Men's Basketball Remains Unbeaten in CCAC Conference Play With 83-74 Win Over Indiana Northwest

GARY, Ind. – The Roosevelt University men's basketball team defeated Indiana University Northwest by the score of 83-74 on the road on Wednesday, November 10 to remain undefeated in CCAC Conference play.  The win raised the Lakers conference record to 2-0 and their overall record to 2-1 on the year.

The RedHawks scored the first six points of the game and led 8-3 before Caleb Brown and Josh Redic made back-to-back buckets to make it an 8-7 game.  Indiana Northwest built an 18-10 advantage, but Lucas Jordan hit consecutive three-pointers to bring the Lakers to within 18-16 with 11:05 left in the first half.  Jordan then hit another trey less than a minute later to give RU its first lead of the game at 21-20, and the two teams traded the lead for the next six minutes, but the RedHawks took a 35-31 lead with 4:23 to go and ended the half up 38-33.

The Lakers opened the second half by scoring the first seven points to regain the lead at 40-38 behind a dunk and layup from Ayomide Ajiboye and a three-pointer by Redic.  Once again, the two teams traded the lead numerous times before Ayomide scored on a layup to put Roosevelt up 69-67 with 4:50 to play, a lead that the visitors would not relinquish the rest of the way.  The Lakers increased their lead to 75-69, but the RedHawks pulled to with 75-73 with 2:35 remaining.  However, Ayomide and Justus Mouton scored the next two baskets and Redic hit a clutch three-pointer in the final minute to seal RU's 83-74 victory.

GAME DETAILS

Score:   Roosevelt                            33           50           83
                Indiana Northwest          38           36           74

Records: Roosevelt 2-1, 2-0 (CCAC) // Indiana Northwest 2-2, 0-1 (CCAC)

Location: Savannah Center | Gary, Ind.

KEY STATS

• Josh Redic scored a game-high 23 points on 9-of-15 shooting from the field & 5-of-10 from behind the arc
• Ayomide Ajiboye posted a double-double with 16 points & 10 rebounds
• Lucas Jordan scored nine points on 3-for-3 shooting from three-point range
• Justus Mouton had a solid game with eight points, seven rebounds, & three steals
• Matt Myers dished out five assists along with five points
• The Lakers shot 49.2% from the field & 37.9% from behind the arc
• The RedHawks shot 37.3% overall & 19.2% from three-point range

NEWS & NOTES

• The Lakers are now 10-3 versus the RedHawks in the all-time series
• Click here to view the current CCAC Conference standings

NEXT UP

The Lakers travel two miles north on Saturday, November 13 to take on the Moody Bible Institute in a non-conference contest.  Tip-off is scheduled for 2pm on the campus of Moody Bible in Chicago.