The Basics
- Records: Purdue Northwest (3-7,0-2), East-West (0-9)
- Location: John Friend Court - Hammond, Indiana
- Attendance: 200
Inside The Numbers
- Gayman led the Pride with 15Â points and grabbed a career-best 20 rebounds.
- Freshman Will Ashford (Aurora, Ill./Metea Valley) added a game-high 18 points with three rebounds and two assists.
- Junior Collin Albert (Cleveland, Ohio/Lutheran Highschool East) notched 14Â points.
- Seniors Jailen Nelson (San Diego, Calif./Carlsbad) and Jules Bikoy (Fort Washington, Md./Friendly) each in chipped in ten points during the game.
- As a team, the Pride ended the game shooting 30-of-74 (40.5%) from the floor and went 10-of-34 (48.0%) from the behind the arc.
- Jaha Jackson led East-West with a double-double scoring 17 points and notched ten rebounds.
- As a team, the Phantoms finished the contest going 25-of-63 (39.7%) from the field and shot 6-of-18 (33.3%) from deep.
The Breakdown
- Both teams battled back-and-forth during the whole first half trading baskets and mistakes along the way. The Pride grabbed the lead after a three-pointer from Ashton Henderson (Detroit, Mich./Oak Park) right before halftime to make it, 42-40.
- The Pride continued to hold the scrappy Phantoms to start the second half holding a slim 57-50 lead.
- Purdue Northwest then kicked it into gear with a 15-4 to grow their lead, 72-54, with seven minutes remaining.
- The Pride then cruised from their and taking the double-digit win in the end, 93-71.
Post-Game Quote from Head Coach Boomer Roberts:
"Dalton was a beast on the glass, and out intensity turned up in the second half. Will continues to impress on both ends of the floor, and Jules bounced back with a strong game. I believe something special is coming in 2025 for this group."
Up Next
- The Pride not head into the winter break for the next week-and-a-half. The squad returns to the court when they hit the road to take on Roosevelt in GLIAC play on Thursday, January 2 with tip-off set for 7:30 PM CT in Chicago, Illinois.
