Men's Basketball Wins By Program Record 63 Points in Non-Conference Victory Over Moody Bible

CHICAGO – The Roosevelt University men's basketball team cruised to a 102-39 non-conference victory over Moody Bible Institute on Saturday, November 13 at the Solheim Center.  The 63-point win margin was the largest in program history, and it raised the Lakers overall record to 3-1 on the year.

Lucas Jordan set the tone for the RU offense, hitting a three-pointer just 16 seconds into the game to give the visitors the lead for good in the contest.  Leading 10-6 just under three minutes in, the Lakers scored the next nine points to begin pulling away, outscoring the Archers 16-2 in a three-minute span to take a 26-8 lead.  The Lakers continued their dominance in the first half, building a 60-25 advantage going into the break.

The second half was more of the same, with the Lakers holding the Archers to just 14 second half points while scoring 42 points of their own for the lop-sided 102-309 final score line.

GAME DETAILS

Score:   Roosevelt            60           42           102
                Moody Bible       25           14           39

Records: Roosevelt 3-1 // Moody Bible 0-2

Location: Solheim Center | Chicago, Ill.

KEY STATS

• Josh Redic scored a game-high 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting & 3-of-5 from behind the arc
• Shane Stevenson added 12 points & four rebounds
• Saadique Perkins scored 10 points
• Lucas Jordan & Andrew Sinke both registered nine points
• Caleb Brown pulled down a team-high five rebounds
• Jurguen Ramos had a team-high four steals
• The Lakers shot 61.5% from the field & 60% from three-point range
• Moody Bible was held to 27.1% shooting & 6.7% from behind the arc
• RU outrebounded Moody Bible 44-20
• The Lakers bench outscored the Archers 55-8 in the win

NEWS & NOTES

• The 63-point win margin is a new RU men's basketball program record
• RU has now won three straight games after its season opening loss to Illinois Tech
• The Lakers are now 2-0 in the all-time series versus the Archers

NEXT UP

The Lakers host Goshen College (Ind.) on Tuesday, November 16 in a non-conference contest.  Tip-off is scheduled for 6pm at the Goodman Center in Chicago.