Jack Weber
Jared McFarlane
70
Ill. Springfield UIS 18-13,11-9 GLVC
76
Winner Lewis Lewis 17-12,12-8 GLVC
Ill. Springfield UIS
18-13,11-9 GLVC
70
Final
76
Lewis Lewis
17-12,12-8 GLVC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Ill. Springfield UIS 32 38 70
Lewis Lewis 34 42 76

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

Men’s Basketball Bows out of GLVC Tournament With Loss to Lewis

The University of Illinois Springfield men's basketball team dropped its GLVC Quarterfinal game to the Lewis Flyers in St. Charles, Mo. on Friday night. The No. 3-seeded Flyers defeated No. 6-seeded Prairie Stars by a score of 76-70.
Game Summary
  • UIS started with the lead but a pair of three-pointers by Lewis put the Prairie Stars behind by six after eight minutes of the first half
  • A three-pointer by Yamani Shareef put UIS back within five points of Lewis. It was the second made three-pointer by UIS in the game
  • UIS tied the game at 32 points with 32 seconds on the clock in the first half when Max Kunnert made his first three
  • Lewis went up 34-32 on a jumper to lead it at halftime
  • UIS hung on as the second half began but could never grab the lead
  • Lewis pushed ahead to a double-digit lead at 51-40
  • The Prairie Stars were down in the 66-60 game with 2:17 to play. Neither team would score again until there was under one minute remaining on the game clock. UIS missed a pair of needed free throws and both teams went 0-1 from the floor in that time
  • The teams were even in scoring at 10-10 in those final minutes, giving Lewis the 76-70 win to advance to the semifinal round
From the Box Score
  • Jacob Hanna and Jack Weber were the top two scorers in the game, with 23 and 20 points, respectively. Both made 9 field goals
  • Lewis managed five steals and had the advantage in rebounds 40-33
  • The Prairie Stars shot 46.6% from the floor and 37.5% from three-point range while the Flyers made 45.5% from the floor and 47.6% from three
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