Jacob Hanna
Libby Price
76
Purdue Northwest Pur-NW 7-4,1-1 GLIAC
85
Winner Ill. Springfield UIS 9-4,3-1 GLVC
Purdue Northwest Pur-NW
7-4,1-1 GLIAC
76
Final
85
Ill. Springfield UIS
9-4,3-1 GLVC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Purdue Northwest Pur-NW 39 37 76
Ill. Springfield UIS 45 40 85

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Prairie Stars Defeat Pride 85-76

The UIS men's basketball team improved to 9-4 with a win against the Purdue Northwest Pride (7-4) on Sunday.
Game Summary
  • PNW jumped ahead 10-2 before UIS responded with an eleven-point run for a 13-10 lead
  • The Pride tied the game twice during the first half, but the Prairie Stars were able to put together runs where it mattered and entered the break ahead by six points
  • The second half was close to start, with both teams hitting three-pointers early on
  • The Pride remained within 10 points for a majority of the final 20 minutes, but UIS was shooting better from the floor and made 18-of-20 free throws in that time span
From the Box Score
  • Jacob Hanna scored a career-high 29 points, pulled down eight rebounds, and contributed two steals and a block
  • Jayden Johnson scored 17 points of his own while Max Kunnert and Khalil Ross added 11 apiece
  • Hanna, Johnson, Kunnert, and Jack Weber each had three rebounds 
  • UIS made 27-of-49 field goal attempts (56.3%), including 9-of-18 (50%) from three-point range
  • Each team's bench contributed 12 points
Up Next
UIS welcomes the Grand Valley State University Lakers to TRAC on Tuesday for another in-region matchup
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