CHICAGO, Ill. - The Illinois Tech men's basketball team took on visiting Lakeland College at the Keating Sports Center on Saturday. The Hawks had a 15-point halftime lead and never looked back as they defeated the Muskies 77-60.

How It Happened

• The Hawks started out sluggish, going 3-of-8 from the field and trailing 11-8 four minutes into the game.
• Tech turned up the defensive pressure and got hot from the field as they went on an 18-4 run over the span of six minutes to take hold of the lead at halftime (40-25).
• The Scarlet Hawks continued the strong play in the second half. Samuel Rarick scored five straight points to help build an 18 point lead (45-27).
• Rarick (12 points) and Max Hisatake (11 points) both scored in double figures in the second half to lead the Hawks, outscoring the Muskies 37-35, and winning the game by 17 (77-60).

Scarlet Hawk Standouts

• Rarick scored a team-high 22 points, grabbed seven rebounds and tallied four assists. 
• Hisatake tallied one of two double-doubles for the hawks, scoring 19 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. He also went 5-of-5 from the charity stripe and had three blocks to go along with two assists in 24 minutes of play.
• Jake Digiorgio had the other double-double for the Hawks, going 7-of-13 from the field for 16 points and grabbing 14 rebounds. He was the only bench player to score.
• Guard Malik Howze had a tough shooting night from three-point range (1-of-7), but ended the game with 13 points, seven rebounds, and seven assists.

Stats to Know

• Tech had a much better field goal percentage, going 32-of-68 (47.1%) compared to only 36.5% for the Muskies (23-of-63).
• The Hawks struggled form three-point range, shooting 12.5% (2-of-16) as the Muskies saw some success shooting 36.8% (7-of-19).
• The Hawks grabbed 48 rebounds, outrebounding the Muskies by 17 (31).
• Tech dominated the paint outscoring, Lakeland 48-16.

Up Next

• The Scarlet Hawks will play again on Tuesday, February 14, as they pface Moody Bible at the Keating Sports Center. Tip-off is set for 7:00 p.m. Video and stats will be available; live audio will be provided by the Illinois Media School.