The Purdue Northwest Men's Basketball team faltered in the second half on the road at Lake Superior State in GLIAC action on Thursday night, falling 83-65.
The Basics
- Records: Purdue Northwest (13-14,7-10), Lake Superior State (20-7,12-5)
- Location: James Norris Center - Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
- Attendance: 156
Inside The Numbers
- Graduate student Brendan Temple (Castle Rock, Colo./Douglas County) and junior Kai Steinman (Champaign, Ill./Ben Davis) each led the Pride with 12 points. Temple also grabbed seven boards.
- Junior Dalton Gayman (Nevada, Kans./Nevada) added nine points and grabbed nine rebounds off bench.
- As a team, the Pride finished the game shooting 25-of-62 (40.3%) from the floor and went 6-of-21 (28.6%) from deep.
- Devin Womack led Lake Superior State scoring a game-high 24 points and dished out seven assists.
- As a team, the Lakers ended the contest going 30-of-59 (50.8%) from the field and shot 11-of-27 (40.7%) from the three-point line.
The Breakdown
- Both teams battled back-and-forth for the entirety of the first half with both teams trading shots and leads. At the end of the first, the Lakers were holding a slim 31-29 lead at halftime.
- Lake Superior State started the second half strong going a decisive 22-2 in the first five minutes to grab 53-32 advantage.
- The Lakers didn't look back and Purdue Northwest were not able to keep up falling in the end, 83-65.
- The Pride led in bench points, 26-14.
- Purdue Northwest held a slim advantage in second chance points, 13-9.
- The Purdue outscored the Lakers in points in the paint, 32-30.
Game Quote from Head Coach Boomer Roberts:
"It was a fight in the first half, but the start of the second half was as poor of an eight minute segment we have played all season. I don't believe that is truly who we've become, but we've got to choose who we're gonna be before we step on the floor."
Up Next
- The Pride hit the road once again to finish the regular season when they travel to Big Rapids, Mich. and take on Ferris State in GLIAC action on Saturday, March 2. Tip-off is set 12:00 PM CT.
