The Purdue Northwest Men's Basketball team fell just short in a valiant effort on the road in GLIAC play against Northern Michigan on Saturday afternoon, 69-66.
The Basics
- Records: Purdue Northwest (11-12,5-8), Northern Michigan (19-6,12-1)
- Location: Barry Events Center - Marquette, Mich.
- Attendance: 500
Inside The Numbers
- Graduate student Brendan Temple (Castle Rock, Colo./Douglas County) led the Pride with a game-high 24 points and grabbed five rebounds with four assists.
- Junior Jaylon Gentry (Brown Deer, Wis./Brown Deer) added 12 points going 4-of-5 from the three-point line off the bench.
- Junior Kai Steinman (Champaign, Ill./Ben Davis) chipped in 12 points as well off the bench during the game.
- As a team, the Pride ended the game shooting 25-of-46 (54.3%) from the floor and went 11-of-16 (68.8%) from deep.
- Dylan Kuehl led Northern Michigan scoring 22 points and snatched eight rebounds.
- As a team, the Wildcats finished the contest going 22-of-58 (37.9%) from the field and shot 8-of-26 (30.8%) from behind the arc.
The Breakdown
- Northern Michigan started fast taking a 13-5 lead in the first five minutes.
- The Pride battled back to take a 21-20 lead with ten minutes to go until halftime.
- With the scored tied 26-26, Purdue Northwest ended the first half on a 10-2Â run to take a 36-28 advantage going into the half.
- The Wildcats started the second half with a 13-3 run to regain the lead 41-39.
- Both teams battled back-and-forth making big shots each but saw the Pride with a 66-62 lead with two minutes left.
- After two made free throws by Northern Michigan to make it 66-64, Purdue Northwest made a costly turnover that allowed Max Weisbrod to connect on a three-pointer to give the Wildcats a 67-66 lead with 40 seconds remaining.
- Northern Michigan made two more free throws after a missed three-point shot by the Pride to make the score 69-66
- The Pride tried one last attempt with five seconds remaining but were not able to come through in the end and fall 69-66.
- The Pride bench dominated in the game, outscoring the Wildcats bench, 29-7.
- Purdue Northwest held a slim advantage in points in the paint, 28-26.
- There were 12 lead changes for each team during the contest.
Game Quote from Head Coach Boomer Roberts:
"This one will sting for a while, as it should. We shot 54% and 69% from three, and held a top 20-team in to 38% on the road. Nine times out of ten that's a win, but we didn't find a way to get it done. Can't wait to get back on the court for two huge games this week in front of our fans."
Up Next
- The Pride return to Hammond, Indiana when they host Davenport in GLIAC action on Thursday, February 15. Tip-off is set 7:00 PM CT at John Friend Court.Â
