The Illinois Tech Men’s Basketball team put forth a dominant effort on November 26 to win its first game of the season. Taking on Kalamazoo College at the Oberlin College Tournament, the Scarlet Hawks won 88-79.
Records
- Illinois Tech 1-2, Kalamzoo 2-2
How it Happened
- Kalamazoo’s early five-four advantage was the first and only lead the team would have for the duration of the game. Illinois Tech quickly jumped back ahead with a 7-0 run, with five of the seven points coming from Malik Howze.
- Despite a few small runs from the Hornets, Illinois Tech stood strong and eventually built the first-half lead to as high at 15 at 47-32 on a Parker Joncus three-pointer with 52 seconds left. Illinois Tech led 47-36 at halftime.
- Kalamazoo attempted to make another run early in the second half, but six straight points from Samuel Rarick from 14:37 to 13:23 managed to keep the Hawks on top.
- With the Hornets rallying late, Anthony Mosley Jr. hit a three-pointer at the 3:39 mark to increase Illinois Tech’s lead from four to seven. Jake Digiorgio hit two key lay-ups to answer Kalamazoo baskets during the final 2:30 of the contest. Illinois Tech was also eight-of-10 at the free throw line over the last 1:18 to ice the victory.
Scarlet Hawk Standouts
- Digiorgio tallied 15 points and 11 rebounds off the bench, his second double-double in just three games. He also tallied two steals and two blocked shots.
- Rarick had his best game of the season to date, leading all scorers with 22 points on nine-of-15 shooting (60.0%).
- Mosley Jr. had a solid all-around game, scoring 16 points to go along with eight assists, five rebounds, and three steals.
- Howze (14 points) and Joncus (11 points) also scored in double-digits.
Stats to Know
- Illinois Tech shot 48.4% compared to Kalamazoo’s 42.9%.
- The three-point line proved to be a big difference, as Illinois Tech’s eight-of-17 (47.1%) outdid K-Zoo’s two-of-12 (16.7%).
- Bench scoring was even at 23.
Up Next
- Illinois Tech will play on Sunday, December 4 at 1 p.m. against host Oberlin. Oberlin will provide live stats and a live webcast of the contest.