Junior Collin Albert (Cleveland, Ohio/Lutheran Highschool East)s dropped 31 points to help the Purdue Northwest Men's Basketball to earn the win at home over Davenport on Saturday afternoon, 100-79.

The Basics

• Records: Purdue Northwest (6-18,3-13 GLIAC), Davenport (5-19,1-15 GLIAC)
• Location: John Friend Court – Hammond, Indiana
• Attendance: 300

Laborers' Local 41 Player of the Game: Alberts - led the Pride scoring a game-high 31 points on 12-of-18 shooting from the field and 7-of-12 from the three-point line. He also dished out five assists.

Inside The Numbers

• Senior Dalton Gayman (Nevada, Mo./Nevada) scored a team-high 20 points while grabbing six rebounds and three steals.
• Sophomore Jackson Ware (Lismore, Australia/Trinity Catholic) tallied 17 points off the bench shooting 5-of-8 from deep.
• Junior Quinton McCullough (Champaign, Ill./Mahomet Seymour) chipped in a near triple-double with 16 points, seven rebounds, and seven assists.
• As a team, the Pride ended the game shooting 37-of-63 (58.7%) from the floor and went 16-of-29 (55.2%) from the three-point line. The team also recorded 18 assists with eight steals and two blocks on the defensive side.
• Dylan Smith led Davenport with 22 points along with shooting 10-of-13 from the charity stripe.
• As a team, the Panthers finished the contest going 24-of-61 (39.3%) from the field and shot 7-of-24 (50.0%) from behind the arc. They recorded ten assists and ten steals with two blocks.

The Breakdown

• Both teams battled in the first four minutes with the Pride holding an 8-7 lead.
• The Pride went on a 10-3 run to grab an 18-10 advantage with less then fourteen minutes in the first half.
• Davenport battled back to cut their deficit to 23-19 with ten minutes remaining until halftime.
• Purdue Northwest then went on a big 15-0 run to hold a 38-23 lead with five minutes left in the first.
• The Pride continued to grow their lead and went into the half with a strong 56-31 advantage.
• Purdue Northwest went into the second half the same as the first half with strong play throughout that included their largest lead of the game, 88-55, with five minutes left in the contest.
• The Pride ended the game hitting the century mark and earning the dominant win over the Panthers, 100-79.
• Purdue Northwest led in second chance points, 20-11.
• The Pride bench outscored Davenports, 53-23.
• Purdue Northwest dominated on the glass and outrebounded the Panthers, 47-25.

Post-Game Quote from Head Coach Boomer Roberts:
"Our guys were locked on our scout tonight, and we did a great job on the glass and in transition. CA, Q, and Jacko all had big games and everyone contributed. We've got a huge stretch to finish the regular season, but our guys are for the challenge."

Up Next

• The Pride now hit the road when they travel to take on Ferris State in GLIAC play on Thursday, February 20. Tip-off is set for 7:30 PM CT in Big Rapids, Michigan.