lead.
• The Pride battled back with a 20-2 run to take a 35-22 advantage with less then five minutes remaining in the first.
• The Prairie Stars answered with a 12-2 run of their own to cut their deficit to 37-34 heading into halftime.
• The second half saw UIS regain the lead, 45-44, in the first six minutes.
• Both teams traded baskets and leads for the majority of the second, Nelson drained a three-pointer to give Purdue Northwest a 72-71 lead with less then two minutes remaining.
• Gayman earned and-one opportunity to give the Pride a 75-71 lead with 1:20 left.
• UIS though returned fast with seven straight points to take a 78-75 advantage with ten seconds left.
• Purdue Northwest answered with Albert draining a three-point basket tying the game up 78-78 with four seconds left.
• The Prairie Stars went the full length of the court and saw Khalil Ross hit a running floater with 0.9 seconds remaining to take a 80-78 lead.
• The Pride couldn't get a shot off in time and fell in the end after a tough battle, 80-78.
• Purdue Northwest led the game with second chance points, 23-15.
• The Pride held a slim advantage in fast break points, 12-8.
• Purdue Northwest outrebounded UIS during the game, 45-33.

Post-Game Quote from Head Coach Boomer Roberts:
"Tough to lose like that. We fought and battled to give ourselves a lead with a minute to go, just need to finish. Q, Dalton, and J all played well. We need to get it done on Saturday and continue to push forward."

Up Next

• The Pride look to defend home court one last time before the holiday break when they host East-West University in non-conference action on Saturday, December 21. Tip-off is set for 3:00 p.m. central time at John Friend Court in Hammond, Indiana.