Jacob Hanna
Libby Price
72
Ill. Springfield UIS 17-12,10-9 GLVC
83
Winner Upper Iowa UIU 18-8,13-5 GLVC
Ill. Springfield UIS
17-12,10-9 GLVC
72
Final
83
Upper Iowa UIU
18-8,13-5 GLVC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Ill. Springfield UIS 33 39 72
Upper Iowa UIU 39 44 83

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men’s Basketball Defeated at Upper Iowa

The UIS men's basketball team fell to 17-12 with a loss to the Upper Iowa Peacocks on Saturday afternoon. The Prairie Stars are now 10-9 in GLVC play, ranking 7th in the GLVC Point Rating System Rankings.
Game Summary
  • UIS slipped behind in a 39-33 first half as UIU's Jake Hilmer scored 24 points 
  • Upper Iowa's lead included nine points scored on ten attempted free throws 
  • UIS trailed by as many as 18 points in the second half but outscored UIU 28-18 in the middle of the stanza to cut the margin to five points with under three minutes to play
  • UIU did not allow a turnover until the 40th minute, at which point Jacob Hanna managed a steal
  • The Peacocks made every shot attempted over the final two minutes to secure their 13th conference win
From the Box Score
  • Jack Weber was the leading scorer for UIS with 17 points off 7-for-10 shooting
  • Jacob Hanna totaled 15 points and 9 rebounds
  • Evan Altman pulled down 10 rebounds, 9 offensive and 1 defensive
  • UIS averaged over 50% from the floor and outrebounded UIU 38-33
  • Upper Iowa allowed just two turnovers and stole the ball away from the Prairie Stars six times
  • UIS outscored UIU 38-22 in the paint and 16-9 off the bench
Around the GLVC
  • Indianapolis, Upper Iowa, Lewis, and Missouri S&T won both of their GLVC matchups this weekend. The UMSL Tritons defeated McKendree in their sole game this week
  • UIS slips to seventh in the GLVC Point Rating System Rankings with a 3.32 PRS rating, .10 ahead of the McKendree Bearcats and just .01 behind the William Jewell Cardinals
Up Next
UIS will meet Quincy next Saturday on the road to close out the regular season
 
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