The Purdue Northwest Men's Basketball team stumbled on the road in GLIAC play at Grand Valley State on Saturday afternoon, 83-64.

The Basics

• Records: Purdue Northwest (4-14,1-9 GLIAC), Grand Valley State (10-8,6-4 GLIAC)
• Location: Grand Valley Field House – Allendale, Michigan
• Attendance: 878

Inside The Numbers

• Junior Collin Albert (Cleveland, Ohio/Lutheran Highschool East) led the Pride with a game-high 27 points with four rebounds and four assists.
• Freshman Will Ashford (Aurora, Ill./Metea Valley) added 12 points with four three-pointers made and grabbed five rebounds
• Senior Dalton Gayman (Nevada, Mo./Nevada) came off the bench with ten points and six rebounds.
• As a team, the Pride ended the game shooting 22-of-65 (33.8%) from the floor and went 9-of-29 (31.0%) from deep. The team also notched 1 assists with seven steals and three blocks on the defensive side.
• Trevor Smith Jr. led GVSU with 18 points and dished out five assists.
• As a team, the Lakers finished the contest going 31-of-66 (47.0%) from the field and shot 11-of-30 (36.7%) from behind the arc. They recorded 16 assists and six steals with six blocks.

The Breakdown

• The Pride got off to a blazing start to the game going up 13-4 in the first five minutes.
• GVSU started to fight back and went on a 15 run to take their first lead of the game, 19-17, with twelve remaining in the first half.
• The Lakers continued their grow their lead and got it up to 36-23 with four minutes to go in the first.
• The Pride grinded out the first half to try and cut their deficit but the Lakers finished the first with a half-court buzzer beater to go into halftime with a 44-30 advantage.
• The Lakers came out fast in the second half scoring six straight points before a 30 second timeout from the Pride with the score 50-30.
• GVSU held onto their double-digit advantage the rest of the game and Purdue Northwest could not get any offensive momentum going. They went on to fall in the end after a tough day, 83-64.
• The Pride finished the game going 11-of-15 from the free throw line.

Post-Game Quote from Head Coach Boomer Roberts:
"Coming Soon" 

 Up Next
The Pride return to home action when they host Wayne State in GLIAC play on Thursday, January 30 for "The Mane Event". Tip-off is set for 7:00 PM CT at John Friend Court in Hammond, Indiana with doors opening at 4:00 PM CT to begin festivities prior to the women's game for "The Mane Event".