Alou Dillon | Position: Forward
Alou Dillon | Position: Forward
Slow start hurts Men's Basketball against Cedarville
The Purdue Northwest men's basketball team slow start hurts them in a losing effort at home against Cedarville on Saturday evening, 77-65.
The Basics
Records: Purdue Northwest (5-2), Cedarville (5-1)
Location: John Friend Court - Hammond, Ind.
Attendance: 100
Laborers Local 41 Player of the Game: Graduate Alou Dilon - 17 points, seven rebounds, and three assists.
Inside The Numbers
Senior Mikell Cooper (Milwaukee, Wis./Bradley Tech) added 14 points, grabbed five rebounds and dished out four assists.
Junior Anthony Irvin (Chandler, Ariz./Corona Del Sol) chipped in nine points off the bench.
The Pride finished the game shooting 28-of-64 (43.8%) from the field and went 7-of-20 (35.0%) from deep.
Jacob Drees and Jayvon Maughner led Cedarville each scoring 21 points.
The Yellow Jackets ended the contest going 31-of-53 (58.5%) from the floor and shot 10-of-21(47.6%) from the three-point line.
The Breakdown
The Pride got off to a slow start falling behind 15-5 in the first six minutes.
Cedarville continued their strong run for the rest of the first half taking a commanding 42-27 into halftime.
Purdue Northwest fought back in the second half to cut their deficit to four with the score 56-52 and ten minutes remaining.
The Yellow Jackets did respond and went on a few runs for the rest of the second half to hold off the Pride in the end, 77-65.
Game Quote from Head Coach Boomer Roberts
"Cedarville came in and dictated what they wanted to do. When they got us around the rim, they finished. We turned around and struggled to do the same. We made a good run in the second half to get it to four, but we made some critical errors and they made big shots. I've been saying this a lot, but we've got to learn and use these to prepare for the GLIAC."
Up Next
The Pride next start GLIAC conference play when they host Northern Michigan on Thursday, December 1. Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m. central time at John Friend Court.
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