Lakers Dominate Cardinal Stritch to Earn Important CCAC Conference Victory in Men's Basketball

MILWAUKEE – The Roosevelt University men's basketball team dominated the first half versus Cardinal Stritch University to earn a 66-55 CCAC Conference victory on Saturday, February 12 at Panella Court.  The win raised the Lakers conference record to 12-8 and their overall record to 17-10 this season.

Roosevelt jumped out to a 5-0 lead to begin the game behind an Ajiboye Ayomide layup and a Trenton Kyler three-pointer.  The Lakers kept up the momentum and built upon their advantage the rest of the half, leading 42-27 at the break.

The Lakers pushed their lead to 47-27 to open the second half after another Kyler three-pointer and a Matt Myers layup, and extended their margin to 51-29 on a Justus Mouton layup with 16:42 to play.  Roosevelt maintained a double-digit the rest of the game, winning 66-55 to keep its hopes of a home postseason game alive.

GAME DETAILS

Score:   Roosevelt                            42           24           66
                Cardinal Stritch                 27           28           55

Records: Roosevelt 17-10, 12-8 (CCAC) | Cardinal Stritch 5-21, 3-17 (CCAC)

Location: Panella Court | Milwaukee, Wis.

KEY STATS

• Matt Myers scored a team-high 17 points to go with five rebounds, three assists, & three steals
• Trenton Kyler added 16 points & four rebounds
• Lucas Jordan scored 14 points off the bench
• Mark Johnson dished out 11 assists & had five rebounds
• Ayomide Ajiboye pulled down seven rebounds
• Justus Mouton had five steals
• The Lakers shot 43.4% from the field & 34.4% from behind the arc
• The Wolves shot 36.7% overall & 30% from three-point range

NEWS & NOTES

• RU is now 4-14 in the all-time series versus Cardinal Stritch
• The Lakers are a half game back of St. Xavier in the conference standings for fourth place & a first round home game in the CCAC Tournament
• Click here to view the current CCAC Conference standings

NEXT UP

The Lakers host St. Xavier University on Wednesday, February 16 in a crucial game for fourth place in the CCAC Conference.  Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30pm at the Goodman Center in Chicago.