DeKalb, Ill. - In a Monday night contest, the Illinois Tech Scarlet Hawks men's basketball team traveled an hour and a half north to take on NCAA Division I Northern Illinois University Huskies in a non-conference game. The Hawks and Huskies have previously met twice, with the last meeting taking place during the 2018-2019. In just their third meeting, the Huskies pulled away with the victory, defeating the Hawks 107-55

First Half (Northern Illinois 54- Illinois Tech 21)

• A dunk by the Huskies opened up the Monday night contest at 19 minutes, 36 seconds. The Hawks were able to answer with a 3-pointer from Garrison Carter off a Caden Gigstad assist at 19:02. From there, the Hawks briefly led the Huskies with another 3-pointer by Carter and a free throw by Joshua Iguade. After the Huskies took the lead, the Hawks were able to tie it back up at the 15:13 mark with a Andrew Veon 3-pointer off a Sultan Abuissa assist. From that point on, the Huskies took control of the game, starting off with a 8-0 run before the Hawks would record another basket. Offensively, the Huskies dominated play as the clock ticked closer to halftime. By the halftime buzzer, the Huskies led the Hawks 54-21. 

Second Half (Northern Illinois - Illinois Tech)

• After halftime, the Huskies remained in control of the Hawks, building their lead for the remaining 20 minutes of action.  The Hawks would pick up 6 points between 12:44 and 11:06 when Dario Biaggi made a free throw and a 3-pointer and Rodney Murphy made a layup. For the remaining five minutes of action, the Huskies held a 16-10 advantage over the Hawks to close out the game. At the final buzzer, the Hawks fell to the Huskies 107-55. 

Scarlet Hawk Standouts

• DeAndre Vortes - 16 minutes, 9 points, 3-of-5 (.600) from three, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal

• Garrison Carter - 20 minutes, 7 points, 2-of-6 (.333) from three, 2 rebounds, 1 steal

• Desmond Price - 14 minutes, 7 points, 2 rebounds

Huskies Standouts

• Will Lovings-Watts - 19 minutes, 19 points, 7-of-10 (.700) from the field, 2-of-4 (.500) from three, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 2 steals

• Xavier Amos - 20 minutes, 14 points, 6-of-9 (.667) from the field, 2-of-3 (.667) from three, 4 rebounds, 2 blocks, 1 steal

• Zarique Nutter - 16 minutes, 13 points, 6-of-8 (.750) from the field, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal

• Yanic Konan Niederhauser - 13 minutes, 13 points, 6-of-6 (1.000) from the field, 1-of-1 (1.000) from three, 7 rebounds, 1 block

Inside the Box Score

• The Hawks were 16-of-56 (.286) from the field, 10-of-28 (.357) from three, and 13-of-18 (.722) from the free throw line

• The Huskies were 43-of-75 (.573) from the field, 8-of-22 (.364) from three, and 13-of-29 (.448) from the free throw line

• The Huskies out-rebounded the Hawks 51-31 

• 70 of the Huskies points came within the paint

Up Next

The Hawks are off until November 25th when they welcome the Concordia University Chicago Cougars to the Keating Sports Center for their 2023-24 home opener as well as their first Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) contest of the season. Tip-off between the Hawks and Cougars is scheduled for 1:00 PM.