Casey Tuttle
Daksh Desai
61
St. Louis Pharmacy STLCOP 0-1
90
Winner Illinois Springfield UIS 3-0
St. Louis Pharmacy STLCOP
0-1
61
Final
90
Illinois Springfield UIS
3-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
St. Louis Pharmacy STLCOP 22 39 61
Illinois Springfield UIS 36 54 90

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men's Basketball Moves To 3-0 With Home Win Against St. Louis Pharmacy

The University of Illinois Springfield men's basketball team improved to 3-0 on Tuesday night at TRAC with a 90-61 victory over St. Louis College of Pharmacy.
 
UIS started out slow from the field in the first-half, but still led 36-22 at the break. The Prairie Stars then broke out with 54 second-half points, including shooting 53.8 percent from the field in that period.
 
UIS forced 21 turnovers in the game, and outscored St. Louis Pharmacy by a 26-2 score in points off turnovers. The Prairie Stars had a +7 rebounding margin to go with their +10 turnover margin.
 
Ten of the eleven UIS players scored in the game, and eight players had at least one rebound. Keymonta Johnson led the team with 15 points, followed by Daniel Soetan and Jesus Castillo with 14 apiece. Chase Robinson had 13, and Aundrae Williams scored 11. Williams also led the team with five assists, Robinson had a team-high four steals, and Soetan blocked three shots. Williams had a team-high +25 plus/minus, one higher than Matt Wendling.
 
UIS will be in action on Friday night with its first road game, taking on Purdue Northwest at 7 p.m.
 
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