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Men's Basketball slips on the road at Saginaw Valley State

The Purdue Northwest Men's Basketball team slipped on the road in GLIAC action at Saginaw Valley State on Sunday afternoon, 86-78.

The Basics

•    Records: Purdue Northwest (6-5,1-3), Saginaw Valley State (5-7,2-2)

•    Location: James E. O'Neal Jr. - Saginaw, Mich.

•    Attendance: 183

Inside The Numbers

•    Graduate Alou Dillon (Milwaukee, Wis./Wauwatosa West) led Purdue Northwest with 25 points going 10-of-16 from the floor and led in assists with five.

•    Senior Anthony Barnard (Kokomo, Ind./Kokomo) added 13 points and four assists.

•    Junior Brevin Anderson scored 12 points off the bench during the game.

•    Junior Anthony Irvin (Chandler, Ariz./Corona Del Sol) chipped in nine points.

•    The Pride finished the game shooting 30-of-60 (50.0%) from the field and went 11-of-31(35.5%) from behind the arc.

•    Freddie McIntosh led Saginaw Valley State with a game-high 26 points.

•    The Cardinals ended the contest going 29-of-59 (49.2%) from the floor and went 13-of-29 (44.8%) from deep.

The Breakdown

•    Both teams battled each other tough in the first half and saw the Cardinals take a slight lead into halftime, 35-32.

•    Saginaw Valley State gained strong momentum in the second half and saw their lead increase to double digits.

•    The Pride tried to come back from their deficit but the Cardinals held strong in the end, 86-78.

•    Purdue Northwest held an advantage in points off turnovers, 21-12.

•    The Pride earned a slim lead in points in the paint, 34-32.

Game Quote from Head Coach Boomer Roberts

"Tough road trip for us, but lots of basketball left in the season. Our flow was good offensively, and we finished with 19 assists and shot 50%. Defensively, Saginaw went a few minutes in the second half where they couldn't miss. We just have to be more locked in on both ended for longer periods. Losing two straight GLIAC games is tough, and every team goes through it at some point. This won't be the hardest thing our guys face, but we can learn a lot about ourselves by how we respond to this. I'm looking forward to seeing who is in the fight and digs deeper to help us get it right this week."

Up Next

•    The Pride return to home action as they take on Illinois Springfield in non-conference play on Saturday, December 17. Tip-off is set for 3:00 p.m. central time at John Friend Court.

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