The Purdue Northwest Men's Basketball team took down Grand Valley State to celebrate Senior Day in GLIAC play Saturday afternoon, 78-76.
The Basics
- Records: Purdue Northwest (13-12,7-8), Grand Valley State (10-14,7-7)
- Location: John Friend Court - Hammond, Ind.
- Attendance: 500
Inside The Numbers
- Senior CJ Jackson (Dublin, Calif./Dublin) led the Pride with a game-high 22 points and grabbed six rebounds.
- Senior Anthony Irvin (Chandler, Ariz./Corona Del Sol) added 15 points and went 4-of-7 from the three-point line.
- Graduate student Brendan Temple (Castle Rock, Colo./Douglas County) chipped in ten points and ten rebounds to earn a double-double during the game.
- As a team, the Pride ended the game shooting 26-of-65 (40.0%) from the floor and went 12-of-39 (30.8%) from deep.
- Mason Docks and William Dunn each led Grand Valley State scoring 17 points.
- As a team, the Lakers finished the contest going 27-of-58 (46.6%) from the field and shot 9-of-24 (37.5%) from behind the arc.
The Breakdown
- Both teams battled back-and-forth for most of the first half and saw the game tied 26-26 with less then five minutes remaining in the first.
- The Pride ended the first half on a 17-9 to take 43-35 advantage into halftime.
- The Lakers battled back in the second half to take the lead 54-53 with 12 minutes remaining in the game.
- The teams once again then battled back-and-forth for several minutes and saw the game tied up at 64-64 with five minutes left.
- Purdue Northwest drilled clutch shots and free throw down the stretch, but the Lakers didn't go away.
- With the score 77-76, Kai Steinman (Champaign, Ill./Ben Davis) made a free-throw to make it 78-76, the Lakers had one last chance to tie or win the game but the shot was no where near the rim and the Pride were able to seal the big win.
- Purdue Northwest held the advantage in second chance points, 22-11.
- The Pride held a slim margin in rebounds, 40-39.
- Purdue Northwest's defense came to play racking up ten steals.
Game Quote from Head Coach Boomer Roberts:
"Winning is always fun, and winning at home on Senior Day is even better, as we got to honor seven big-time men today. I'm proud of this team's toughness. Grand Valley is a good tea, and they made it difficult in several aspects. But our guys made big plays on D, led by seniors Ant, Obi, and Kalil, and then CJ, another senior, got cookin when we needed it. Temple, Dalton, and Obi led us with monster efforts on the glass, and we did a great job taking care of the ball. We've got a lot of hoops ahead of us, but we'll keep focusing on getting better one day at a time."
Up Next
- The Pride hit the road when they travel to Kenosha, Wis. and take on Parkside in GLIAC action on Saturday, February 24. Tip-off is set 2:00 PM CT.
